I've been stalled a month please help!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

You all are experiencing stalls many months outs after losing many many pounds. Is this your first stall? Did you all have any preop diets you had to follow? What about those of us who are experiencing stalls 10 days after surgery. Surgery was Jan 26th 10 days later I was 20 pounds down. In the last 18 days I have lost only 1 pound. This doesn't seem to make any sense. Yes I have read the thread "Embrace the Stall". I am happy with the 21 pounds gone but to be in a stall so soon is discouraging.

Almost everyone experiences their first stall about three weeks after surgery.

You just can't let stalls and the numbers on the scale discourage you. They happen and are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

[Susan66 128]

I was stalled for a month also and was doing everything right. What did help me was to eat more of my Protein from actual fish or chicken & to back off on the Protein Drinks.

When I did this the scale moved in about 3 days. I will admit, I remember dreading a liquid diet during the pre-op stage. But after a while you get used to it & realize it's so much easier to grab a Protein Drink & go. Now I'm back to planning what I need to cook.

[DrewzWife 65]

I was stalled for a month also and was doing everything right. What did help me was to eat more of my Protein from actual fish or chicken & to back off on the protein drinks.

When I did this the scale moved in about 3 days. I will admit, I remember dreading a liquid diet during the pre-op stage. But after a while you get used to it & realize it's so much easier to grab a protein drink & go. Now I'm back to planning what I need to cook.

Hi Susan I love the Protein Shakes because it's easier to get all of my protein in that way. As for fish I only like it fried baked is just not good to me. And I'm completely burned out on chicken. I'm just lost right now.

[Susan66 128]

Ok how about eggs, scrambled, omelet or hard boiled? Also you can try Dannon triple zero Greek yogurt, 24 gr of Protein each.

tuna or chicken salad with some light mayo. Shrimp is one of my new favorites.

[yerawizardamy 241]

Do you have myfitnesspal? I really suggest using it for about a week, see where you're at and if you can find anything that You should improve on (getting more protein/water/calories/less carbs). Do you have easy access to your nutritionist? When I was in my stall, I sent all of my logs on myfitnesspal to my nutritionist to have her look over them and give me her assessment. Naturally, she said I needed more Protein. Either way, it's a good idea to really try and utilize the nutritionist as much as possible.

Also, GENEPRO Protein Powder has 30g per 1 tablespoon - it's amazing! Amazon has it. Check it out, it may help you more than you realize.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I would suggest you use MyFitnessPal or another tracker (or just a pen and paper) to track your food every day and not just for a week. Without tracking how would you know whether or not you are reaching your Protein targets? I can't accurately remember what I did 10 minutes ago let alone what ate 3 hours ago.

Tracking my food is one of my biggest critical success factors. Without tracking, I wouldn't have accurate information to help me make any decisions or adjustments. I would just be guessing.

I would suggest you use MyFitnessPal or another tracker (or just a pen and paper) to track your food every day and not just for a week. Without tracking how would you know whether or not you are reaching your Protein targets? I can't accurately remember what I did 10 minutes ago let alone what ate 3 hours ago.

Tracking my food is one of my biggest critical success factors. Without tracking, I wouldn't have accurate information to help me make any decisions or adjustments. I would just be guessing.