1 week stall!!!! UUGGGGHHHH Are you serious!!!!!!

[Hip 2]

Lost a quick 10lbs by day 6 then nada for the last 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just venting!!!!!!!!

[AutumnLily 77]

Stalls do happen from time to time. Its just your body trying to figure out what is going on. You should take measurements for the next time you stall to see that you are losing inches but not weight. I know they are frustrating but soon enough it will break and you will be on your way again.

[Amanda131 214]

Hi Hip-

I was in the same boat as you. I actually ddn't lose a single pound week 2 or 3. But, I stayed the course and have dropped crazy weight in the weeks that followed (45 pounds in 6 weeks- 30 of the those pounds came in weeks 4,5 and 6). I guess the moral of the post is to stay focused on the end goal, eat and exercise right and things will eventually shake out the way they are supposed to. Granted, saying all that still doesn't make the frustration any easier to manage when that damn scale won't move!

Good luck!

Amanda

[Skinnyagain 12]

I am right there with you. I only lost 7 lbs since surgery on march 15 and have not lost a pound since. I hope this stall ends soon. I am starting to think I did all of this for 7 lbs. I will be 5 weeks out tomorrow. I even go up a pound or two every other day, then come back down. This is so frustrating.

[KellyL 173]

Step away...from the scales and nobody gets hurt! Lol. Sorry y'all, i know it is terribly frustrating! I've been in a 5 month stall, but I'm pre-op. That makes it easier for me to just give up, and pig out!!! I haven't done that but I will be happy when I'm sleeved and have a little more control over portions when i get in that mode of thinking that I'm depriving myself for nothing.

Use a tape measure or try on smaller clothes. Another thing thats amazing is how even pro-op i don't have to stress about where the waitress is going to sit me if i go out to eat and the anxiety of not being able to fit in a booth. Cuz I can fit easily now! So look at your non scale victorys too, not just the numbers on a scale!!

[MelissaAnd 3]

I had a horrible stall from week 2 through week 5. I am hearing that stalls are common. I just kept at my plan and tried to keep focused on the fact that my clothes were fitting so much better. The scale is so not my friend!! It hasn't been for a long time!

What I am finding, being 7 weeks post-op, is that I will loose a pound one day and gain it back the next, then on day 3, it drops off for good. I think this yo-yo effect is common too!

Try to focus on the fact that your clothes will fit better very soon. Stalls are hard and very disheartening! I started to get depressed at first because I went through all the trouble to get the surgery and for what?? To stall on my weight-loss! It's hard not to beat yourself up. BUT take it from me, the stall will pass and you will resume your weight loss.

You can conquer this!

[Hip 2]

ThNKS everyone. I had lap band and remember the stalls and it still ticks me off to no end!!!!!!!!!!! Day 6...STALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL I just want one of those days where you get on the scale and its 2 or 3 pounds less!!! Oh well....Ill stick it out. This is only week 2 so this may go on a bit I guess.

[Nicole W 0]

I'm in the same boat. I lost about 9 pounds in the first week, and haven't lost since. I was talking to my surgeon today and he said that this weight loss isn't going to be a steady decline, it's going to be more like stairs. We're going to lose, stall, lose, stall... which is frustrating but he said as long as it's coming off, we have to be proud of that! I'm right there with ya.

[apple-saucy 17]

I think I'm just not going to step on a scale for the first month out LOL Then I won't be obsessing about the 1wk 2 wk 3 wk stalls I may experience I'll just b e like WOO HOO I lost 5lbs (or whatever)

[Hip 2]

As of this morning the scale dropped 2 pounds.....Im not changing my ticker as it could be a false alarm! LOL