3 weeks out of surgery and I'm stuck at 15 lbs lost. Been stuck for a week! What can I do?

hmmmm...what are you eating/drinking? any sort of exercise?

You are still healing as I am. We should not be so worried about lost we need to learn how to work with our band. have you had a fill? Are you walking? What are you eating?

Calories in calories out still apply. Maybe you are drinking items that are to high in calories. Do as much walking as your body will allow and increase it a little every day, hugs to you.

That is 5lb a week, it hardly sounds like you are "stuck". Especially been as the average weight loss is approx 1 - 2lb per week.

3 weeks out of surgery and I'm stuck at 15 lbs lost. Been stuck for a week! What can I do?

Hi Lavada,

I am sure that's frustrating! The general healthy weight loss is 1-3 lbs a week - that's a general rule. The 3 things to exam when "stuck" are the following:

1- food plan (how many calories are you taking in each day - at what time of day and what are they made of, meaning % of protein/carb/fat

2- How much sleep are you getting each night

3- What are you doing for exercise and how many days a weeks and at what time are you doing it.

Accumulate this info and you may see your answer right away (like, I don't really know the exact number of calories I am eating or Exercise? Well I don't really have a plan or measure my exercise etc...)

If when you look at the info on these three items and you don't see a clear answer then feel free to PM me with the info and I will examine it and provide feedback - if you would like me to.

Hope in Your Future is Power in Your Present!

Lee

I feel you what you are saying. I am 14 days post opp and I am only down 9 pounds @ 281. My weigh in day of the surgery was 290. My highest weight before this surgery was 301 so I lost over ten pounds just dieting before surgery. I have not had a lot of energy to walk as much as I would like, and I think my calorie intake was low so I hoped I would loose 2-3 pounds this week. I think I need to walk more and hopefully I'll be at 278 by Friday.

I had band over bypass. My doctor suggested my weight loss would be slower this time around. I think the magic will start to happen once I get a fill.

Drinking no calorie drinks besides muscle milk light. Staying between 500-900 calories a day. I'm walking I was told no activity for a month. 1 more week. We got a bow flex and elliptical.

Congrats on your loss so far! 15lbs in 3 weeks is pretty amazing! I know it's tough when the scale doesn't move, but you're still healing. If you're following all the rules, don't worry! The weight WILL come off!! Maybe put the scale away for a while if it's making you frustrated.

3 weeks out of surgery and I'm stuck at 15 lbs lost. Been stuck for a week! What can I do?

Relax is the most important thing ..... you said it's been three weeks and you haven't lost anything of one of them. Okay, look at that picture....that means that you have lost on average of 7.5 pounds for the two weeks that you did lose. Your body is making all kinds of adjustments and getting used to new things. You are doing fine!!! Keep up with what you are eating and once you can start your activity, you'll see the weight coming off. The slower the loss, the longer it stays off....or so they say. I just hit my four week check up and have only lost 26 pounds total. I haven't stopped walking since they told me to get off the gurney in the recovery room. It will come!! Hang in there, this isn't just for now, it's for life!!!

Marlena

Thank you very much. My 1st fill is June 10th. I hope I can losses another 10lbs. Now that I feel better I'm going to start doing more. Thank you and good luck on ur journey!

I understand how you feel. I lost 12 lbs in 5 days, post op lost 2 more then somehow gained that 2 back. Now haven't lost anything for 8 days. It's our nature to want to see the scale go down daily and to worry if we had initial weight loss but it won't continue. As others have said we are still healing and adjusting. Even though we would like to see more 1-2 lbs a week is good and there may be weeks the scale doesn't change.

Just follow your doctor's orders on what/how much to eat and get some exercise! You will do great!

Finally I'm down 2 more lbs. started 329 lbs and now 302.4 I got for my 1st fill hopefully that will help too

I'm trying hard to not get frustrated. I have been up and down a pound for two weeks now. I am still mainly on mushies and eating around 800 calories a day. I know my body is still healing (I'm on day 20) but I can not figure out how one can eat 800 calories a day and not lose weight for two weeks?? People like to say its simple calories in/ out but it really isn't!!

15 lbs is awesome 3 weeks is a drop in the bucket when you looking ar a lifetime remember is going to be a slow process keep up the good work

So apparently I'm eating to many carbs I'm supposed to eat more protien I at a total of 46 lbs Im trying hard