i am 3 weeks post op (sleeve) and have lost 23 lbs so far. i stopped losing weight when i started eating solid foods again. worried that i went through all of this for 23 lbs !!! anyone experienced this?? help !!!:biggrin0:

Edited September 15, 201015 yr by fab_mom_of_3
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It's normal. Relax and search for threads about stalls. I stalled from about 3-5 weeks, but then I dropped seven pounds the following week.

Most folks go through it, just keep following your surgeon's plan and you'll be fine. Your body needs to adjust.

~Cheri

Thanks! i appreciate the help have a great day and good luck on your journey !!:biggrin0:

You and I had it done around the same time and have lost about the same amount of weight it seems. I am a revision from Lap Band.

My body loses weight quickly. I usually have a week or two occasionally of little to no weight loss. It seems that time period is for my body to catch up. When i don't lose scale weight, I lose inches. I recall a lot of people talking about this on here.

How are you tolerating foods these days? I am having trouble because of frequent diarrhea within 20-30 minutes after eating sometimes sooner. :biggrin0:

Edited September 15, 201015 yr by Carrie
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Week three was slow for me, then close to end of week four i dropped 4 pounds and it has been another week and I have lost another 3-4 pounds already. I started exercising and logging my food into Fatsecret.com it is paying off. I will do my six week weigh in a week from friday and I will update my ticker.

So I was in same boat as you in week three when I started on some decent food, just keep plugging along. Chances are you can't not lose weight if you keep your calorie intake down and eat decently.

Don't get too worried. I bet your body is just happy to have some food back.

I was told that when you have a stall, your body is reabsorbing all the extra veins that formed with the weight gain. It is a period of time for your body to adjust.

No problems with tolerating any kind of food. just much smaller amts of food and of course if i eat too much it hurts but can eat anything and have had no upset stomach of any kind. very lucky !

I needed this post. I too am on week 3 and at a stall. I lost 16 lbs between week 1 and week 2....Now 2nd day into week 3 still 16...some mornings even 15 lbs only.

This too shall pass. My doc told me it would happen in week three and it would last 1-2 weeks. It lasted 12 Looooonnnnngggg days, but then the stall broke. My doc says it's just the body's way of adjusting.

AniO

i am 3 weeks post op (sleeve) and have lost 23 lbs so far. i stopped losing weight when i started eating solid foods again. worried that i went through all of this for 23 lbs !!! anyone experienced this?? help !!!:confused1:

Girrrl, I thought the same thing...I'm 1 month out tomorrow and have only lost 13 lbs. so you are doing AWESOME compared to me LOL! I know it will eventually come off, so no rush, as long as it does come off.

one piece of advice, don't weigh yourself everyday!

Do a search on stalls and you will find 6 million threads about it.

Congratulations..your thread just made 6 million and ONE! LOL

Good luck and hang in there...it's all very normal and expected.

Just wanted to drop a "thank you" to all who posted here. I wasn't expecting the stall, and while my weight loss up to wk 3 was great, I've been bouncing off of 300 for a few days now. Guess I'll have to stop weighing myself for a few days and check it again next week!