I had my surgery a little over 2 months ago

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I am down 30 lbs but the last 2 weeks I have not lost any weight!!! Has anyone had this happen to them? I haven't gained either but I'm getting frustrated

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Yup, banded on 1/7 and currently stalled for two weeks. Totally normal according to my past experience and my Dr. Review that you are following the rules and be patient.

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So there is nothing I can do at all???

[honk 780]

Are you exercising? If not start. If you are for how long and how many days a week? My doctor wants min. 30 minutes 7 days a week.

[2muchfun 8,928]

A 2 week plateau is nothing. A 2 month plateau may be something to get excited about but it's very normal to go a month without losing. Especially if you exercise a lot. If you exercise you're replacing fat tissue with muscle tissue. So, you are losing weight, but the weight you lose is fat.

We all lose a lot of excess retained fluids the first 6 weeks. After that it's mostly fat. New bandsters get accustomed to losing so much weight and think it's going to continue. HA! Not a chance.

I went 3.5 months without losing and I know it's frustrating, but until you get some fills that help you eat even less and you exercise, you may not lose much and may even gain.

BTW-Please fill in your profile so we know more about you and can advise you better?

tmf

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

So there is nothing I can do at all???

Sure there is, but plateaus happen. Use the time to make sure you are still doing everything right, Portion Control, food logging, counting calories, moderate exercise, talk to your NUT. Then, if you find an area you need to correct, correct it. If not start looking at other measures of success like are you losing inches. For me, I haven't moved the scale for two weeks, but my pants are looser.

Believe me, I know it is frustrating. I am at the 250 mark, I have been here one other time on WW, and my body just doesn't go below this weight without a fight. You can force it, by extreme exercise or extremely restricting your calories, but those aren't long term answers. If you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, then the weight will come off eventually.

[newmeva 34]

I am at week nine post op...weight is staying the same for about a week and a half..been walking and swimming...going to get measuring tape out today to see if there are any changes.....

[ladybug108 7]

Sure there is' date=' but plateaus happen. Use the time to make sure you are still doing everything right, Portion Control, food logging, counting calories, moderate exercise, talk to your NUT. Then, if you find an area you need to correct, correct it. If not start looking at other measures of success like are you losing inches. For me, I haven't moved the scale for two weeks, but my pants are looser.

Believe me, I know it is frustrating. I am at the 250 mark, I have been here one other time on WW, and my body just doesn't go below this weight without a fight. You can force it, by extreme exercise or extremely restricting your calories, but those aren't long term answers. If you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, then the weight will come off eventually.[/quote']

I'm not banded yet but like I stall at 210 no matter what I do. Did you stall there when you were doing you supervised program?

[Beautiful-B 22]

I am 8 months post op and there were weeks when I stalled. When that happened I would make and effort to get more protien in and excersise and that usually got me back on track. Good luck.

[errikadb 16]

A 2 week plateau is nothing. A 2 month plateau may be something to get excited about but it's very normal to go a month without losing. Especially if you exercise a lot. If you exercise you're replacing fat tissue with muscle tissue. So' date=' you are losing weight, but the weight you lose is fat.

We all lose a lot of excess retained fluids the first 6 weeks. After that it's mostly fat. New bandsters get accustomed to losing so much weight and think it's going to continue. HA! Not a chance.

I went 3.5 months without losing and I know it's frustrating, but until you get some fills that help you eat even less and you exercise, you may not lose much and may even gain.

BTW-Please fill in your profile so we know more about you and can advise you better?

tmf[/quote']

I'm glad you said this because I am frustrated as well. I've only lost 38 since surgery in December and I've actually gained 2 lbs. I'm glad to know this is normal. I do know that this isn't a race and that it is going to take some time. I ordered Billy Blanks P24-7 workout DVDs. They are all thirty minutes long. I'm going to start using that for my workout regimen. Hopefully it will give me a boost. I had even thought about doing liquids again but it's horrible trying to get the full feeling with just drinking.

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Thank you all for such great info

[2muchfun 8,928]

I'm glad you said this because I am frustrated as well. I've only lost 38 since surgery in December and I've actually gained 2 lbs. I'm glad to know this is normal. I do know that this isn't a race and that it is going to take some time. I ordered Billy Blanks P24-7 workout DVDs. They are all thirty minutes long. I'm going to start using that for my workout regimen. Hopefully it will give me a boost. I had even thought about doing liquids again but it's horrible trying to get the full feeling with just drinking.

Here's a great video that confirms why our weight loss slows down around month 2.