Super stalls around 7th month post op?

[acspringhill 4]

I had my sleeve done in November and have lost 75 pounds since. Unfortunately, I seem to have hit a big stall the past month, weight stuck at 247. I'm 6'1 and am trying to get down to 190. Anyone else hit a huge stall around month 6 or 7? I bought a stationary bike to exercise more, but the scale hasn't gone down. I have been bad at snacking while at work, usually crackers or nuts, and have stayed away from bread, Pasta, carbonated drinks, anything sweet. Lost lots of hair despite taking the Biotin. I haven't gained any weight back but can't seem to drop below 247 and it's been over a month. I eat as much Protein as my body will tolerate, so I'm trying to see why the stall is persisting. Just checking to see how others in month 7 are doing.

[McButterpants 2,846]

Amen, my brother.

I am 7 months out tomorrow and I've slowed way down...1 pounds lost in the past month. **sigh**

I've been working out, getting my Protein in and drinking Water. One thing I realized at my 6 month appointment, I was snacking quite a bit. I've stopped that in the few weeks since then, but it hasn't made the scale move. **double sigh**

I'm trying to keep my chin up and keep on keepin' on - some days are easier than others.

Will be interested to hear from others with the same issue...

[Roo101769 742]

Hello. I am almost at 8 mos. and I have been stuck at 226 lbs for a while. My loss is VERY slow lately. ( I have only dropped about 9 bs in the past month and a half) I too have been snacking too much and I have also ate a few too many "sliders". Not going to blame anyone but myself. I am trying a different approach. It is only the second day, so I will see how it goes. I am trying to get back on track with diet and get moving more. Not giving up, but it is a bit frustrating. The "honeymoon" is over by the looks of it. Now time to really dig deep and work it out!

[LivingFree! 478]

My surgeon had told me at the very beginning to stay on my program as strictly as I could for the first six months because after that it often slows down. That proved true for me. I had lost just about all I was going to lose (105) pounds by 10 months out. (My start weight was 252). Of course all this depends on so many things, but it is a good rule of thumb to follow. Those first six months are the time when you want to be vigilent with getting the most weight off that you can.

Keep up your good work! Sometimes hard, but always worth it!

[gomekast 559]

8 months out and I'm too stuck. Once 7 months hit..bam. stall. Its a head trip too. Just trying to stay the course and keep following the rules.

Eventually things will resume when my body is ready. I see things shifting around tho..similarly to the very beginning of the post op phase. So if this is round 2 but the pokey version..I'll take it.

[Shells_Almost_There 357]

I too have been struggling. I'm at 9 months tomorrow and have been stuck for 10 weeks. It has been total hell, and like Gomekast says, an absolute mind game. Ritz crackers and my favorite Chex Mix just seemed to jump into my shopping cart week after week. So, I met with my surgeon this week and she really nailed me on everything - it was harsh, painful, and really embarrassing. Once I got over how horrible she made me feel, I realized I needed to take back control of this journey. So I'm on track- at least for the last few days - and have even managed to lose a couple of pounds. Plan your work, and work your plan, friends! We can do this!

Edited June 15, 2014 by Shells_Almost_There

[slvrsax 301]

I am six months out tomorrow and in the same place. I'm 87 lbs down and seem to have stopped here for the last month or so. My appetite has also increased. It is a struggle now to stay around 800 calories a day. I've been examining my diet and fine tuning some things, I quit drinking crystal light because it has corn Syrup solids in it and I wonder if it stimulates my appetite. I'm exercising 4 hours a week - can't do much more on that front. Yesterday I took a zumba class followed by a strength class. I'm just trying to be vigilant about what I eat on the carb front and that is getting more difficult! I also found out I have gall stones but have had no symptoms. I want to hit my 100 lbs lost before I schedule surgery.

[jess9395 5,450]

Yup! Six months here. Stalled for four weeks and just starting to creep down again. I run about 10 miles a week, do yoga 3 times a week, spin 2-3x a week and swim one day (training for a triathalon). My calories have gone up a bit from an average of 650 to an average of 850. Some more carbs from berries and watermelon and hummus than I had before, but not a lot of empty carbs. Still get in all my Water and Protein in. Tried adding calories in case my body was doing the whole "starvation mode" thing. Nada.

I have still lost sizes while stalled though! So I am just keeping on! Strange though!

[DanaMomto3 145]

Thst must be frustrating. I never had a stall of any length. I worked out religiously, logged every single calorie and drank tons on Water.

I hope your stall breaks soon. Stop the snacking!

[Unhappysleever 39]

Hi, can anyone give me an idea of what and how much you each per day (types of foods and amounts) - i like to know what peoples intakes are like the further they progress - i am at 5 months

[gomekast 559]

Hi, can anyone give me an idea of what and how much you each per day (types of foods and amounts) - i like to know what peoples intakes are like the further they progress - i am at 5 months

I'm 8 months out..and I do 3 food meals a day with 2 Snacks as Protein powder. Breakfast is almost always a Quest Protein Bar, lunch varies..but it's usually a veggie with something entree like. Each day it's different, so can't give types but the total amount never usually goes beyond a cup of food between the veggie and entree. dinner really varies too. Generally speaking, I don't go beyond 1 cup of food per meal. Regardless of what it is. Most of the time I only eat about 3/4 of a cup or less, because I pick the dense Protein first, healthy fat next and then veggie.

It's vague yes but we are all different and a few days out of the month I could eat way more than that if I wanted.

[livvsmum 2,370]

I had a month-long stall at 8 months. I bounced back and forth between 154-155 forever it seemed. It was very frustrating. Just this morning I was super excited to have a 2 pound loss so I'm hoping that after a month at the same weight things are moving again.

[sleeversue 93]

A stall was mentioned at our support group meeting last night and one guy said he went back and did the liquid diet first week program and the leader confirmed that this is a good choice...its called a restart. You push the restart button and the guy lost 6 lbs. Just make sure you get in your Protein.< /p>