Why the stall !!!!

[ER New 2]

Hi everyone....

Well, i am at 3 wk post op and trying hard not to get sad, mad, frustaded and depressed !!!

I gained 2lbs im the last 2 weeks !!!

I keep reading it is normal, but....just wondering why does it happen ?? What happens to our bodies that we stop losing or e ven gain weight !!

I guess knowing would help understand....and not get soooo sad.

Ale

[Tamz 8]

Hi everyone....

Well, i am at 3 wk post op and trying hard not to get sad, mad, frustaded and depressed !!!

I gained 2lbs im the last 2 weeks !!!

I keep reading it is normal, but....just wondering why does it happen ?? What happens to our bodies that we stop losing or e ven gain weight !!

I guess knowing would help understand....and not get soooo sad.

Ale

I went through this the last 1-2 wks.. it does suck.. but you have to just keep at it. As long as you know your doing the right portions, exercising, getting in your water/protein.. it will pass. Everyone has gone thru it.. and IT SUCKS! I think its because initially your body loses the weight then realizes hello.. what are you doing.. where is the food.. and thinks its starving. You will be fine.... also.. if your on mushies.. your probably having more carbs then you had in the beginning, and more than you will when you hit solid food. You will be ok, and start losing again ... <3

[ER New 2]

I hope so !

I cant exercise much due to a knee injury, one of the reason i had the surgery, so i also worry that might also be a reason....

I am definately not getting all the Water, now that i am back to work it seems i dont have enough hours ! But, thank you for letting me know i have to get the hours and drink !!

,

Ale

[Wheetsin 714]

The very short & sweet version (I've typed this out in more detail, so if you want it you can probably find it):

When you first change some major thing about the way you eat, your body freaks out and released a bunch of stuff it has been reserving for an emergency, to try and make sure it has the energy it needs. The initial "whooshy" weightloss people see 1 & 2 weeks into a diet -- usually, at least half of that weight is this bunch of stuff (reserves). The other half or so is usually fat & muscle loss.

As soon as that initial stuff is released, your body says "Ok, no more..." and tries to hold on to what it can get. It wants those reserves replaced, and wants to preserve everything it has. The "stall" people see 3 & 4 weeks into a diet is that - your body's reaction to having to give up its reserves.

Usually by weeks 6 - 8 things have evened out a bit and you are more reliably losing greater percentages of fat and/or muscle than reserved Fluid components.

Heads up, around week 10, and then around month 2 or 3, are also frequent "stall" periods (most experts won't consider something a stall unless there has been 6 weeks or longer without loss of either fat or inches, a stall is not a week or two of the scale not changing).

HTH