STALL! Am I done losing?

[KaiserKid 81]

Hi everyone,

I'm about a week shy from being 6mos post-op from VSG. I've lost about 45lbs so far but my weight loss has slowed dramatically. I haven't had a stall yet (didn't even have the infamous 3-week stall) and I'm really lucky for that, but I've been hovering at 155 for about 6 weeks now. It's really frustrating and I don't know what to do differently. I'm staying in my calories (about 1100/day at this point) and trying to stay active and hydrated.

Am I just DONE losing weight at 6 months post op???! I still have 30lbs to goal!

[Introversion 1,876]

I seriously doubt your body is done with losing weight. However, your honeymoon period may have ended.

To break a stubborn stall, I had to tweak my food intake and exercise plan. What always helped was increasing my calories along with the intensity and duration of exercise.

I increased my calories in a stair-step pattern during my journey. At four months I increased them to 1000 calories a day. By six months I was up to 1200 calories, and at nine months out I was up to the 1400 to 1500 range. By my one year anniversary I was eating around 1700 to 1800 calories a day.

While my way may have slowed down my weight loss, I am thrilled about being a short person who maintains a lower body weight of 118 pounds on about 2000 calories a day. It may seem counter-intuitive to eat more and increase your caloric intake, but keeping your calories too low for too long might cause metabolic derangement.

[laney 172]

Everyone stalls at some point in their journey. Right now I have been up and down 2 pounds for a month, but I also just started weight training and the nurse said my body has to adjust. Just ensure you are meeting your Protein goals and drinking your fluids. The scale will start moving again?

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Increase your calories for a week, add 200 calories in Protein and see if you start losing.

I had a whole month, month 14 I didn't lose any weight, I thought I was done losing. I kept eating the same way and the weight started coming off again. During that month, I lost 2 dress sizes even though the scale didn't move.

Our bodies take breaks to adjust.

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Change up the type of Protein and combination of vegetables, are you fixing the same things over and over. I am preop but when I was successful on Weight Watchers core program, I had to vary my food, one day eat more of different Proteins - like fish for a few days, and then take my calories down for one day, then back up for a couple days, rebooted the weight loss. (I know how to lose just not how to keep it off)

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

@Sosewsue61

Switching to fish for a day is always a good move, fish is lower in calories than other Proteins, so you can eat more Protein for less calories. It is a good method for stall breaking. If you like fish and you can cook it without adding a ton of calories.

[blizair09 3,250]

If you have that much more to lose, you shouldn't be done. You might want to up your calories a bit, especially if you are exercising a lot. How many carbs are you taking in each day? This also might be a factor in your stall.

Good luck!

[bossportsgal 136]

I am 4 months out and been stuck at same weight. My doctors/Nut said I'm. It rating enough? So she had me increase it. It's so hard to get food in. But I want to lose 30 more lbs. she also said give it till end of year.