Post-Op Week 6 & 7 Plateau

[Jane1360 1]

HI,

Today is my 7th week post surgery. I've lost 24 pounds but the last two weeks...nothing. I have my third post-op appointment next Thursday. My Dr. said he wanted me to loose 10 pounds by that appointment and I've only lost 3. I'm feeling a lot of pressure to "make weight" by next Thursday and it's really making me angry. I've spent my life being a slave to the scale and now that I've had the surgery, I just want to be good to my body and have a healthy attitude toward my weight loss and new eating habits. Thank you to anyone who reads this and has any wisdom or encouragement to share. I've never before participated in a site like this but I feel isolated because my schedule doesn't allow for me to join any support groups.

Thanks again to all of you "out there"

[FluffyChix 17,415]

So you do kinda make things difficult for us...

Can you list a couple day's of meals and calorie macro totals?

Also, weight loss is not linear. There is the dreaded 3 week stall that happens somewhere between weeks 2 and 6. LOL.

You just have to stay the course and ride it out. There will be lots of stalls.

24 pounds in 7 weeks = 3.42lbs/week. The average is a range at your stage of 2-4lbs/week. So you are on the better end of average actually.

You need to log every bite and show your doc what you are eating to show him you are compliant. We cannot will our bodies to take the weight off. Make sure you are drinking MORE than you need in clear Water (preferably plain, unflavored water).