It seems like (although i have only been here a few months) that there is a lot of early stalls. Like before the typical "3 week stall" So any opinions on why we are not losing weight initially? I mean if we are tracking everything, eating right and exercising and all looks good why are some of us having weeks of no weight loss. Worse off some of us have stopped so early on we feel like we are waiting for the surgery weight loss to start.

I know I had surgery August 2nd and lost a total of 13 pounds the first week. then nothing since the 9th of august. I feel like ...ok so when will the weight loss start. I have lost 13 pounds in a month..many times over...i eat high protein, low carb, tons of water and exercise..my nut says..keep on going..yet...we wait for it to start again..or start at all.

I know it's frustrating but anyone see this over time..periods when people just don't loose weight initially at all, then long stalls then ...what? does it eventually kick in? go fast? drop slowly...?

any opinions on this?

I am about 10 weeks out and have experienced MANY stalls so far. I lost a total of 35 lbs but 20 of those lbs were lost in the first 2 weeks. After that I have been hitting many stalls. I have even lost a few lbs then gained those few lbs back. A friend of mine (my sleeve sister) send this article to me. It makes sense. Hope this helps to explain it a little better. No need to worry though, you will lose as long as you are following all the rules. Some people take a little longer than others.

This came from a Duodenal Switch website called DSfacts.com

"The Inevitable Stall

By Diana C. A "stall" a few weeks out is inevitable, and here's why.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a saber tooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

It all depends on your body. I like this article in explaining stalls, http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html

check this one too, ppl talking about their experiences with stalls: http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/21945-how-many-times-and-for-how-long-were-ur-stalls/page__hl__stalls

I actually quoted that article to several people too. I'ts informative and insightful. I was wondering though if there were patterns of times over the years when you see more of the people here have very early stalls (perhaps duing the first week after surgery) for long periods of time..greater then 3 weeks.

Just kind of wondered if it was cyclical ..like full moons and lots of weird patients in the hospital ( for us nurses)

Gayle

I'm pretty sure I hit my stall this week - 4 weeks out. Honestly I don't care if my reflux would go away and my sinus drainage would stop I would be thrilled!!

I know I had surgery August 2nd and lost a total of 13 pounds the first week. then nothing since the 9th of august. I feel like ...ok so when will the weight loss start. I have lost 13 pounds in a month..many times over...i eat high Protein, low carb, tons of Water and exercise..my nut says..keep on going..yet...we wait for it to start again..or start at all.

does it eventually kick in?

i feel the exact same way! i had surg 8/11 and have only lost 14lbs since surgery & didn't lose any of those last week. i eat fairly good and by failry i don't mean any cheating i mean some days i miss a meal or two but i'm still eating on plan, no slip-ups.

i've excersied some not that much, jus walking, i'm re-joining the gym this evening with hopes of breaking this stall.

i kno slow lost has it's upsides but i ready to see the fruits of my labor. i've put a lot of work into having this surgery and i'm ready for results.

it is nice to kno i'm not alone.

I'm 11 days out and haven't lost an ounce....