I did the whole 3 week stall thing (fun).. not! And I was wondering if there was another stall that was as predictable? I'm on a decent roll right now but I can't stop wondering when it's going to stop. Thanks

Seela

It will come! Mine happened at 3 months out for four weeks and that was a real grit-my-teeth and hope-for-the- best period. I just ignored the scale and kept doing what I was doing and suddenly the scale plummeted. Boy was I relieved...

But my weight loss wasn't really a smooth downward line - sort of came down like steps and stairs, so I had lots of little mini stalls on the way.

Just keep breathing when the scale doesn't move, you usually see inches come off during a stall :-)))

I'm four months out and I have had four stalls of 11,12,15, and 14 days or something like that. So in 120 days, I've been stalled for about 60 or half that time. I don't know if I'm "special" or if this is normal, but it happens.

The first one was soooo frustrating. The second one was worrying. The third and the fourth? meh. irritating but kinda like...whatever. I mean, what would I change anyway? I'm already eating all my Protein, drinking my Water, blah blah. So there's nothing I can do differently, you know?

I understand your frustration. I was sleeved on nov 18 and lost 10 pounds the 1st week which I know was just Water mostly. So now here I am 2 weeks and 2 days into my "3 week stall." If actually really lasts 3 weeks I'm going to lose my s**t. I even gained 2 pounds. I get that fact my body is adjusting to the trauma of surgery and also trying to hold on to everything I put in it because it thinks I'm starving it. My understanding has turned into complete frustration. I decided to up my calories thinking that would help. I went from about 500 to about 800. 200 calories was just from my Protein shake which I hate but i suck it down anyway. I know everyone that says this is normal but it doesn't feel like it. I just makes me feel like I'm failing. It makes me feel like I wasted $12,000 of my hard earned money. I could have gained 2 pounds on my own...ugh

I thought the stall was just a joke. But nope its true. I had my surgery Oct 22nd and I stalled around 3 weeks out for about 10 days then lost 5 lbs in 3 days then another mini stall and just lost another pound yesterday. I told my fiancee to hide the scale from me for a week. And no matter what don't give it back until next monday. The scale was really messing with me because I can feel I'm losing or changing in terms of my body, but the Damn scale wouldn't move. Every morning I would start out feeling like shit because I weighed the same for days and days. It would throw off my whole day. I feel very angry a lot and I'm almost not interested in eat in or drinking at all. I love protien shakes and would just drink those all day but they are 200 calories each! How do I fit in any other calories if they are so many? Anyone know how many calories I'm supposed to have a day at 7 weeks out?

Oh and Gamegirl, in 4 months and 4 stalls how much weight have you've lost? Are you happy with what you've lost?

True story, I got so mad I thought it was the batteries, so I changed them! Nope not the batteries! Good thing I bought new ones!

Sifford1.... lol. I thought the same thing!!!! Also we are having a total freeze here in California so my supportive fiancee says to me, totally serious "honey its so cold the scale needs to warm up" ahh no. Lol

I understand your frustration. I was sleeved on nov 18 and lost 10 pounds the 1st week which I know was just Water mostly. So now here I am 2 weeks and 2 days into my "3 week stall." If actually really lasts 3 weeks I'm going to lose my s**t. I even gained 2 pounds. I get that fact my body is adjusting to the trauma of surgery and also trying to hold on to everything I put in it because it thinks I'm starving it. My understanding has turned into complete frustration. I decided to up my calories thinking that would help. I went from about 500 to about 800. 200 calories was just from my Protein shake which I hate but i suck it down anyway. I know everyone that says this is normal but it doesn't feel like it. I just makes me feel like I'm failing. It makes me feel like I wasted $12,000 of my hard earned money. I could have gained 2 pounds on my own...ugh

Ahhh.. I promise it will get better. . You are still very early out. At my three week stall I felt the same way but now I can almost watch it fall off... now just waiting for the next inevitable stall

I thought the stall was just a joke. But nope its true. I had my surgery Oct 22nd and I stalled around 3 weeks out for about 10 days then lost 5 lbs in 3 days then another mini stall and just lost another pound yesterday. I told my fiancee to hide the scale from me for a week. And no matter what don't give it back until next monday. The scale was really messing with me because I can feel I'm losing or changing in terms of my body, but the Damn scale wouldn't move. Every morning I would start out feeling like **** because I weighed the same for days and days. It would throw off my whole day. I feel very angry a lot and I'm almost not interested in eat in or drinking at all. I love protien shakes and would just drink those all day but they are 200 calories each! How do I fit in any other calories if they are so many? Anyone know how many calories I'm supposed to have a day at 7 weeks out?

I'm getting between 500-800 daily... usually 700-800

I'm getting between 500-800 daily... usually 700-800

Oh yeah sleeved 10/21

I seem to not lose for a week then lose like 3 or 4 the next week. So I will call it the every other week stall.

I haven't counted calories - I stuck with the amount of protein my dietician told me to eat and have aimed for that every day. It's worked for me because if I eat the right amount, I take in what I need calorie wise....

I haven't counted calories - I stuck with the amount of protein my dietician told me to eat and have aimed for that every day. It's worked for me because if I eat the right amount, I take in what I need calorie wise....

I am waaaay to obsessed for that!

Some lose fast some slow. Some lose more of their excess weight, some less. But when watching these boards EVERYONE has stalls.

My BIG one was the 5th month out...

Sifford1.... lol. I thought the same thing!!!! Also we are having a total freeze here in California so my supportive fiancee says to me, totally serious "honey its so cold the scale needs to warm up" ahh no. Lol

That is too cute, what a thoughtful honey, nice try, but no! Lol