Thought we could all convene here after our Feb sx so we could stay in touch....

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

I'm not happy either....idk what to do to get out of it.

3 weeks and counting.

Been in a 3 1/2 week stall. Not happy!

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

I tried that still nothing....getting discouraged...

Maybe try lowering your calories....then back up the next day?

Have you tried shaking up your calories? Like if you normally take in 1200 try a day with 1600 calories. I don't understand why it works but sometimes it kick starts things...

Agree! Not 'bad' foods just extra almonds olive oil avocados healthy fats!

Or dip it lower works too -- IF your not already doing lower cams than upper is best- I've found

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I tried that still nothing....getting discouraged...

I think your body is in starvation mode. Maybe you should increase your calorie intake for a couple of days. For me, the helps tremendously. Also, tracking what I eat on My Fitness Pal is a good way to see where you are at in regards to vitamins, workouts and calories.

Quick check in: DOS size 20/2xToday size 12/L.

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

I've been stair stepping with my weight loss. I'll lose a few pounds then stall for 2 or 3 weeks then lose a few more. I've been losing about 5 or 6 lbs a month for about 3 months.

Quick check in: DOS size 20/2xToday size 12/L.

Cute dress. You look good.

84lbs gone since being sleeved on 2/19. My wife dragged shopping, since she said I look like I've been wearing clothes that belong to someone else. I've gone from a 3-4x to a large or XL depending on the brand.

I have been in a stall for about a month...anyone else having this issue?

Not sure if this counts as a stall but my rate of weight loss has slowed, just over 3 lbs lost in the past 4 weeks. That being said I've found that I'm able to eat more than I could at first, kind of scared about that. Also the past two weeks I 've had a lot of high-sugar foods, especially over the 4th of July weekend. Once I start with that stuff it is a drug for me and I have to really make an effort to reign it in. I track my calories on the Lose It app and my calories have definitely crept up to 1300-1500 from 1100-1200. I see this trend in my eating as slipping back into my old habits which I MUST NOT allow myself to do. Although I don't get as hungry as I did pre-surgery I find that I do get hungry, both real and head-hunger. I knew I would reach a point post-surgery when I would hit a wall and have to start working harder to achieve my goal. I do think stalls are a normal part of any weight loss effort and the main thing is to not give up and quit trying. Our metabolism adjusts to the lower calorie intake so we have to shake things up in order to trick our metabolism back into the lose mode. I am going to try going back to the pre-op phase of protein shakes and green veggies only for a couple of days, a sort of fast, to see if that helps me reset my metabolism. Also, a lot of people seem to do well on the 2/5 diet, fasting on 500 calories for two days a week and eating normally the other five. Seems worth a try.

pre-surgery weight 325; surgery date 2/28/2013; surgery weight 307; 8 weeks past-op weight 281.4; 12 weeks post-op 274; 4 month post-op 266.2; 5 month post-op 262.6

I am slowing down too and increasing the amount that I eat. But I actually am okay with increasing to about 1200 calories a day..I don't do well when I super starve myself.

But I agree my body is changing in ways that aren't reflected on the scale so I am okay with that.