Should have listened to the vets...3 week stall is real!

[Coachthex32 166]

Being a high school teacher and a football coach I thought that I had a system that would work right through any potential of a stall. Work harder = better results. Well, I'm in the middle of 3 weeks post op and I have not lost anything the last 4 days. Even gained .2 during the stall. Added more Water and Protein (still in the liquid stage) and have been increasing walking times. There are probably a 1000+ posts talking about the 3 week stall and how it happens to 98% of us. SO.... here I am dealing with a stall. But the strangest thing happened this morning, pants that did not fit at the start of the week are now almost too loose!

Not losing weight during the stall, but losing inches.......just like what all the vets said.

[NCGURL 11]

I am right there with you! Sleeved December 22 and the last 8 days haven't lost an ounce. So frustrating!!

[JamieLogical 8,708]

It's common to feel like you have control over your situation and that you are doing something wrong if you stall, but you genuinely have no control in this. Your body is going to do what it's going to do to heal itself and adapt to your new situation. You are just along for the ride!

[ddkVSG 32]

I've stalked too. I haven't stressed about it because I trust the process. Just waiting. But, tried on a skirt yesterday that has never fit (bought right before surgery). It fit! Put on some pants, too big. So big in fact that they drug the ground. Pants being too big is a first. I've felt like I was only losing on top but finally the bottom is catching up!

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Edited January 11, 2017 by ddkVSG

[Wonder WomanNJ 119]

Ditto on the 3 week stall! Like you, my pants fit loose which is a good thing I guess but yeah, a bit frustrating. Just think, we haven't been eating, so the weight has to come off eventually, right? If not, where is it going? lol

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

Part of what is happening is your metabolism is going "WTF IS HAPPENING???" and is slowing down in order to retain energy. You just have to wait it out and keep up on your program. It will kick back in, I swear! Your body is in shock, give it time to adjust and deal with what you've done to it. lol! Stalls happen throughout the whole process. The body doesn't like to lose this much weight this fast. It thinks something is terribly wrong and so it will slow your metabolism down to "save" itself from "starvation".

Also, it takes a few years for our metabolisms to recover. So for like 24 to 36 months after we've reached goal is the easiest time to gain weight back because our metabolism is stuck on "we're starving" mode. After that it slowly speeds back up.

[Vee16 33]

3 1/2 weeks post here too and I haven't lost anything in about 5 days..... But I'm hopeful soon they will start coming off again

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