I don't want to embrace this stall!

[ChristinasSleeveStory 44]

Hi all -

I was sleeved on 10/17. I stayed until 10/20 due to extreme nausea. I went into surgery at 251 pounds, gained a few pounds from IVs in hospital. I've lost 6.8 pounds since surgery (16 days ago), 0.8 in this past week. I actually gained 1.4 pounds (included in the 6.8 total pound weight loss equation) in the past 2 days.

- I walk over 2 miles everyday.

- I had my period when I came home from surgery, so I'm assuming it's not womanly hormones effecting my weight loss.

- I'm within my Protein range of 60-75g of Protein.< /p>

- I drank 11 cups of approved fluids one day, and 10 cups the other day.

- I ate 13 carbs one day, 21 the next.

- I've had 30 grams of fat, and 6 grams of Fiber.

Are these the culprit?

I lost more weight each week before surgery drinking fluids all day, with no food. 4.16 pounds a week average, totaling 25 pounds in 6 weeks.

I'm whining and complaining!

I read this book about the sleeve from Dr. Duc Vuong and he states there is no such thing as a weight loss plateau - it just means you're not doing something right (after ruling out hormonal or medical issues) - either not exercising or eating slider foods / empty calories.

My daily diet consists of Protein shakes, one hard boiled egg, 1-2 oz. of canned tuna, no more than a tbsp. of mayo, and cauliflower.

I started a new job on Monday, but I'm not stressed out from it!

Please make me feel better and advise me when my weight loss efforts are going to start working!

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[Clarevoyant 347]

The best advice I can give is to stay off the scale. It is difficult but only when I stopped weighing daily did I find peace. I would get so frustrated on a day to day basis and it would significantly impact my mood. Try weekly or even less frequently.

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[blizair09 3,250]

That stall hit me like a ton of bricks right at the beginning of Week 3 as scheduled. And it sucked. Big time! I was doing everything that I was supposed to do (eating, drinking, walking, you name it), but the scale wouldn't move.

But, it eventually started moving again (for me, transitioning to some soft foods from 21 endless days of liquids helped to get my calories up a bit and break the stall), and it will for you, too.

Right now, I am in a bit of a free fall. The scale has gone down over a pound each of the last 4 days or so. I'm relishing every moment of it, because I know the next stall is lurking out there, ready to pounce at any time.

Hang in there!

[ChristinasSleeveStory 44]

Thanks @"blizair09". When did you have surgery? When did the stall break for you?

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[blizair09 3,250]

Thanks @"blizair09". When did you have surgery? When did the stall break for you?

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I was sleeved September 28. The stall started right at the beginning of week 3 and lasted about 2 weeks. I did lose about 2 pounds or so during that time, so some might not think it was truly a stall. I has been about a week-and-a-half since then, and I have lost 8 pounds since then.

It will fluctuate. I hate it, but I have made peace with it.

[suzzzzz 1,005]

I am just over 4 mths out and my first stall happened between week 2 and 3 and lasted 2 weeks. I have had several since. I have let my frustration go for the most part because i have lost weight, lost inches, and feel good!

I don't know anything about the book you mentioned, but I know about my experience. Our bodies are healing and adjusting to a new life we chose, not our stomachs. This isn't a race to the end. It is a journey of learning and implementing new ways to think and do.

There really is no need to overthink and frustrate yourself. If you follow your plan, the weight will eventually come off.

[Hammer_Down 631]

I'm not sure what the basis of that the book's hypothesis on weight loss stalls is, because most doctors agree that weight loss is not linear.

There are many documented instances of stalls occurring during long term fasts (15-30 days), so it's certainly not that they are always caused by too many calories, too many carbs, too much Protein causing gluconeogenesis (your liver will convert any excess dietary Protein to glucose). Often a stall in the absence of cheating is accompanied by movement on the measuring tape as your body re-proportions your body fat.

Eating more sodium, for instance, can increase Water retention. Eating inflammatory foods can do the same. Not resting properly can devoid your body of the chance to heal inflammation and cause the scale to pause.

Stalls are more like a month or 6 weeks with no off plan eating and no weight loss, not a couple of days.

[Dub 9,922]

Don't embrace a stall.....ever.....embrace ownership of where you are and striving to get where you want to be.

You are doing great....stay on track and keep on exercising and staying on plan.

The weight is going to fall off.