10 WKS Post op and stuck

[Ready4aNewStart 40]

Good morning everyone,

I am 10 weeks post op and have been stuck at the same weight for the last 2 weeks. I am down a total of 43 pounds since surgery. I drink 2 Protein Shakes a day, and eat 3-4 times per day. A sample of my meals include a lite string cheese and a small fruit cup in Water not Syrup. Another sample meal would be 5 tablespoons of tuna fish and 4 or 5 whole wheat crackers. I do eat chicken for meals occasionally as well. I am drinking about 60 oz. of Powerade Zero or crystal light every day also. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you!

[Finding Erika 61]

Holy crap! 43 pounds in 10 weeks! That's awesome! Way to go! Sounds like your diet is right on too- are you exercising? Try to build up to 30 minutes of walking at this point- I know they say EVERYday but let's be reasonable- you're still healing and we can't always do it every day- I sure can't and I'm almost 7 months out- I am doing resistance training with a trainer (ha!) 3x a week and walking quickly before each of these sessions- I work 14 hours 3x a week so I only have one other day of the week I can get any exercise in and I try to walk 30-40 minutes outside if it's nice-
Since I started my resistance training - and trust me - I HAD to hire a personal trainer for myself- because otherwise I'd still be sitting at home watching tv or reading and never move my butt- so since I started doing more weights I have FINALLY broken a 4 month (!) stall- and yes- I said 4 months- it has made such a huge difference-
Even just get some cheap dumbbells from Target or a stability ball and do "push ups" on it- or a DVD- we are taking in so few calories that we are wasting lean muscle that burns fat constantly- it's just made a big difference for me-

[Ready4aNewStart 40]

I have only been walking. I plan to start using our elliptical next week to see if that helps also. We do have weights in our basement also, I will have to start using those too. Thanks for the reply. And a 4 month stall...WOW....I feel for you! I'm glad your back to losing now!