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We need some more information be give you helpful advice. whats you Protein and Water intake? how long did it take you to go from 245 to 239 ? how active are you ?

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I need more information. When was your surgery? What was your beginning weight? How much have you lost overall? What are you eating? What exercising are you doing? Are you getting in your Protein and Water?

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I need more information. When was your surgery? What was your beginning weight? How much have you lost overall? What are you eating? What exercising are you doing? Are you getting in your Protein and Water?

Not eating as much as I should

I take 60 or 30 grams a day of Protein

I try to drink 5-6 glasses of Water

I would eat chicken or fish

Umm Soup that really it

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Not eating as much as I should

I take 60 or 30 grams a day of Protein

I try to drink 5-6 glasses of Water

I would eat chicken or fish

Umm Soup that really it

Not sure what size glass you are using.

Assuming 12oz. This translates to 60-72oz. That prettymuch reaches your minimum requirement. Also the soup counts toward Water intake too.

You should work on increasing your Protein. 60g would be an ok low number

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I would be happy to help, but it sounds to me like you are just unhappy with your weight loss rate, which there's not a whole ton you can do to change. You are losing well. 245 to 239 is 6 pounds in 3 weeks - an average of 2 pounds a week. That's great. Plus, just a day after you posted this thread you were down two pounds! You didn't gain the weight overnight, you're not going to lose it. If you haven't gone a full week or two (Probably closer to two) then you're not really stalled. Over a week our bodies can fluctuate with Water weight - it's completely normal. You are doing awesome - try and remember that when the scale isn't going exactly the way you want =)

Just make sure you're getting in your Protein, keepin your carbs at a decent level, get your fluids in and work out and you will keep shedding those pounds.

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