One month out

[Kimberlina 18]

SOO... in just 3 days it will have been 1 month since my VSG sugery. Everything has been relatively pleasant (other than the gas pains for the few days after surgery) up until now. IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE I HAVE LOST ANYTHING. I know that it couldn't keep coming off as fast as it was but NOTHING??? I can't believe how discouraged and literally PISSED OFF I am that the scale isn't moving. Now, I am not one of those girls who gets on the scale every day (though it's still not easy to avoid it) but about once every 4 or 5 days I have gotten on it for the last 2 weeks and it has only moved 1 POUND.

Now, I know there are "Stalls" and I know that it happens to everyone but....................... UGH! Sorry to complain, it just feels right now like all this time and money that I spent to prepare myself for life changing weightloss was a waste of time. I know that I was a lucky girl to loose so much before surgery, and then to loose another 20 pounds after surgery in the 2 weeks following. Right now I feel like a failure. It feels like somehow I am screwing this up. I am not eating anything that the dietitian hasn't told me to eat, and I can still barely get in 500 calories(if I'm lucky) a day.

Right now I hate my body and I feel like I'm turning anorexic. "ohh... I have had an egg, a string cheese, and a Protein Shake today and I feel SOOOO FAT" GRRRRRRRR.

Ok, I'm done venting. I just really REALLY REALLY hope that this stall is over very soon.

Kim-

[Eyemallrt 16]

Search for " three week stall" , you"ll find some great information out there. It is NORMAL and is usually followed by a good loss. It just goes to show that it is not just as simple as calories in vs calories burned. Our bodies are complicated machines.

[Rev Me Up! 75]

Sorry you are so frustrated. I know it isn't much comfort to you today, but almost everyone has this same experience. Your best strategy is to stay away from the scale for a while. Being a slave to the scale will drive you crazy and keep you from seeing all the real successes in life. Whatever you do, don't cut back on your food. Keep eating to your docs orders and focus on staying healthy. Your body is completely freaked out by what you just did to it.

The weight will come off - you can't avoid it.

Hang in there!

[Teri L 3]

i would be struggling too and feeling freaked out - I'm still waiting for surgery. So maybe you can take a couple deep breaths and just know IT WILL come off! You can't eat 500 cals a day and not lose weight. Please let us know when you move again- I bet it is just a day or two away! (also, not to be too personal - your cycle may also impact your #'s). Hang in there! I'm SOOO ROOTIN' for you!

[Tiffykins 673]

It's common to stall at this point, and nothing anyone says, or no matter how many times it's mentioned does it make things better.

But, one thing to remember is that we didn't get fat overnight, it's not going to fall off overnight. If that were the case, we'd all be at goal within the first month, and what would that really teach us about our eating habits/behaviors, and can you imagine what our skin and body would look like.

Also, when the scale isn't moving, you are more than likely losing inches. So, while the scale isn't moving, your clothes might fit differently. If you are losing inches, you're losing fat. So, if you haven't, take measurements and then remeasure in 2-3 weeks. I think you'll be surprised just how many inches you lose in that time period.

And, when people have big pre-op losses, typically they see a stall sooner. I don't know why, but that's the trend. My recommendation; breathe, keep following your post-op guideline and Celebrate your current success.

[former_vbg 198]

I too have become especially frustrated the past month, am almost 3mths out from surgery. I am very diligent with watching my food intake. I rarely take in more than 15 carbs per day. Have been off all sugar products since surgery. The past month I have been adding in about 40 min of cardio 3 to 4x a week w/leg and upper body lift repetitions. This week I have lost nothing. It seems like I will go 2 weeks with barely anything or maybe nothing at all and then drop 3 to 5#, then go awhile and nothing. I keep trying to tell myself to be patient. Yes, I am a daily scale watcher, just can't help it.

Last night I was so frustrated, it started making me think I should just have a chocolate treat- cuz WTH, nothing seems to matter. I'm fighting that really hard right now. None of that is in the house, but it's just a vending machine away at work. Next week I have to travel for work and it will force me not to be able to weigh myself which will kind of freak me out. Especially since there will be LOTS of opportunity for poor food choices and I will be extremely limited with where I can get my food selections. I will be traveling w/my boss and he will have the car- we are in training sessions.

Just trying to stay the course...

It's common to stall at this point, and nothing anyone says, or no matter how many times it's mentioned does it make things better.

But, one thing to remember is that we didn't get fat overnight, it's not going to fall off overnight. If that were the case, we'd all be at goal within the first month, and what would that really teach us about our eating habits/behaviors, and can you imagine what our skin and body would look like.

Also, when the scale isn't moving, you are more than likely losing inches. So, while the scale isn't moving, your clothes might fit differently. If you are losing inches, you're losing fat. So, if you haven't, take measurements and then remeasure in 2-3 weeks. I think you'll be surprised just how many inches you lose in that time period.

And, when people have big pre-op losses, typically they see a stall sooner. I don't know why, but that's the trend. My recommendation; breathe, keep following your post-op guideline and Celebrate your current success.