Longest Stall That Was Broken?

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July 17, 201214 yr

OK, so I have hit my second stall, and this one is a doozy. I have been at the same weight (205) for a month now, and am starting to freak out a little. I dont know if I am at my equilibrium / maintenance on calories, or if my body is just adjusting and I will be able to continue eating the same number of calories and eventually the weight will begin dropping some more. Current facts that may help those considering a reply:

Surgery date: Jan 17th 2012

Surgery weight: 272

Current Weight: 205

Height: 5' 8"

Calories per day: 2250

Exercise: I jog 2-3 times per week for 30 mins and lift weights 2-4 times per week for 1-1.5 hours.

The only reason I am not certain that I am at mainenance is that all of the BMR calculators say I should be burning around 3000-3300 calories per day. I eat less than that, and the scale stays constant. As far as measuring, I tape measure once every two weeks. Last measure was a week and a half ago and I showed decreases in chest and stomach, but I was pretty sure this was just a result of my wifes measuring technique (not an actual loss). I measure again this weekend, so if there is another decrease, I will be a little more certain that there is actually fat reduction happening. And, as far as gaining muscle and losing fat, thus the scale not moving, it seems too coincidental to lose the exact same amount of fat as muscle (keeping the scale the same).

Have any of you been in a similar situation? What was the longest stall that you've had that broke?

Thanks in advance.

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Livinglifeout

July 17, 201214 yr

I think maybe you need to cut your calories?
Forensikchic

July 17, 201214 yr

Your calories seem high and thats probably due to eating a lot of carbs. I know you need some carbs for exercise and all but maybe you could see where you are on carbs. My nut just told me to break
Supersweetums

July 17, 201214 yr

I would not worry too much then unless you start to gain, then re-evaluate. And your wife is right, you are gaining muscle. I think many of us struggle to see the new person that emerges (I am one o

July 18, 201214 yr

I didn't read every reply so sorry in advance if I am repeating something someone has already said.

Sounds like to me you are at the "6 month stall" I'm sure if you search here or other WLS forums you will see it is very common for us to have. I was in the same boat as you for over a month I kept on gaining and losing the same three pounds and didn't understAnd why because I was eating good. I finally ended up dropping about 5 pounds after that stall but our weight loss does slow down usually when we get this far out.

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