6 month stall/plateau and scared!

[Nayro827 2]

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is losing weight and hitting goals!

quick recap: had vsg on 9/8, was 304 lbs. Currently am at 241.5. Have finally hit a stall. Its been about 6 months and i have lost only 5 lbs since dec 19. On dec 19 I had my post opp app. with my surgeon and weighed in at 246. I didn't eat badly for the holidays, and I have been working out and lifting/strength training a couple of times a week. Last week I even cut my food in half and did no snacking, no fat, no carbs etc. I am not eating a lot, I don't think. I would say maybe 2-4 ounces max, 2wice a day. Breakfast is a shake. Surgeon said weight loss was right on track, all Vitamins and levels were wonderful. Weighed myself consistently every week since then and scale only moved down to 241. Im stressing because my next app. is on March 29th, and Im suppose to have lost an additional 30 lbs by then. Im worried I wont make that goal. I look in the mirror and even though I know I lost all that weight, I dont see it. Im also worried I wont lose anymore weight. I know its irrational but Ive been fat my whole life so this for me is scary. Ideally at the end of this journey, Id like to have lost 100 lbs in a year. Ultimate goal would be 160. But lets be serious- ill take 180 happily. Did anybody else have a stall? how did you get out? Am I doing something wrong? Any advice would be appreciated! Fingers crossed the scale moves this week or I will probably cry!

[GACaldwell 112]

I don't have any advice for breaking it as I'm right there with you...including the scared part!

I'm trying to just keep working the way I'm supposed to and looking at the overall, not just the right now. It doesn't always work, but it's keeping me from driving myself into fits.

Big hugs.

[Berry78 4,261]

It is possible to stall because you are eating too little. In general, 800cals is a good starting point, tweaked up or down depending on how much you work out.

[Nayro827 2]

im usually eating max 500 so ill try to do that thank you

[thisisthenewme 358]

500 cals seems way too low...Your body needs more than that. What does your dietitian recommend?

[JaneR2D2 2]

Yes, maybe try eating a bit more - mixing up WHAT you eat. I think eating the same things every day may not be what your body wants or needs. Hit your Protein goals, but add in some more veggies/fruits. Also you may want to try some sort of HIIT type exercise. Something to get your heartbeat really going if only for a short while. It sounds like you are doing great and doing everything you should......mixing it up a bit may help jar you out of the stall.

Edited February 21, 2017 by JaneR2D2

[thisisthenewme 358]

500 cals seems way too low...Your body needs more than that. What does your dietitian recommend?

[gemigirl 134]

I don't think you're eating enough. I was sleeved 9/19 and I eat 5x a day, around 1000 calories. I aim for 80-100g of Protein and then the rest in carbs and fat. What are you doing for exercise?

[Dashofpixiedust8 1,469]

I was eating only 600-800 calories around that time and my nutritionist told me I needed to be eating between 1000-1200! I think you are eating way too little. If you don't eat enough you won't lose weight. You also need to be getting at least between 60-80 grams of Protein a day. I think if you up your intake you will start losing again.

Also remember muscle weighs more than fat, try and check your measurements in addition to the scale

[NYSuperDuck 77]

I had about a month-long stall 5 months out until about 6.5 months out. I had a similar starting weight as you, and I just sort of hung around 230 for a while, before it started edging down again. As a side note, I watch what I eat, but I'm pretty much eating what I want now, and I'm still slooowly edging towards my "ideal" weight of 190... if I stayed right here at 210 I'd have no reason not to be thrilled with the surgery results, but I'm still thinking I can make at least 200. Great work so far...you'll get there!




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[sarahblu 179]

I was sleeved 9-27-16...about the same time as you. I'm stalled right now too. Ugh. They say it's normal but it's so annoying. I just want to drop 25lbs a month like in the beginning! Lol