not really a "stall"

[HappilyEverAfter18822 0]

I'm 2 weeks post op and the scale hasn't moved in 4 days. I am probably not quite at 64 oz of Water, but I'm doing the 64 G of Protein faithfully. I'm supposed to be on pureed food. I am really only eating a pureed "meal" once a day, because it fills me so much, and honestly, the thought of food still nauseates me. I know that 4 days of the scale not moving isn't considered a stall, but I'm concerned that it hasn't moved in 4 days at such an early time in my weightloss. I'm at 24 lbs lost since surgery. People are noticing, so I assume I'm losing inches (still don't understand how you can lose inches but the scale doesn't move....) Any tips? Thanks

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Tips? Yes, focus on getting in all of your Water and Protein (64 grams of Protein seems low) and stay off the scale.

You are healing. Your body is in flux. Your primary job right now is staying hydrated and getting in enough protein.

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls. Most of us experience our first stall about three weeks after surgery. Also, you are correct: 4 days does not make a stall.

Just follow your program, stay off the scale, and embrace the stall.

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

[MichiganChic 3,262]

You shouldn't expect to lose every day. Expect a slow and steady downward progression over time. I always weighed daily but only "counted" my weight once a week. Much easier to see a trend then. Sometimes it might even be over two weeks. For instance, I might not lose for a week and then lose 3-4+ pounds the next. That adds up to about 8-10 pounds a month which is a great loss rate. It's all in managing our own expectations.

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[Cervidae 2,389]

stalls are completely necessary while our bodies are healing. Also, you've gone through a huge trauma, and now your body thinks you are starving and dying, so it's going to occasionally fight to retain what storage it has. It's completely normal and you should be more worried about never stalling. Yes, losing a lot very quickly is the norm for wls patients, but it is in no way normal for our bodies to lose this much this quickly.

I'll give you the same advice the wonderful people here gave me when I was here worrying about stalls in the beginning:

- stalls are necessary and normal

- worrying about it is completely futile, because you can't control it.

- worrying about it is actually harmful to you because your state of mind affects the state of your bodily health.

- this journey is not about how fast you lose weight. It's about regaining your health. You must focus on your health, and the weight loss follows naturally.

- it's normal to obsess about this, but the best advice for your health and long-term success is JUST DON'T!

- also 24 pounds in two weeks?! Actually less than a week and a half?! You've lost more than two pounds a day. And you're really worried about a stall? That's just silly!

I did the same thing in the beginning, and I lost less than half what you did in the same amount of time. Yet here I am, less than 8 months later and down 137 pounds. It all adds up and evens out in the end. This is about you and only you, and your health. Losing weight is a wonderful side effect of getting healthy, in our cases. Make your main goal self-care and health and everything else you want (like the weight loss) will come too!

Edited April 12, 2016 by Cervidae

[Sajijoma 1,324]

My advice would be to try not to weigh yourself everyday and put the majority of your focus on just the Water, Protein, exercise and Vitamins because it can be depressing if you are expecting more on the scale. I'm not a fast loser by any means. I'll lose a lb a day for like a week then stall out for the next 3 and then lost a lb a day for the next 4 days then stall out again for a few more weeks. It just is what it is. Physically though, I'm gaining strength and endurance and my body shape is changing and my pant size shrinking. It's just not so cut and dry as many of us have been taught that it just melts off and everyday you lose weight and every few days you lose more inches. It's more like a stair case and some of us get steep stairs of loss and some of us have shallow stair steps, but we all get to the same place in the end if we keep on doing the basics and stay away from those things that really sabotage long term success.

Edited April 12, 2016 by Sajijoma