i keep hearing about the 3 week stall. i am at 3 weeks now and i noticed that the weight isnt coming off. so i guess my question is how long does this first stall normally last?

Some never get this stall, but mine was 4 weeks long. How can you NOT lose weight eating only 300 calories a day? Thats the magic of the three week stall! It will start coming off again, I promise.. just keep up the good work. If you follow the docs rules.... you can search the three week stall here too for many stories.

My stall started closer to 4 weeks after surgery (at that point I had lost about 35lbs) and it lasted 3 weeks. It was a lonnngggg 3 weeks, but I'm losing pretty consistently now, slower but consistent.

Mine hit in the third week and lasted 3 weeks. It felt more like an eternity!

Mine started at 4 weeks and lasted 4 weeks.

thank you ladies! i guess its pretty much textbook to expect this then. im gonna avoid the scale for a while so that i dont stress about it.

MIne was a good 4 weeks as well. But, as already has been said, hang in there! It starts to come off!!!! I tend to get big drops after the stalls, especially after that first one. I think the body is in total confusion as to what to do LOL. With the support of the people on this board, I focused on nutrition, fluids, and doing what I was suppose to do.. oh and deep breathing for my impatience :-) Best of luck with your journey!!!!

Yep, majority of us will get this dreaded stall. It starts at around week 2-3 Post Op and from what I've seen will last anywhere from 3 weeks long through around 5 weeks long.

Just keep doing all the right things, it will pass. Promise!!

I didn't have my first stall until my 9th week. It lasted for 4.5 weeks. It was rough but I got past it. I did lose some inches during the stall, I just didn't lose any weight, in fact I went up and down the same 2 pounds.

I didn't have my first stall until my 9th week. It lasted for 4.5 weeks. It was rough but I got past it. I did lose some inches during the stall, I just didn't lose any weight, in fact I went up and down the same 2 pounds.

Good point, do mesure yourself now and then... when the scales don't move, the inches will.

My first stall started at the end of week 2. It lasted for almost 4 weeks but then I dropped 15 lbs. in a week and a half. Then another stall....and the story goes on and on....lol...I'm now almost 3 months out and am in my 3rd wicked stall. Ugh! But since pre op, I've lost 55 lbs. So, hang in there...it will come off!

thank you guys! im trying not to focus on it, and i put the scale up so i am not tempted to weigh.

Will I to I'm in my first stall I hope it don't last cause I haven't lost much weight yet....I'm 3 weeks out...

Will I to I'm in my first stall I hope it don't last cause I haven't lost much weight yet....I'm 3 weeks out...

Mine started at 2 1/2 weeks and lasted for 4 weeks. It will end and you will lose fine after....until the next stall! Join the club, its pretty natural for this to happen. It is nothing you are doing wrong.

Mine just ended today with a 2# loss after 9 days of nothing.

way to go!

wish i could say the same. my tom i coming though and i know that i dont lose when it is. after it i always drop big, so i am hoping that that helps me get over the hump.

Mine just ended today with a 2# loss after 9 days of nothing.