Is one week post-op (but 3 weeks total out including pre-op) eligible for the dreaded 3-week stall?

[Heather I 500]

Started liquids 9/4, sleeved 9/19. Lost 14 pre-op, 6 post-op, but scale hasn't budged. Is this the stall I hear about? I'm not freaking out or upset, just mind blown to stall one week post-op!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

It's too soon past major, traumatic surgery to expect any sort of rhyme or rhythm to weight loss or anything else. Stay off the scale for a while because the "information" it gives at this early stage is meaningless.

[Heather I 500]

Okay. Thanks, @@Bufflehead!

Hey, unrelated, when does the killer halitosis end? I have the breath of death over here, despite brushing constantly and eating nothing.

[gemigirl 134]

I'm on the same schedule as you (except I started pre-op 9/9) but my belly is still so bloated from the surgery that I know I'm holding weight from that. Think of all the carbon dioxide that is pumped in to perform the surgery, the IV fluids, the swelling - we're still healing from all that.

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@Heather I that sounds like ketosis breath. For many people it goes away after a couple of weeks, others not until they start eating more carbs. It's something that happens in your bloodstream -- all the brushing and mouthwashing in the world won't change it, though some find that sugar free mints can help mask it. Good luck!

[KAL 9]

My surgery was 9/13 and I hit the stall too. It shocks me that my body is getting less than 500 calories and the weight isn't dropping. A bit frustrating for sure.

[kj4 39]

Same here. I was sleeved on 9/12. Had been losing about a pound a day. I decided Sunday to not weigh until today and only down 2 pounds. I'm in the soft food stage, getting about 40 ounces of Water per day and walking 3 miles 6 days a week. I feel really down today.

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[kj4 39]

I did a search on "stall" and there is a very good post titled "Embracing the stall." I tried to copy and past here but could not get it to work. If you are able to find it, there is good information.

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[kelliev2015 136]

Mine did the exact same thing. Lost 9 the first week and then nothing for 10 days. Just be patient. It'll come.