The dreaded stahl!

[suez383 1]

Ok, so I have been at the "three week stahl" since week 2 and that was 2 1/2 weeks ago, how long does this last!?!! This is ridiculous, I just had major surgery, suffered, eat hardly anything and haven't lost a thing in almost 3 weeks! I guess I am just afraid that I will be the one person this doesn't work for. I mean I know everyone goes through the stahl's, but this is going to work for me right? right?

[SuperMom 33]

Don't worry....I hit stalls all the time....I am on one now have been for 2-3 weeks........boo right? I have noticed that when I don't eat ENOUGH I stall. It is weird to think I need to eat MORE. What usually breaks the stalls is taking in more Protein. Changing something up.....like when I switched PPI and then got off PPI both of those time broke the stall. And my doc was the one that said increase the Protein a little and see what happens and that broke a stall too.

Good luck and know you are not alone! I guess it is just our bodies way of saying whoa....hold on there....slow down! LOLOL

[Deevah 3]

Suez,

I was sleeved on 8/31, and I have not lost a pound since 9/23. That puts me at being stalled for 3 weeks as of tomorrow, so I definately understand your frustration. I don't know what to do either, but I was going to ask my surgeon next Friday during my appointment. I have increased my Protein on my own (added another 2 shakes during the day, two days ago) so hopefully I will see the scale move soon. I feel like such a failure sometimes as well, so you are not alone there, either. I have increased my exercise and changed up my routine, so hopefully all of these will help. I will also reduce my PPI to one a day and see if that helps. Hopefully they will help you as well and we will both see scale movement soon.

[overboard 5]

I know I stalled in the first weeks. The weight didn't seem to be coming off very fast at all. I was shocked how slow it was because I had made such a drastic change. Once I started eating real food and didn't need the shakes the weight started dropping off quickly. It is easier said than done, but try not to worry about it. It will come off. I am not sure what makes a body hold on to weight, but once it let go I have been losing and losing! Soon, you will see it on the scale. You will be amazed.

[Sassygirl06 962]

my stall lasted till my next period was over. then i lost 8.5 pounds in less then a week. it'l come off dont worry.

[newday2day 0]

I too am stalled. I thought it broke on Monday when I dipped down to 247 and then back up the next day back to 253. Ugh!! I hate my body. I've added Protein so we'll see.

Good luck!!

[Thomas CPA 496]

Change up routine. I put myself on a stall for two weeks to stop the fatigue of losing to fast. Then I started increasing calories and carbohydrates and gym work and lost 2 1/2 pounds in last three days.

One of the problems is the body goes into starvation mode and your metabolism starts to stabilize. You need to shock it to start burning machine again.