the dreaded stall

[Kerry 1]

okay so im a little over 3 weeks and i have stalled now for well over a week..ive actually gained 3 lbs. i dont understand what the heck is going on!!! is it normal to stall this long? and after the first stall does the weight start to come off as fast as the begining or is it normally slower? I know i could be not eating enough but man this is very discouraging!!! i am having a hard time with this..i just keep feeling like im going to be overweight all my life and still never eat normal...not that i want to pig out but just saying if im not loosing weight i might as well eat like an overweight person...I know that im being silly and emotional but i go to the gym everyday and im going to start back to Zumba tomorrow night...surely this is just the normal 3 week stall but im just afraid it should have been over already!!! any advice or maybe if anyone else has been through this could shed some light would be great..thanks yall!!!

[HelloKitty 0]

okay so im a little over 3 weeks and i have stalled now for well over a week..ive actually gained 3 lbs. i dont understand what the heck is going on!!! is it normal to stall this long? and after the first stall does the weight start to come off as fast as the begining or is it normally slower? I know i could be not eating enough but man this is very discouraging!!! i am having a hard time with this..i just keep feeling like im going to be overweight all my life and still never eat normal...not that i want to pig out but just saying if im not loosing weight i might as well eat like an overweight person...I know that im being silly and emotional but i go to the gym everyday and im going to start back to Zumba tomorrow night...surely this is just the normal 3 week stall but im just afraid it should have been over already!!! any advice or maybe if anyone else has been through this could shed some light would be great..thanks yall!!!

trust me--i am no PRO at this, as I was only sleeved last week...LOL...BUT, today at my Dr's office, the nurse said to expect to not really lose but a pound or two in the next 2 weeks. Hope this makes you feel better!

[climbthestairs 0]

I also dont understand. I only had surgery 5 weeks ago and this week have only lost 1 lb. I thought the weight would come off quicker, my Dr. actually said you should loose 1lb per day in the first 3 months and that is definitely not happening for me. I am only consuming Protein Shakes, yogurt, cottage cheese and tofu and not loosing much weight. I am terrified what will happen when I get back to regular food if I am not loosing now.

[susnl 17]

Hi Kerry.

I am right there with you. I stalled on day 16. Here we are on day 24 and I am still stuck too. I did lose the 2lbs I gained. I have increase my Water, calories, and exercise. I hope this ends soon. This is very frustrating. I have vowed to not weigh myself again until Monday. Let's hope for the best.

Good Luck.

[myrori 55]

okay so im a little over 3 weeks and i have stalled now for well over a week..ive actually gained 3 lbs. i dont understand what the heck is going on!!! is it normal to stall this long? and after the first stall does the weight start to come off as fast as the begining or is it normally slower? I know i could be not eating enough but man this is very discouraging!!! i am having a hard time with this..i just keep feeling like im going to be overweight all my life and still never eat normal...not that i want to pig out but just saying if im not loosing weight i might as well eat like an overweight person...I know that im being silly and emotional but i go to the gym everyday and im going to start back to Zumba tomorrow night...surely this is just the normal 3 week stall but im just afraid it should have been over already!!! any advice or maybe if anyone else has been through this could shed some light would be great..thanks yall!!!

Totally normal!

As a matter of fact abound my 6 week mark I stalled for like a MONTH! AFTER gaining like 4 pounds. Google some weight loss stalls and glycogen loss and it will all start to make sense. Understanding what your body is going through and accepting the numbers on the scale are 2 different beasts and it plays games with your head for sure,,,but trust me this will pass. During my month long stall, when the scale did not budge I lost a pant size!

Now here I am again lost 2 and then nothing, yet my legs and butt are still shrinking and bones are protruding. ( it hurts to sit on hard things, how the hell do skinny people do it?) Just stick to the plan, don't kill yourself exercising too much and mix up the calorie intake get in plenty of fluids!

[massindex 346]

Can't tell you how important the Water thing is... When I stall, I increase my water and it starts right back up.

[Lots Of Hope 4]

Ok guys, I just complained about this three weeks ago! Mine lasted three weeks. STINKING STALL! But like everybody told me, it will pass! My did finally and yours will too. I promise. I did up my carbs with Peanut Butter, but it could have been just the time too. It's part of the initiation into the sleeve and loser club I guess. Positive affirmations.......it will break!

[fern 195]

Your period can play games with your weight loss too. I'm 3 months out and I really only lose weight about a week or 2 a month. The week of my period I actually gain up to 5 pounds!!! Your body is still shrinking though so don't give it too much worry. The scale will move again soon. But increasing your Water is a great thing to do too. It'll sometimes jump start your weight loss again

[Heatherr 149]

my Dr. actually said you should loose 1lb per day in the first 3 months

^^^^ Huh? I'd bet you'd be hard pressed to find many, if any, that statistic is true for.

Your doc is a quack or you misunderstood.

[Heatherr 149]

I mean, seriously, just think about that logically, you'd have to be -3500 calories a day to achieve that. Also, if losing 90 lbs in 3 months was typical, there would be a line from here to Texas of people waiting for surgery.

[climbthestairs 0]

I talked to my Dr. again yesterday and told him I had only lost 1 lb in the week and he got really mad! He insists I am doing something wrong and that I should be consistently loosing 5-7lbs each week for the first 3 months. I can not figure out what I am doing "wrong".

I am drinking 100 oz of Water per day, eating 100 g of Protein and only eating plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu and egg.

To me it just seems that everybodys body react differently and maybe mine is just slow to loose...

i wish he would have this surgery and can see if he looses 1lb per day!

I mean, seriously, just think about that logically, you'd have to be -3500 calories a day to achieve that. Also, if losing 90 lbs in 3 months was typical, there would be a line from here to Texas of people waiting for surgery.

[Disney 20]

I talked to my Dr. again yesterday and told him I had only lost 1 lb in the week and he got really mad! He insists I am doing something wrong and that I should be consistently loosing 5-7lbs each week for the first 3 months. I can not figure out what I am doing "wrong".

I am drinking 100 oz of Water per day, eating 100 g of Protein and only eating plain greek yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu and egg.

To me it just seems that everybodys body react differently and maybe mine is just slow to loose...

i wish he would have this surgery and can see if he looses 1lb per day!

I would find another Dr to do my follow-ups. There is no way I would put up with a Dr getting "mad" at me and telling me I am doing something wrong by not losing a pound a day. That is absurd. And even if it was common to do that, he has no business chastising you like a child. We are all different and will lose at different rates. If he can't figure that into the equation, then he is the one doing something wrong, not YOU.

[ahoy 3]

Seriously. Fire him!

[Chicadee 10]

Hi Kerry, Today is my 1 month surgiversary and I haven't lost anything notable in the last two weeks. It is very frustrating. I am going today for my 1 month follow up visit so I will see what they say but I am trying to remain positive that this is just the "3 week stall" situation and I will start losing again soon. Hang in there.

[Kerry 1]

Thanks guys for your comments...it really does help so much. I just don't understand. My friend is dieting with out WLS and is loosing faster than me...I just wanna scream...hey chickadee..if u can could u post what ur doc says..thank you soo much