NatashaSaysRawr

Sounds to me like your body is desperately trying to hold onto any form of sustainable energy possible because it's starving. Slow your roll on the excersise and force some Protein and calories down. 200 calories and constant exercise is not the way to do this. Just worry about getting fluids and protein down to heal up and then start an excersise regimen. Right now just normal moving around will burn calories with as little as you're eating.

Protein is a must for anyone undergoing any surgery. I'm 5 weeks out and am slowly losing, I too have had gains but I've upped my calories and saw a loss. I'm pushing to get to 1000 cals a day now.

I went back to reread your response.
You HAVE to eat, even if you don't feel hungry.
You HAVE to get in enough protein and Fluid so you can heal.
Losing weight will happen, but is a secondary goal right now to getting enough nutrition so you can heal from surgery and function.

You are only drinking one Protein shake and some Beans? Did I read that correctly?
What is your Protein target? I don't see where you responded to that question.
Are you reaching your protein target every day?

Yes. You are going to gain and lose and stall throughout this entire process. Just get in your Protein and fluids, take your Vitamins, stay away from carbs, enjoy the NSVs and SOTFS.

at 3 weeks I was managing 500-600 calories a day. I walked 30 minutes a day and that was all I had energy for. Like other people asked, what are you eating exactly?

It sounds like you may be getting too much exercise for three weeks out. Your body may simply not be able to keep up with the demands of both healing and your activity. It's hard to tell, will you be a bit more specific? How many calories are you able to get in?

So you are like 3 weeks out? It I common to stall at this point. The first 6 weeks are about healing, not weight loss.

I am so sorry you aren't getting the results you want.
Without more specifics and information about what you are doing it is hard to offer suggestions.
How far out are you after surgery?
What is your Protein target?
Are you tracking, weighing, and measuring your food?
Are you reaching your Protein target every day?
Are you getting at least 64 oz of Fluid?
Are you avoiding starches and added sugar?
Are you taking your Vitamins and supplements as instructed?
Let us know what doing everything your doctor told you means and hopefully we can offer some ideas.

How do you switch? I tried mash potatoes but my stomach started feeling really weird an it was rumbling a lot and making noises.
Plus what type is mushies are the best to eat?

Have you tried cottage cheese post surgery? Preop, I hated greek yogurt, just the texture alone made me want to gag. Post op--it is one of my favorite go to foods.

Scrambled eggs with cheese was my go to mushy. Greek yogurt as well. I never did mashed potatoes due to high carb content.

Scrambled eggs were on my list of purees. I actually added Water when I scrambled them to make them super moist and soft....my grandma used to make them that way. Adding the cottage cheese makes them even more moist.

If you mix it with Muscle Milk cake batter Protein powder it tastes like cheesecake. Mixed with your favorite salsa. Melted in with scrambled eggs. I also like peaches with cottage cheese.
But hey, if you don't like it don't worry about it. There are plenty of other Protein options

No, I just ate refried Beans with a little melted cheese and hot sauce. By the time I moved to purees, my plan had me stop doing any liquid calories other than Protein shakes, so soup was out.

Ditto to everything Bufflehed said. I progressed much slower than my plan allowed, eating only one new thing every few days and only a couple tablespoons at a time. Continued to get most of my Protein from shakes well into my normal solid food stage.
Cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt flavored with Protein powder, refried Beans with cheese and salsa, egg salad, deviled ham, hummus, pureed tuna fish, creamy Peanut Butter, and scrambled eggs were all things I ate in pureed stage. But my number one goto was pureed Soups with unflavored Protein Powder. I ate pretty much any Soup I could find....without noodles or rice of course. If it had chunks I just pureed it. I used Syntrax and powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury unflavored Protein powder.< /p>

@@NatashaSaysRawr tuna with light mayo and egg salad were both things I ate on my puree stage. I had to actually puree the tuna in a food processor according to my team's instructions -- my second phase was "puree" not "mushie." I know it sounds gross but it makes it easier on your stomach. I would puree the tuna with a little light mayo (there's a light chipotle mayo that I like a lot) and put it in a tiny ramekin and sprinkle some shredded cheese on top. Heat it up in the microwave and it's like a tuna casserole without the noodles.
PS I don't mind talking about food suggestions at all, but did your team not give you any instructions? I got a booklet with lists of permitted foods and forbidden foods at each stage, directions on how much to eat, and several suggested recipes. Did your team give you anything like that?

Well, I would stay away from potatoes, they are super high-carb and low Protein. Maybe try some Greek yogurt or cottage cheese. You can also Google Eggface Baked Ricotta to get a delicious recipe for high protein baked cheese & marinara dish that tastes like lasagna.
You want to start with very small amounts -- measure out maybe 3 tablespoons of food (less than a quarter cup) and eat very slowly. If you start to feel like you don't want any more, stop before you finish your measured portions.
Rumbling and grumbling from your stomach is pretty normal, but you don't want to feel pain.
If you are feeling pain or getting sick, go back to liquids for a few days before trying again. The food stages are not a race, and not everyone is ready to progress at the same rate. Good luck!

My husband just had his at the same time and he has hit his two week stall as well. You bodies are just getting use to you not eating and trying to hold on to the fat, so don't be depressed. It will work I promise make sure you are following what your NUT says to do follow your plan they set up and it will work. Good Luck...

