tater1

It's interesting how many of us are stalling out at the 4 week mark. I posted in this thread just 4 days ago and have not lost a pound since then. I knew that there would be stalls and plateaus, but it's very frustrating being there and doing all the right things and not seeing the scale move! I have just moved to solid foods and find myself wondering if I am eating too much... but I track my food and protein intake carefully and have been averaging around 600-700 calories with 3 meals and a protein shake and half a protein bar. Logically, it doesn't make sense that I am not losing weight, right? I have heard in the past that the body gets used to a certain calorie intake and level of activity and that's where the plateaus happen. So, I am going to shake things up and try exercising at a different time tomorrow, really push my water intake, focus on getting all of my protein (supposed to get 72 grams daily), and adding decaf green tea. If this doesn't make a difference after 3-4 days I will try some other changes like adding yoga or some light weight lifting. I totally get the frustration and am trying to keep positive. I hope the same for all of you!

Congrats on losing 20 lbs! My surgery was on July 16 and as of this morning I have lost 29 lbs. The rate of loss has slowed since the first 3 weeks. I started at 260 and was at 231 this morning. I haven't started the stomach crunches yet, but am walking at least 30 minutes a day and doing lite free weight lifting for about 5 minutes 3 times a week. My biggest struggle is getting all the Water and Protein in!