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I had my surgery June 6th and lost 14lbs the first week but since then NOTHING! I had a check up with my Dr. the other day and I told him I was concerned and he shrugged his shoulders and said "it'll pass" which was sooooo not helpful! Then he said to make an apt with the NUT and left! I can't get in with her until the 16th! I have no idea what to do, do I eat more? Do I eat less? I felt like I wasn't eating enough so I made an effort to up my calories and intake but still nothing! I got a FITBIT traker and it says I should be eating WAY MORE and I physically cannot. Then my husband is driving me nuts telling me to exercise and I'll feel better but according to my FITBIT I'm exercising too much for the small amount of food I'm eating! My FITBIT says I should be eating almost 2,000 calories and I'm barely at 1,000 and even that seems high based on what I've read on here from other people eating 600-800 calories! DO I SOUND STRESSED!!!! I feel like a failure and that I'm going to always be FAT! BTW I'm eating all the right things based on what my Dr gave me as an eating plan which also adds to my frustration because I feel like I'm following everything he said to do and not seeing any results! Thanks for any advice you may have~

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I know it's hard to hear but...... It will pass. You have hit a stall. Once passed it the weight will just come off. Make sure you are getting your Protein and Water. That's all you can do at this stage.

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I was sleeved on 6/10. I hit a stall in my second week, came here for comfort. This is a normal occurrence as so many people have expressed. Please do not feel stress and try to enjoy this as much as possible right now. We are still in the early stages and this is a life changing process that takes time. You are doing wonderfully. Make sure to just keep at it and follow those doctor recommendations!

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Your doctor is right. Stalls are normal and it will pass. BTW, stress=cortisol=weight gain, so you might want to chill. Just follow your doctor's meal plan and better yet, STAY OFF THE SCALE!

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Indeed it is just a stall, and one that quite commonly occurs at this time. Here is a great article explaining the physiology of what's happening now -

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html#.U67PZ0CcSpo

Another thing to not worry about is that when your loss does resume, it will probably be at a somewhat lower rate than it was initially. As Diana notes in this article, this initial loss comes from our short term stores of glycogen (basically carbs) which burn quite rapidly (at around 2000 calories per pound); but once that has been depleted, we start burning the fat that we really want to be losing, however, the fat burns more slowly (at around 3500 calories per pound), so just sit back and enjoy the ride.

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RickM thank you for that article, it's fantastic! That is the kind of information I was hoping to get from Dr, instead of a shoulder shrug! It really explains it well! THANK YOU ALL!

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I had my surgery June 6th and lost 14lbs the first week but since then NOTHING! I had a check up with my Dr. the other day and I told him I was concerned and he shrugged his shoulders and said "it'll pass" which was sooooo not helpful! Then he said to make an apt with the NUT and left! I can't get in with her until the 16th! I have no idea what to do, do I eat more? Do I eat less? I felt like I wasn't eating enough so I made an effort to up my calories and intake but still nothing! I got a FITBIT traker and it says I should be eating WAY MORE and I physically cannot. Then my husband is driving me nuts telling me to exercise and I'll feel better but according to my FITBIT I'm exercising too much for the small amount of food I'm eating! My FITBIT says I should be eating almost 2,000 calories and I'm barely at 1,000 and even that seems high based on what I've read on here from other people eating 600-800 calories! DO I SOUND STRESSED!!!! I feel like a failure and that I'm going to always be FAT! BTW I'm eating all the right things based on what my Dr gave me as an eating plan which also adds to my frustration because I feel like I'm following everything he said to do and not seeing any results! Thanks for any advice you may have~

I use a fitbit as well but I follow my doc and nut plan on what i should eat and not paying attention to calories and intake other than Protein

Remember that your fitbit doesn't know your personal situation ok?

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You should be eating anything near 2000 calories. Calories per day while losing should be between 500-850 and if you get in 850 cal in a day, that's a lot still. Don't worry about counting calories so much right now. Get your 70g protein/day, no sugar or very little, no carbs right now and plenty of Water. Stay away from as much sugar as possible.

