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my sleeve surgery was done on 01/29/13 so 16 days ago.

i started this journey at 370.

lost 25lbs before surgery. so when i walked into surgery i was 345. when i came home from the hospital i was 355 probably from all the iv fluids.

today i weight 328. but i've been 328 for like the past 2-3 days. i'm not going down anymore. is this normal?

did i plateau ??

should i be exercising more?? i've been trying to walk 30 minutes daily in the gym. way too cold outside.

i did start my stage 3 diet on tuesday

any tips/advice is much appreciated. thanks

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It's normal rx, your body needs these short and some times long periods to recoupe after large losses but they are bound to show up many times through out a long weight loss effort.

some times they break when they want, exercise, Water and cutting back a few days can help.

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I have found that I lose a while, then it slow/stops for a while. It's just the body's way of dealing with the changes. I have noticed however, that I still lose inches during the slow times which kept me going and encouraged... Good luck...Be patient with your body...

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So far in my own journey... and I completely understand everyone is different... I have not had a stall at all. (knock on wood!) I do NOT weigh myself daily.. that would make me insane! I weigh myself every Saturday am. I'm not sure if I haven't had a stall due to the fact I'm not weighing in every day or if it's because my body is just doing its thing.

I do expect it to happen sooner or later... I'm about 3 1/2 months out and down about 51 lbs. Just last week I only .08 lbs... and some weeks I lose as much as 3 lbs. I work out a minimum of 3 days a week. I admit I do NOT get my Water in like I should nor do I get my Protein in like I should.

So my advice would be to not weigh yourself daily... drink as much Water & Protein as you can... andhang on for the ride.

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This is partof the journey that just cracks me up......we have such high expectations on how fast our weight should come off, it creates so many fears in us like, "I'm failing this diet too, I'm not going to lose anymore weight." You are very fresh out of the gate and your body is compensating by losing in inches, not pounds. In my book that is so much better than the #'s on the scale..... :) When I look back on how long I accumulated my excess weight, I was able to realize that it's not going to come off over night. I wish it would have, then my dreams would have been fulfilled. This is a good time to sit back and smell the fresh air and it's the beginning of a new day..... :)

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You have lost 17 pounds in a couple of weeks and your stressed about it??

Lol... Sorry but its kinda funny if you think about it :)

My advice breathe that's it take deep breaths in...

And... Out.......

Ok now instead of stressing, be happy!! you will lose the weight, but it will take many months to it...

Think of how long it took to put the weight on..

Cliche I know, but true

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Hello I had surgery on December 26, 2012 About seven weeks now.... On week number 3 ,I plateaued didn't lose anything for a week And also on week six..... It is a scary feeling.... I have lost 35 pounds but feel like I should've lost about 40-45 If I had not plateaued out...... I do know I've lost a lot of inches I went from a size 24 to pick extra-large in a skirt....

My doctor said I was not taking in enough calories (I was currently taking in 300 to 350 in )..... Wants me to get it up to 700 cal.... This was two weeks ago.... And still not at 700 cal but I am now at least a 550-600 Day.... This week I lost 3 1/2 pounds pounds.... So maybe he knows what he's talking about LOL

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