AlanaRN

Had a 3 week and 6 week stall, finally broke at the start of 7th week. I'm losing avg of 4 lbs a week, ill take it.

I'm just hoping for a smaller birthday suit ... might need a lot of ironing with all the wrinkles though.

Today I fit in a size 14 petite coat that I wore when I was 18. That was 16 years ago!

Today I fit in a size 14 petite coat that I wore when I was 18. That was 16 years ago!

Today I fit in a size 14 petite coat that I wore when I was 18. That was 16 years ago!

Today I fit in a size 14 petite coat that I wore when I was 18. That was 16 years ago!

Hi ladies, I am also 6-7 weeks out. I lost a pound this week. I have followed my diet to a "T". I am also a RN, and I work in the OR. I went back after 9 days. It seems we just need to persevere and press on. Good luck.
Melanie

Thanks all. Your support means a lot. I'm now under 250 for the first time in over 12 years. That's something in itself!

The mind is a very powerful thing. Your body will follow. Change your perspective and believe in yourself. You're doing GREAT.

Awesome!! Makes it for a Happy Thursday ????

@Lateese92 @@AlanaRN I'm about 6 weeks out as well and as soon as I started 'real' food I stalled...bad. The scale is beginning to move a little now but I was totally stumped (and still feel a bit confused). The way it was explained to me is that the body has an amazing ability to adapt. So now that it's gotten used to so few calories we have a lower threshold of what we can eat and not stall or gain. So while I may not eat ever 1/4 of what I used to, just simply eating more carbs than we should can stall you because of the increase in calories. I'm not sayign that's what's happening with you but for me it made perfect sense. I wasn't eating horribly at all but there were definitely some times when I either ate too much or ate something I probably shouldnt' have. And the opposite holds true to...if you don't get enough carbs your body will hold onto what you do eat to avoid you starving it. For me I've had to go back to being VERY careful to get all my Fluid and Protein and cut out any carbs that don't come from veggies. The only other carb I'm allowing myself is sweet potato and then only once a week. It's hard and not fun for someone who spent the bulk of her life addicted to food but I'd hate to have gone to all the trouble of the surgery only to sabotage myself.
The other thing I really have to get serious about is exercise. I walk occasionally but not nearly as much as I should. i work with a girl who is a personal trainer and she's helping me come up with a plan to help me get my body together. And interstingly enough it's mostly strength/weight training and limited cardio (since our bodies are kind of fat burnign machines for the next few months at least). I'm hoping it works.
I'm consistently amazed at how complex this whole process is and sometimes I wish I'd taken more time to wrap my brain around it before I started. But at the end of the day I'm pleased. I haven't seen anything in the 220's in many many years so I have to sometimes cut myself a break and realize that progress is progress and all of it is more than I'd have had if I hadn't had the surgery. At least this year I don't have to worry about gorging myself during the holidays and starting the year 10 pounds heavier
Good luck to you both! Let us know what kicks you out of the plateau!

All riiiight! Congratulations!!! Follow your program and it should keep coming off for a while. Enjoy the victories!!!

Well....weighed this morning and was down 2 lbs since yesterday! So it's moving. Not going to weigh again till next week!

I'm more or less where you are. I didn't have a preop diet and was only 2 lbs lighter the day of surgery. However at my 2 week follow up I was 24lbs lighter. At my 6 week follow up I had lost another 6 lbs but I chalked that up to reintroducing food after being on a liquid diet for 2 weeks straight. At this point I'm not overly concerned. I was told that it was a slower weight loss than GPB and honestly, I'm okay with that. I'm not one of those that weighs myself constantly. It makes me crazy and then I only focus on the scale. Instead I focus on mindful eating, getting my Water in and exercising regularly. I won't get weighed again until I go back to the doctors net month.
One thing that I find helpful is keeping a food diary. I use myfitnesspal. I'm not focusing as much on calories. At this point my doctor says I should still be at around 800 calories. I look at the other micros like carbs, fat, sodium and sugars. Sodium especially because if you are eating high sodium foods, even if you are eating low cal you can gain weight.
Sounds to me like your are right on track. Just focus on proper nutrition and exercise. You'll be fine.

Good luck with the liquids. I don't know if I could go back to that. Let me know how it goes!

It was coming off so fast for pre op and the first week after. I knew it would slow down some but I didn't think it would be this slow!

I'm 5 1/2 weeks out and have lost a total of 35 lbs. I lost 18 of it during 2 week pre op diet.

It was coming off so fast for pre op and the first week after. I knew it would slow down some but I didn't think it would be this slow!

My fitness pal. Works great for me.

It's so interesting to me how all these surgeons are so different!

This sounds like gas pain to me. You should call your dr tomorrow to be sure.

@@AvaFern, you always give such well-informed, accurate and thoughtful responses to posts. If no one has ever told you, thanks so much. You are appreciated. =)

Almond milk comes unsweetened. That's what I use.

Almond milk comes unsweetened. That's what I use.

This has been hard for me too. I'm getting used to it though. Still odd for me.