how to break through the dreaded 3 week stall?

[Heather Meyer 103]

Pretty sure my body has stalled. Including my pre op diet.. i have lost 31 pounds in a month but now i think ive stalled. The scale is not going up or down..its just sitting there at the same spot. I am currently on purees and my menu looks like this:

B- 1/4 cup cream of wheat with a splash of 1 percent milk and a tsp of seedless raspberry jelly

L- a 1/4 cup of pureed refried Beans with a tbsp of sour cream and a tbsp of pureed mild salsa

D- 1/4 cup of ricotta bake

S- 1/4 cup of 0 percent vanilla greek yogurt

S- 1 popsicle

Beverages- diluted apple juice- 1/2 Water 1/2 no sugar added apple juice

Exercise- 1 hour of walking at a mild to moderate pace..enough to break a sweat

So..thoughts on how to get out of the stall?

[gamergirl 4,609]

you won't like this answer but the way to get out of the stall?

wait.

yup, that's it. In the meantime, eat your Protein, drink as much Fluid as you can stand.

and wait.

[Sassygirl06 962]

Nothing. It will break on its own. It happens to most, and you are just starting to lose, so it will obviously break on its own. Sounds like you are doing everything just right as it is. Just be patient.....and stop weighting yourself!

[lsu2868 708]

It is a waiting game. Mine has been going on for 2 weeks but is slowly starting to ease up. I have dropped 3 lbs this week, 3 more than the previous 2 weeks combined of 0lbs. I would say you definately need to drink more Protein and lots of water! I still drink 2 to 3 shakes a day for my Snacks or sometimes as Breakfast. And a minimum of 64oz of Water but prefer more when I can.

It will happen, just keep exerciseing as well. You may not see lbs fall off the scale but you should start seeing inches fall. Even during my stall, I have gone down 2 pant sizes in my waste. Hang in there and keep us updated.

[jmacvgs 23]

Just a tip...if you replace the Sour Cream with Plain greek yogurt you're adding extra protein! Tastes just the same. There's nothing in sour cream that adds any nutritional benefit.

Otherwise, I agree with everyone above. Just wait it out.

[Heather Meyer 103]

I dont feel like i can drink my Protein shakes..whenever i drink them..they upset my stomach..they make me nausiated..same with greek yogurt..but im not sure why??

[gamergirl 4,609]

I dont feel like i can drink my Protein shakes..whenever i drink them..they upset my stomach..they make me nausiated..same with greek yogurt..but im not sure why??

That sounds like classic lactose intolerance. Go to the store and get you some Lactaid pills and take 1-2 with your first sip of the shake or first bite of yogurt and it will stop.

[guthsj 28]

Mine was a week 2 stall. My last post was Wednesday in which I hadn't lost anything for 7 days. I didn't change anything up, just kept plugging along and I have lost a pound a day since Wednesday. The waiting game stinks but hang in there the stall wont last forever.

[juliemnurse 12]

My stall lasted 3 weeks! I was only one week out when it started. I just kept going, knowing that I was eating so little it had to let up. Then, after 3 long weeks, in 2 weeks I lost ten pounds. And still dropping. I have lost a total of 40 pounds and am 6 weeks out. Hang in there.

[krislaw33 25]

Pretty sure my body has stalled. Including my pre op diet.. i have lost 31 pounds in a month but now i think ive stalled. The scale is not going up or down..its just sitting there at the same spot. I am currently on purees and my menu looks like this:

B- 1/4 cup cream of wheat with a splash of 1 percent milk and a tsp of seedless raspberry jelly

L- a 1/4 cup of pureed refried Beans with a tbsp of sour cream and a tbsp of pureed mild salsa

D- 1/4 cup of ricotta bake

S- 1/4 cup of 0 percent vanilla greek yogurt

S- 1 popsicle

Beverages- diluted apple juice- 1/2 Water 1/2 no sugar added apple juice

Exercise- 1 hour of walking at a mild to moderate pace..enough to break a sweat

So..thoughts on how to get out of the stall?

How do you make the ricotta bake?

[kasiesalas 12]

How do you make the ricotta bake?

Just google eggface ricotta bake.

[AmBeR09 60]

I'm almost 3wk post op and have been stalled since day 10. It sucks but I keep with how I'm supposed to eat

[Peggy D 123]

I bounced around the same 1.3 pounds for 12 days but just kept "keeping on" & have dropped 2.3 pounds in the last three days. I knew from all of the posts I've read on these forums that it would just take time.

I did do measurements as others suggested & I didn't lose any more inches that I would have expected for the 7.5 pounds lost in the 4 weeks since the previous measurement.