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I do like stevia but I haven't had it post op and I became extremely sweet sensitive so who knows if I will like it now worth checking those out though I think! It's probably going to be internet ordering for me I live in Hawaii at the moment so food options are limited but I also don't mind plain old water as far as drinks go.

Thanks for your input OutsideMatchInside! I'm glad to see everyone has some good insights I hadn't really considered like the Snapple. I originally switched to that because Crystal light gives me mad heart burn but sounds like it would be worth will to go water only for awhile and try cutting out the processed which I think is a great idea thank you!

Thank you for the suggestions BigViffer they all sound good! I do wear my fib bit every day as well and the machine monitors my heart as well and usually puts it about 130 during my work outs so I will scrutinize it to see if my Fitbit agrees. As far as salt it is possible that is an issue I am on lithium as well which can cause water retention. But since starting the medication I have notice no real changes lucky for me my blood pressure is usually quite low so I don't have to worry about that so much. I find I just can't relate to other weight loss patients though bc my weight loss was better pre op than post talk about worst nightmares realized! Lol

I am looking for some people to critique some of my food logs and exercise routine because I'm struggling to lose weight. I had a stall from about 2-4or 5ish weeks and I don't think this is a stall because I am still losing some weight. I desperately need help and I am feeling defeated because I can't identify the mistakes I'm making and when I have contacted my doctor and nut they don't help me much saying they are sure this is all my fault and when push for an explanation they did not elaborate much. The Nut and Dr. say to cut back on carbs and fat which is pretty minimal already so I don't know how to decrease it and to exercise more which I'm afraid is getting excessive for my caloric intake. I have only since week 2 I have only lost 10.7 lbs, thats about 2.6 lbs per week which seems too slow for 1-2 months post op and its getting slower this week I only lost 1.2lbs. Below I am going to list all the specifics I can provide to help with assessment of my dietary and exercise habits (I will post a sampling of the last day or two and I am very consistent so my diet is nearly identical most every day). Basic Stats: Female, 5'3", HW 33.62lbs, SW 312.6lbs, CW 290.0lbs, date of surgery March13, 2017 4/22 Total Protein: 92g Total Fluid:100oz Total Calories:783 Exercise: 65 min tread mill speed 2.2 burned 410 calories (according to the machine) 9:00am Protein Coffee (6 oz vanilla or Carmel Premier shake + 4-6 oz black Coffee) -8oz, 15g protein 10:00am Morning star Grillers veggie burger -2oz, 15g protein 11:00am H20 -16oz 12:00pm Lucern Light String Cheese- 2 sticks, 14g protein 1:30pm H2O- 16oz 2:30pm Parmesan crisps (from same club) - 15 crisps (1 serving), 9g protein 3:30pm Protein Coffee *same as above* 12 oz, 15g protein 5:00pm H2O- 16oz 6:30pm Egg bake with beef tips (1 whole egg, 1-2 oz beef tips, 1 oz bell pepper, 1/2 slice light munster cheese, 1 tbs shredded cheddar cheese) -2oz, 15g protein 7:30pm Diet Peach Snapple- 16 oz 8:30pm Parmesan Crisps - 15 crisps, 9g protein 9:30pm Diet peach Snapple- 16 oz 10:30pm H20- 12oz 4/25 Total Protein: 77g Total Fluid:112oz Total Calories:720 Exercise: 65 min tread mill speed 2.4 burned 420 calories (according to the machine) 9:30am Protein Coffee- 12oz, 15g protein 11:30am Morning Star Grillers Veggie Burger- 2oz, 15g protein 12:30pm H2O- 16oz 1:30pm Lucern Light String Cheese- 2 sticks, 14g protein 2:30pm H2O- 16oz 3:30pm Parm Crisps- 15 crisps, 9g protein 4:30pm Diet peach Snapple-16oz 5:30pm Egg Bake with beef tips- 2oz, 15g protein 6:30pm Diet Peach Snapple- 16oz 7:30pm Parmesan Crisps- 15 crisps, 9g protein 8:30pm H2O- 16oz 9:30pm H2O- 16oz 10:30pm H2O-160z So these are some example of average days for me any help you can offer would be much appreciated as my doctors say not only that stalls aren't real but that this is my fault. They won't give me specific suggestions so I can improve and I'm wasting precious 1st year losing time so I'm counting on the community to guide me where my doctors have failed me. Thank you!

Thank you for being so kind it really helped me a lot! Looks like I might be back to losing at least a little bit now so I hope it keeps up. As for the doctor I can't always tell if she is mean or frank and thats what got me worried.

just an up date I have now lost a couple more pounds and am 37 pounds down so crossing my fingers the stall is broken! thank you all again for the encouragement I think it really helped to keep me from freaking out and feeling like a desperate failure lol so thanks everybody

That's an excellent point I haven't really thought about!

Thank you everyone for the responses! It is definitely scary to here some who is supposed to be an expert on wls say that the 3 week stall isn't real, also concerning when you feel like your doing everything you can to succeed. I found that this situation played on fears I didn't even know I had making me think the surgery was a failure and that I'll be stuck like this forever. I cannot say how much I appreciate everyone's prompt responses and the encouragement, it has greatly helped to put me at ease!

Looking for opinions, I have been following my post op diet with no cheating and I though I was doing well.... True I lost 14lbs at week two and have been stalled for 2 weeks but I assumed it was the dreaded 3 week stall. Now at my one month appointment I am told that the week 3 stall isn't real and that this is my fault for sure (not my words). What is everyone's opinion on the legitimacy of the week 3 stall?