I had my surgery on feb. 6 and lost 15 pounds the first 8 days. I feel great about that but I have not lost a pound since. Can you stall that early? I've been drinking my protein shakes and I don't eat near as much as I used to, though I do eat pretty good. But of the right foods. I don't get it. I'm scared.

How long is your stall for?

i had my surgery on 2/3 and by 2/13 i had stalled... only lost 3 lbs since then. so yea its possible!! it sucks but it'll break. today i lost 1.5 lbs. i think it had ALOT to do with my fluids.. i wasnt getting them in the way i should have. Yesterday i FORCED myself to drink.. infact, i even had some cranberry juice to help because its easier to get down than plain Water, and i think it worked because i was stuck at 227.5 for days and this morning i hit 226.0.

its all about water and protein!!

Happy Birthday! I have been walking everyday a min of 2 miles but generally 4 ( but have done 8 miles and will ne doing 12 this Sat. ) I was sleeved on feb 14th and have lost 15lbs from surgery date.

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njd, yes it's seems it's pretty normal. I had stalls early on. In fact, I've had a stall and lose pattern through out! Only recently I seem to just have a slow steady pattern. But I've read that most people stall within the first three weeks! It might be our bodies adjusting. Hang in there. It will break. Just be sure and focus on nutrition (protein) and fluids and be sure you're moving. It's so frustrating when it happen, but just hang in there kiddo!!!

How long is your stall for?

Two weeks almost

Thank you guys. My goal today is going to be drink drink drink.

Two weeks almost

Yeah your Water is important and the physical activity too,walk walk. We all have stalls,It shall pass :)

I lost about 15 pounds in my 1st two weeks and have been stalled for the past week and a half but am noticing inches gone. I was able to fit in a size smaller jeans today! Don't worry too much about what the scale says, its all about how you feel. I've decided not to weigh myself again until my next follow up with the doctor. That scale is evil! Plus, dropping several pounds overnight is not only unlikely but also unhealthy! Your body needs time to process the major changes it is going through.

I don't worry about stalls much anymore. I realize after my stalls and reading everyone else's fears of not losing anymore, that it's totally unrealistic that we are stopping our weight loss. I wanted to see the scale go down instantly. Well, my weight didn't go on instantly, so it will take a while do go down. I realized that when my body halted shedding those unwanted pounds. My body was readjusting in inches. Yes inches! That's what really counts for me. So I have put my scale away, or to put it mildly, it's in a time out for not going down! I had even went out an purchased a new scale because it had went for 144.6 to 161.6 overnight! Now that freaked me out. My scale was just fine. It was probably Water weight.

Anyways, I am not stressing on scale #'s anymore and am just going to live my life happily and weigh myself periodically. This is where I'm at now. I have about 30 lbs to loss to get to my set goal, and I will get there. I'm only 4.5 months post op and I don't need to waste today worrying about tomorrow. Today is the day that I'm celebrating bc my body looks so much better (with cloths on). Yes I have a muffin tummy or I also call it a raisin top. LOL

Stop worrying, your weight will come off, focus on eating healthy and enjoying the new you. Look in the mirror and see the miraculous changes taking place. Don't miss out on today bc your focusing on tomorrow!

Have a beautiful day!

I don't worry about stalls much anymore. I realize after my stalls and reading everyone else's fears of not losing anymore' date=' that it's totally unrealistic that we are stopping our weight loss. I wanted to see the scale go down instantly. Well, my weight didn't go on instantly, so it will take a while do go down. I realized that when my body halted shedding those unwanted pounds. My body was readjusting in inches. Yes inches! That's what really counts for me. So I have put my scale away, or to put it mildly, it's in a time out for not going down! I had even went out an purchased a new scale because it had went for 144.6 to 161.6 overnight! Now that freaked me out. My scale was just fine. It was probably Water weight.

Anyways, I am not stressing on scale #'s anymore and am just going to live my life happily and weigh myself periodically. This is where I'm at now. I have about 30 lbs to loss to get to my set goal, and I will get there. I'm only 4.5 months post op and I don't need to waste today worrying about tomorrow. Today is the day that I'm celebrating bc my body looks so much better (with cloths on). Yes I have a muffin tummy or I also call it a raisin top. LOL

Stop worrying, your weight will come off, focus on eating healthy and enjoying the new you. Look in the mirror and see the miraculous changes taking place. Don't miss out on today bc your focusing on tomorrow!

Have a beautiful day! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

I don't think you could have put that better. Thanks so much.

I don't worry about stalls much anymore. I realize after my stalls and reading everyone else's fears of not losing anymore, that it's totally unrealistic that we are stopping our weight loss. I wanted to see the scale go down instantly. Well, my weight didn't go on instantly, so it will take a while do go down. I realized that when my body halted shedding those unwanted pounds. My body was readjusting in inches. Yes inches! That's what really counts for me. So I have put my scale away, or to put it mildly, it's in a time out for not going down! I had even went out an purchased a new scale because it had went for 144.6 to 161.6 overnight! Now that freaked me out. My scale was just fine. It was probably Water weight.

Anyways, I am not stressing on scale #'s anymore and am just going to live my life happily and weigh myself periodically. This is where I'm at now. I have about 30 lbs to loss to get to my set goal, and I will get there. I'm only 4.5 months post op and I don't need to waste today worrying about tomorrow. Today is the day that I'm celebrating bc my body looks so much better (with cloths on). Yes I have a muffin tummy or I also call it a raisin top. LOL

Stop worrying, your weight will come off, focus on eating healthy and enjoying the new you. Look in the mirror and see the miraculous changes taking place. Don't miss out on today bc your focusing on tomorrow!

Have a beautiful day!

You have even made ME feel a little better today thank you!

My surgen warned me ahead of time that at about 3 weeks would be a stall and not to worry.

I think I was like a lot of people thinking that the weight would just fall off after my surgery. I know when I first came home I was weighing myself all the time. Finally, I started thinking the weight didn't just show up over night so why am I stressing over not losing a pound a day. So even though the weight is coming off slower than I had hoped, I am now learning alot about my body and my health I can now where shoes (my feet and ankles had swollen so bad I had to wear bedroom shoes all the time) which I have not been able to do for a while and I have ankles. I can walk up a flight of stairs and not have to stop to catch my breath. I feel like doing things when I get home from work besides putting on my p.j.s and watching t.v. Overall I feel better than I have felt in years.

So hang in there, the weight will come off. Just don't forget all the other things that come along with the WLS too.

It is a journay but we are all in it together.