Stall already?

[__chasinglife 5]

I had my surgery on 10/21. When I went into the hospital I was 316. When I got home from the hospital, I was 327. I gained 11 pounds from being in the hospital. Week 1, I was down to 307. Week 2, I was down to 301. I weigh myself on Sundays. Today, I'm still about 301. I started my period around Sunday. Do you think that has anything to do with not losing anything or am I already stalling out? I'm worried and starting to feel discouraged. I'm having a hard time getting all of my Water in and mostly there with getting all of my Protein in. Am I doing something wrong??

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[Babbs 14,681]

Nope, you're not doing anything wrong. It's the 3 week stall that 99% of people go though. Just keep getting all of your fluids and Protein in and it will pass. If it's going to drive you crazy, try to stay off the scale.

[Hammer_Down 631]

You have just lost 5% of your body mass from starting weight.

Your body will need time to adjust, reproportion your remaining body mass and will try to maintain homeostasis (stability). Similar to the way that you will swear when your body temperature goes up, or you will shiver when your body temperature drops.

This is normal. Take measurements. You will notice a loss of abdominal fat as your body takes fat from some areas and redistributes it to other places, like your face where fat tends to drop first. This is why you seldomly see people with a tiny, thin face but huge bum and thighs. Or a tiny waist with very large breasts. You will continue to be proportionate, even as your body burns fat from some areas.