Struggling to lose

[melissa16 4]

Good morning. I'm two weeks post op and I'm not losing weight!! Ugh!! Anyone else struggle with this? I'm working out super hard and eating about 500 calories a day.

[MarinaGirl 609]

You may be working out too hard on too few calories so your body is hanging on to everything. Try to work out less and/or up your calories.

Note that many surgeons don't release their patients to normal exercise until 4-6 weeks post-surgery. You may want to call your doctor for guidance. Good luck!

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

My Dr said the first 6 weeks post-op are for healing not losing weight.

[Introversion 1,876]

Look up the "three week stall." It is so common that it has a name.

This stall happens to the majority of newly sleeved people sometime between the second and fourth postoperative weeks. It appears your stall came one week early. So did mine.

Also...stay off the scale for a few weeks. These frequent weigh-ins will only create more anxiety. You did not become obese overnight and will not lose it overnight, either.

Only a small minority of people lose at the rate of 1 pound per day. For the rest, the weight comes off in a nonlinear, unpredictable pattern. For instance, I lost at the rate of about 3 to 6 pounds per month, but still attained my goal.

I also agree with previous respondents to lay off the exercise for the next few weeks since you are not consuming enough calories to fuel your activities properly. You'll potentially throw your body into starvation mode.

[melissa16 4]

Thank you! I haven't been doing weights. Just hiking, its about 50 floors up, and about 2 miles round trip. Dr approved me to walk as much as possible.

I will look into the info you provided. Glad to know I'm not alone! Good job reaching your goal!