Good morning!

I had my 2 week post-op appointment on Tuesday. My incisions are healed and I had lost about 15 lbs since my pre-op appointment.

During the first week and a half my weigh loss seemed fairly consistant on a daily basis. Then all of a sudden nothing. I haven't lost anything in 5 days! Has anyone else had a similar experience?

I was getting so excited seeing the numbers drop on a daily basis that this feels like an emotional letdown.

I just switched to pureed foods and have been logging what I eat in my attempt to make the protein numbers (60-80g). I am eating on average 500-600 calories a day.

That is one thing I wish I knew before my sleeve. It is totally normal but incredibly frustrating! It happened to me as well, it took two weeks to get it moving again, but it's moving down!! I'm 6 weeks out!

My surgeon's staff forewarned me that week 3 & 4 they call the "lost weeks" because patients tend to not lose any weight. It's still frustrating... but at least I know that it's normal and OK. I figure if I lose any at all then I'm ahead of the game!

I'm glad I found this site because no one warned me that this would happen. I think it should be mentioned in one of the many classes we had to attend. I think I'm going to mention this to my nurse when she calls next week.

all I can think at 2 weeks out is, I have gone through all of this for 15 pounds? it is depressing. I just keep on going and hope it changes. I know you are all saying it will - but it is hard to believe it.

all I can think at 2 weeks out is, I have gone through all of this for 15 pounds? it is depressing. I just keep on going and hope it changes. I know you are all saying it will - but it is hard to believe it.

It will. Just be patient, follow your program, and stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

all I can think at 2 weeks out is, I have gone through all of this for 15 pounds? it is depressing. I just keep on going and hope it changes. I know you are all saying it will - but it is hard to believe it.

It will. Just be patient, follow your program, and stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Thank you, I do understand - but it is so difficult. very challenging, and every little noise my family makes is driving me mad. :-) must be the hormones I've heard about.

Probably. It will get easier.

Thanks this was very helpful. I had my surgery on 2/11/16 and lost 17lbs the first week and have been in a stall ever since! I was beginning to think something was wrong until reading this post.

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Hi I had mine on 24th Feb 2016, and I have lost 7 kgs in total. 4 kgs from the day of surgery... N now it has stalled since 1 week! I also get the feeling that Hv I gone through all this for only 4 kgs!

I also wonder is my low BMI 37 one of the reasons?

Im feeling hopeful after reading this post ... And waiting for that day when my graph starts showing downward slope..

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This absolutely happened to me at this same time and I even wrote a post on here too. I'm now 4 weeks post op and just now starting to see the scale move again. In my 2-3 week period I would gain a lb, loose a lb and it was so frustrating. So, I understand. But give it a week or two and you will see it start dropping again!

I'm 42 lbs down (including my pre-op diet loss) so it does get better!

Stop. Stop. Stop. At two weeks out, your body has ONE goal: heal from surgery. It grabs on to every bit of nourishment it can so rebuild tissues. Don't expect to see much more than fluid shift and initial losses from a drastic reduction in calories until you're a month out. The real healing point is between 4 and 6 weeks, no matter what you feel like. that's when you are healed enough to really get serious with the weight loss.

Thank you for your opinions!! I'm being patient now...

I hv a question in mind: does our body build tissue around the staple line also?

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How many calories are you April sleevers eating at this point ?

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I am 19 days out and I, too, have stalled. Just when I was finally hitting my Fluid and Protein intake. I try not to weigh myself too often, but every few days I get curious. I almost feel as if I constantly have something in my mouth, whether it's my Water bottle, yogurt, shake, etc.

I will take the advice of those who are further out than me and relax. I will get past this and hopefully soon, I can post another loss.

Ki