Plateau 3 weeks post op?

[wcn1970 239]

I don't know what is going on but I haven't really lost anything in a week. I am not eating wrong, I am working out (elyptical) at least 5 times a week and I am meeting my Water goal and coming real close on protien. I feel like I am retaining water!! Going to do liquids today only and see if that breaks it loose.

[bigtigger1010 45]

Do a search for 3 wk stall... it happens to most & is normal... no fear, it WILL start back up :-)

[bigtigger1010 45]

Do a search for 3 wk stall... it happens to most & is normal... no fear, it WILL start back up :-)

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

It's normal. Just be patient and try tweaking your carbs and Fluid intake.

[Pookeyism 1,143]

Eat enough calories

take a Vitamin

sleep sleep SLEEP

drink enough Water

exercize a little each day

If you do thi, you will lose. The scale will not always move, but you will lose.

No one can tell you exactly how this is going to proceed. You are unique and your equation will not equal mine, but I can make one suggestion I feel is almost 100%: get a tshirt that is too tight, try it on, put it away. try it on every week or so...you will see the difference in that even when the scale does not budge for weeks. if you are an extreme "pear", do it with jeans, too.

[ISleevedIt 379]

get all you Proteins in...helps your body to come to terms with itself that its ok to let go of the fat/fluids...I mix it up so that some days I get more than minimum Protein and I get in at least 9 cups of fluids....good luck...the stall will break.

[wcn1970 239]

Great advice everyone. Thanks!

[SassySteffi 0]

I did the same thing and got worried I did something wrong or eating too much but then this past week I've started losing again. They say your body needs to catch up and there will be weeks when our weight will stall. Just keep on keeping on and it will begin to come off again. Good Luck!! You're doing great. ????

[SummerWheeler 8]

I realize this are "old" comments but I really enjoyed the post from Pookeyism. I am very new to this but what you wrote was fantastic for someone just sleeved like me. I love the tip of trying on a shirt that is too small. Going to do this today. I love this type of motivation. You inspire me and didn't even realize it. THANKS!

[Miss Mac 6,261]

If you have never been to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, let me use this analogy to explain how these intermittant stalls work. In the arch there is an elevator that can take you from the ground waaaaaaaay up to the top. It is the tallest monument in the United States, at 63 stories tall. Now, if the elevator followed the shape of the arch, you would end up on your back by the time you got up to the top!

What the elevator does is make little adjustments as it goes. It goes up a bit, then levels and moves over a little bit, then goes up some and levels again and goes up and levels and up and level until it gets to the top and you can get out and walk into the observatory at the top while on your feet. Now, when you need to come down the elevator does the reverse process. It goes down a little, levels and adjusts, go down then level and down then level until you get to the bottom.

Post-op, or bodies do the same. Our weight goes down some, then levels off for a minute while our hormones and organs and body systems catch up. Then it goes down, levels off, down then level, until we reach our goal.

I hope this helps in some way. And if you ever get a chance to go to Saint Louis, the Arch is an experience you should not pass up. The view of the Mississippi River, Busch Stadium, Cahokia Indian Mounds and the city from 630 feet up is a sight to see.