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Hello everyone! I am 25 days post op and haven’t lost weight in the past week. Have only lost 11 lbs since surgery. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?

HW: 286

SW: 267 02/07/18

CW: 256

-Charly

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Hello everyone! I am 25 days post op and haven’t lost weight in the past week. Have only lost 11 lbs since surgery. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?
HW: 286
SW: 267 02/07/18
CW: 256
-Charly


Yes! Very normal! I plateaued twice and I’m only 6ish weeks out. I was plateaued for over a week, stuck at 187lb, then suddenly dropped to 176lb. I upped my Fluid and Protein intake and that seemed to help.
Hopefully your stall will end soon; but it’s very normal. I’ve read of many others who also stall in the first month.


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Hi Charly, Each person's experience varies to some degree. Just hang in there and keep following the surgeon's dietary prescription. If you follow the advice honestly and earnestly, success will come.

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Do a search for week three stall. Super common and there are scientific reasons for it.


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Yes! Very normal! I plateaued twice and I’m only 6ish weeks out. I was plateaued for over a week, stuck at 187lb, then suddenly dropped to 176lb. I upped my Fluid and Protein intake and that seemed to help.
Hopefully your stall will end soon; but it’s very normal. I’ve read of many others who also stall in the first month.



I will try increasing my fluids and protein. This started once I switched over to soft foods. I am wondering if I am getting too much Carbs in my meals. But many say it is inevitable.


-Charly

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Hi Charly, Each person's experience varies to some degree. Just hang in there and keep following the surgeon's dietary prescription. If you follow the advice honestly and earnestly, success will come.

Hello! It is challenging but as long as we push through and pay attention to our bodies, we should do fine. Thank you!


-Charly

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Do a search for week three stall. Super common and there are scientific reasons for it.




I will look into it, thank you!


-Charly

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Google three week stall.

In my experience, stalls are very common. In fact, during my loss phase (I got to goal at 1 year and 4 days post-op), the periods of stall vastly outnumbered the periods of loss. It is just part of the process.

Hang in there. Stick to you plan and make the right decisions and the weight will come off.

Good luck!

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