I usually have a lo-carb slim fast Protein (Prepackaged) drink for Breakfast but I can usually only drink about half of it, so I save the other half for my afternoon snack, yogurt (low sugar, which is usually about 6-7g per container of 80 calorie yogurt or a sugar free Jello pudding, lunch may be a couple 2-3 thinly sliced deli meats and a triangle of Skinny Cow cheese, afternoon snack may be the other half of my skin fast drink and supper is a protein/meat and a little soft potatoes (when I say little, I literally mean, by the time I eat what Protein I can, it usually only a small bite or two of potatoes. In essence you should only be eating about the amour that would fit in a yogurt cup...perhaps less. You shouldn't be anywhere near forcing anything more than that. A good way to tell that you're full is you feel the restriction and/or you will hiccup. Stop by or before then. Change your menu up, but stick to that and plenty of Water.< /p>

Another thing may be that initially someone with a high BMI index will lose quite a few lbs really fast, but everyone is different. Everyone loses differently. I came home from hospital (I'm 5 weeks post op) with 10lbs Fluid on me. I took my Fluid meds, which they denied me in the hospital because they didn't want me dehydrated since you can't drink or eat anything at first. I took my fluid meds and was 10lbs less before I went to bed that night. Since then, in the first 4 week, I lost 35lbs (not including the 10lbs fluid that came off the day I came home) and have stalled this last week (week 4-5). I came here and learned that stalks around this time seem normal.

Please do t try to drive yourself to eat 2000 cal/day. You will be doing yourself an ill.

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It's the 2-3 week stall it will pass just keep eating correctly

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I know that feeling of failing all to well. Going on 11 wks post op next week Tuesday. Down only 29 lbs. Weight day of surgery 242lbs. I'm losing extremely slow. Really didn't expect to lose this slow. I have hypothyroidism. But eating soooooo little anyone should of been losing more. But my body is holding onto every single fat..I feel soooo down at times. Especially when family is asking why I'm losing so slow. Where as a family friend had same surgery 2 yrs ago and she lost her weight fast . I hate being around my family. Cause they were against surgery and I took such a big risk and it's not going so well. I'm thankful that surgery went extremely well absolutely no complications. Thank God! .just little down with such little lost.

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Just wanted to add this thought: 14 pounds in one week is a lot. Your body is trying to figure out what's going on, it thinks you're starving, and it's holding onto every calorie that it can. Just stick with the plan, focus on eating plenty of Protein, and drinking lots of Water, and eventually your body will figure out that it is not starving, and you will start losing weight again.

And remember that you have lost 14 pounds, which is probably way more than you would have lost in less than a month without having the surgery.

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Your fitbit and myfitnesspal give caloric recommendations for "normal" people, not those who have had WLS. I am 14 months out and my NUT still wants me at 900 calories. I've ignored her recommendation because I don't want to maintain that low and am very near goal, but I rarely exceed 1500 calories because I eat healthy and have a very good restriction. When I do eat that much, it's after a LOT of exercise.

Relax. Your body will figure it out.

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Just about EVERYONE has a stall around the 3-4 week mark. This is totally normal. It will pick back up.

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I agree! That 3-4 week stall is so common!!! I am at 6 weeks and I was so concerned after week 2 that I hadn't lost any weight. But low and behold. Since last week I've lost 6 lbs. ;) keep your head up.

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i had surgery on june 6 2016 and have lost 30 pounds but this past week i only lost 1 pound so i am not happy with that so i m glad to hear that a stall is normal im still not able to eat much and had to go back to mostly Protein shakes cause i could not handle yougurt and much food at all i am eating one meal a day but still doing alot of liquids and eggs im getting in about 600 to 800 calories and 75 grams of Protein im hoping the stall will pass soon but i am also going to up my activity and walking more

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