Your body is still healing. Weight loss is not fast and constant; you will stall and stall often. At the beginning, you're lucky if you didn't gain weight from all the fluids and drugs they put into you. The fact that you lost 10 pounds is amazing.
Definitely look at the "Embrace the stall" post by Inner Surfer Girl. It will explain things.
Stalls are good and very necessary. Your body needs to rest through the weight loss process. It is the same as stopping to get a good night's sleep. It can't go forever dropping weight constantly just like you couldn't stay awake for weeks at a time; you'd feel awful and get sick.

Embrace the Stall
http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

It`s all good, just relax and follow your plan. If you do what your suppose to do and take care of yourself the weight will come off. You will have stalls where you do not lose weight or maybe pick up a pound, it happens and it is normal. Take a deep breath and keep moving forward, stick to your plan and you will be fine.

NatashaSaysRawr - search for "embrace the stall" and "3 week stall" - you are NOT alone.
It's normal. You did not break your sleeve. I had a stall at week 2-3 and then again when I got down into the 220's and again now in the 190's. AGAIN - it is NORMAL.
Continue to do what your surgeon and nutritionist told you to do. SIP SIP SIP Water. Get your Protein in. The first few weeks it is hard to do, but continue to try.
A lot of people have doubts - I know I did...but if you use your new tool the way it was meant to be used, it will work. It's not magic. You have to do the work, but it can be done.

It seems that at least 50% of the posts on BariatriPal are bemoaning a stall. Daily, and sometimes hourly, I am reading about how someone ONLY lost x number of pounds and now the scale hasn't moved in ___ [fill in the blank] days/months, etc. Oh no, they write, I am a failure/unique/my surgery didn't work/life is not fair, ... Why am I in a stall?
I know I am exaggerating but I think you get the idea.
Guess what? STALLS are a NORMAL part of the PROCESS of losing weight. If you want to lose weight, you will stall. Not just once, but over and over. And, guess what? A stall is where your body actually does the hard work of becoming smaller. It takes a lot of work and energy to dismantle a structure that has been holding up, in some cases, hundreds of pounds.
For those who think they have to DO something to somehow "break a stall" (in my opinion, you do not break a stall, you just ride them out), here is my response:
What can you do to "break" a stall?
1) STAY OFF THE SCALE
Relax and stay off the scale if it bothers you so much. Weigh no more than once a week, or even less often. Weighing only at your doctor's appointments early in the process is a good strategy if your mood and self-worth are dictated by the numbers on the scale.
2) PICK UP A TAPE MEASURE
In addition to using the numbers on the scale to measure your progress, take your measurements. Inches lost are also a great way to see physical progress when the scale isn't moving. Most people see the biggest physical changes in their body when the scale seems stuck.
3) TRACK YOUR Protein AND Water AND MEET OR EXCEED YOUR PROTEIN AND WATER GOAL EVERY DAY
As long as you are getting in all your protein and water and following your NUT and surgeon's instructions, you are doing what you are supposed to do.
If you aren't getting in all your protein and water, then increasing your protein and water is something you can do (and should be doing anyway whether or not you are in a stall).
4) EXERCISE
If you aren't exercising, then you can exercise (and should be whether or not you are in a stall). You can start slowly by walking or even moving more around the house. Exercising will help you feel better, tone your skin and build fat-burning muscle.
5) MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR NUT
If you are unsure or unclear about what you are supposed to be, or should not be eating, then make an appointment with your NUT (which you should be doing whether or not you are in a stall).
6) REASSESS AND REEVALUATE
About the only good result I see that comes from complaining about a stall is when you take an honest look at what you are doing and realign with the program recommended by your NUT and surgeon. Have you started eating more outside of your plan? Are you restricting calories? Are you eating enough carbs and protein for your exercise? Are you taking your Vitamins? Are you eating often enough? Are you eating slowly with protein first? Sometimes, all you need to DO is go back to basics.
7) JOURNAL
One of the biggest things I have noticed from the various posts is how anxious and out-of-control some people feel when they notice a stall. Journaling can help you gain some perspective and deal with some of the emotional turmoil.
-- Write about how you are feeling about the stall and your weight loss, and surgery in general.
-- Write about why you had the surgery in the first place.
-- Write about what life was like before surgery.
-- Write about what you hope and dream about accomplishing in the future.
-- Write about your fears.
-- Write about your NSVs.
-- Make a gratitude list.
-- Make a bucket list.
-- Write a letter to your old self; write a letter to your new self.
Just write.
8) SEEK HELP
Stalls are when too many people seem to revert to old, counterproductive dieting behaviors (restricting calories, over exercising, bingeing, etc.). If this is you, then another thing you can DO is to talk to a counselor or therapist or consider joining a bariatric support group or a twelve-step group like Overeater's Anonymous.
The discomfort of being in a stall can also drive people to develop new, unhealthy coping habits or even transfer addictions. This is where you want to marshall all the resources you have available to you and use them.
The last, and most important thing you can DO is:
9) EMBRACE THE STALL
Stalls are a normal and natural part of the process.
Our bodies are complex systems and not simple machines.
Stalls go hand-in-hand with weight loss.
If you had Weight Loss Surgery, then you probably want to lose a significant amount of weight. So, get ready to embrace the many stalls you will experience as your body is transformed. It will be worth it.

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