6 weeks post op and scale has stopped!

[tinkershells 16]

Hi all- I was sleeved on July 9th, so I am about 6 weeks post op. I lost 22 lbs from week 1-5, but this last week (maybe two weeks actually) the scale has not budged!! Today, I even gained a lbs. How is this possible? I am tracking my calories with MyFitnessPal, and I can barely even finish any of the things I prepare, so my caloric intake is actually LESS than what I'm recording. I have started riding my bike again, and walking. I used to do NOTHING everyday, so this increase in activity is monumental, and theoretically should boost my metabolism. I am 34, so is my metabolism just shot now? Is this a thyroid thing? I've had my thyroid tested before, and the levels were normal. In the past when I have lost weight (I have lost around 70 lbs before, multiple times, and just put it back on) I would never plateau. I would lose a steady 2-5 lbs per week.

What AM I wrong????!!!

I'm so frustrated!!!

HELP ME!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

You mention calories but not Protein. Rather than minimizing calories, it is more important to maximize your Protein. What is your protein target? How are you doing at reaching your protein target and getting at least 64 oz of Fluid? Protein and fluids are critical for healing and weight loss.

That said, none of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience periodic stalls. Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight. If you intend to lose a significant amount of weight, you will experience stalls.

Embrace the Stall

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

[suzzzzz 1,005]

You are not alone. It is a weight loss thing. Our bodies take time to adjust and the scale won't move no matter what we do. I had the same thing happen around 6 weeks. Up, down, up, down, for 14 days. Last weekend the scale started down again and I have lost 4 lbs in 3 days. Yea! Other posters have experienced the same.

Just keep doing what you are doing and the weight will come off.

[Hiraeth 515]

Hi all- I was sleeved on July 9th, so I am about 6 weeks post op. I lost 22 lbs from week 1-5, but this last week (maybe two weeks actually) the scale has not budged!! Today, I even gained a lbs. How is this possible? I am tracking my calories with MyFitnessPal, and I can barely even finish any of the things I prepare, so my caloric intake is actually LESS than what I'm recording. I have started riding my bike again, and walking. I used to do NOTHING everyday, so this increase in activity is monumental, and theoretically should boost my metabolism. I am 34, so is my metabolism just shot now? Is this a thyroid thing? I've had my thyroid tested before, and the levels were normal. In the past when I have lost weight (I have lost around 70 lbs before, multiple times, and just put it back on) I would never plateau. I would lose a steady 2-5 lbs per week.

What AM I wrong????!!!

I'm so frustrated!!!

HELP ME!

If you are exercising more now, you might actually be gaining muscle. Have you been measuring yourself? Sometimes you have to pay attention to your size and not the scale. It really depends.

Edited August 23, 2016 by Hiraeth