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Please, if this has happened to anyone at my stage.....

Please help put my mind at rest if you can, I am 2 1/2 weeks post op...I initially lost 11 lbs, and since then nothing,,it has been 11 days and no wt loss...I mean, I expected a stall, but not after the first week....I am so depressed, I am logging every single think I eat, I just dont understand.....did this happen to anyone after just 1 week?

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thank you chatsmom, i really appreciate the encouragment...:)

Im a month a 3 days post op and ive been at a stall since my second week. Ive lost 22lbs since my surgery..im kinda bummed about being at a stall so soon. Everyone says not to worry, but how can u not...Hoping my body will kick in gear again Soon. Fingers crossed!

I am so relieved to hear this is common. I am currently 7 weeks out and finally out of my stall. My first week I lost 11 pounds then I wouldn't lose anything for 5 or 6 days then boom I'd drop 5 pounds in a day then stall again.

I got really depressed because during my first stall I GAINED weight. I was beside myself. I mean how could it be possible that I gain two pounds when I'm not eating anything but freakin Popsicles?!? I was so frustrated and at my 3 week post op I fell apart when the doctor asked me what I thought of my weight loss. Once she calmed me down she explained that its totally normal. She said your body is still trying to figure out what happened and it thinks its starving because you went from eating gajillions of calories and lots of fat and sugar to eating maybe a couple hundred calories of low fat and no sugar.

The key for me was to stop weighing everyday. I weigh only on Wednesdays since my surgery was on a Wednesday. I took measurements and next week I will take them again to see how many inches I've lost at 2 months out. Don't beat yourself up. We are all here for you!

For the last two days my stomach hurts every time I take a drink of something....I'm fine eating...tho it's only pureed stuff...it's the liquid that seems to make it hurt...I take a drink' date=' it hurts for a minute and then stops...[/quote']

Omg. I have the same thing. Hurts so bad for a minute then goes away.

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wow, im so glad I started this post, now at least we all know it is common and we are not alone....I finally lost a pound today, so maybe it will start going down again...?

wow' date=' im so glad I started this post, now at least we all know it is common and we are not alone....I finally lost a pound today, so maybe it will start going down again...?[/quote']

I was down this morning too. I think I might get my family to hide the scale. I am becoming obsessed with weighing. I should just stick to Fridays good or bad and then don't check again until the next Friday

No it happens even when I take small drinks...the weird thing is, Water is the worst...

Are you drinking cold water? That could be the problem.

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I was down this morning too. I think I might get my family to hide the scale. I am becoming obsessed with weighing. I should just stick to Fridays good or bad and then don't check again until the next Friday

I know, i wish i had the will power not to weigh myself....Im so close to onederland, and i want to see it come in like the new year...LOL.....

I had my first stall around 3 weeks postop and it lasted for almost 2 weeks. 5 weeks postop now and just started dropping pounds again recently. It is very discouraging, but like others have said it doesn't last. So hang in there!

RNY 7/16/13 HW 226, SW 215; CW 199.8; GW 135

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I had my first stall around 3 weeks postop and it lasted for almost 2 weeks. 5 weeks postop now and just started dropping pounds again recently. It is very discouraging, but like others have said it doesn't last. So hang in there!

RNY 7/16/13 HW 226, SW 215; CW 199.8; GW 135

I had my first stall around 3 weeks postop and it lasted for almost 2 weeks. 5 weeks postop now and just started dropping pounds again recently. It is very discouraging, but like others have said it doesn't last. So hang in there!

RNY 7/16/13 HW 226, SW 215; CW 199.8; GW 135

Yay, good for you, theses stalls are really discouraging....
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It's any temp of water...

did you call the doc?

I know, i wish i had the will power not to weigh myself....Im so close to onederland, and i want to see it come in like the new year...LOL.....

It will happen really soon for you, I can feel it!!!

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thank you cris!

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I feel your pain. I had my surgery on 8/21. Weighed 278 the morning of and 285 the next day when I was discharged due to water weight. I lost all that and down to 268 lbs within the first week post op. Now i am 12 days post op and still stuck at 268-270. It's very frustrating because like you said we are barely eating anything. I walked 2 miles on the treadmill yesterday and still no loss. Hoping it gets better!

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