tonyfarson

Thanks for the response! I spoke to my surgeon's office and they pretty much said the same thing. "Stay the course" be patient, things will pick up again soon. The only "real" food my doc suggested in week 3 was lean ground beef, eggs, ground sausage, and very well cooked veggies. So that's what I'm doing along with all the apple sauce consistency foods like yogurt, oatmeal, cream of wheat, etc. I'm thinking about adding that clear fiber stuff to my diet to help with regularity. Doc said that was ok to do too.

Hi all, I am new here. I had surgery Aug 23rd but started this journey back in January at 357lbs. I have lost 45lbs total since January, 25lbs post-operative. I started week 3 last Thursday and am having the same stall (I actually put on 2 lbs! last week ). Talk about discouraging... I'm glad I found this thread because I was thinking "all this pain and drama for 25lbs? What a letdown!" It is nice to know that this is normal. I can't wait for the weight loss to start up again. How does that happen? Side-note: I'm finding bowel movements to be a bit elusive. Maybe once every 3 or 4 days and very little output. I don't feel constipated and often times when I think it is time to go, I end up with a lot of gas instead. Is this normal too?