the dreaded 3rd week stall

[TBodmer71 245]

I am another victim of the dreaded 3 week stall. I was just given the OK to start the pureed/super-soft diet, Now 4 days later the scale hasn't moved at all. I am putting the scale away and now plan on weighing in once a week from here on out.

I also got my clearance to restart my exercise program (walking, resistance training, and kettle bells). I am going to start these today.

I would never have known about the "3rd week stall" and I would have thought I was doing something wrong if it wasn't for the great information I've gotten from this site.

[pottergirl 261]

I've experienced lots of stalls filed with sports of weight loss....I have learned it's ok and ultimately the weight will continue down....

[AvaFern 3,516]

I stalled for a few days right before I switched to soft foods and now I seem to be losing again. I was eating a lot of broth and V8, which has a ton of sodium, so I wonder if that contributed to Water retention, which made the weight seem to be stuck.

[ItzKat 1]

hang in there, you are doing all the right things, you just have to give your body time to catch up.

[Peggy D 123]

I stalled for four days before I was allowed to start pureed foods at four weeks post op (two days ago). I then dropped 1.4 pounds yesterday but none today. I am enjoying my pureed refried Beans & pureed Stagg chili. Greek yogurt, not so much. I think I'll puree a hard boiled egg & tuna with some Walden Farms honey mustard mayo for dinner tonight. I love Walden Farms - it's all calorie-free & tastes great!