Ok so I am getting so irritated. I hag surgery June 23. I lost 20 lbs before. And in my first couple weeks after surgery I lost another 20. But for the past couple weeks I've lost nothing.....nothing. I'm getting a lot of protein, and enough calories! What the heck is happening? I feel like almost 3 weeks of nothing is a long freakin time. Anyone else have this problem?

almost 3 weeks of nothing Anyone else have this problem?

@@p-ruck21

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some/many/MOST of us go through "these" stalls!!!!!

especially what is commonly called the "3 week stall"

people that stall sometimes shake things up a bit - calories, Protein, drinking

but........who knows if the above helped - or your stall finally broke on its own??

doesn't really matter - stalls as well as shitttt happens too

you are using/wasting a lot of energy over something you can't control

you are doing wonderful

protein, calories - perfect

make sure you drink so much it comes out of your ears, or "somewhere" else

as times goes by, and "if"you reach another stall

make sure to take your measurements

sometimes you will lose inches - (not weight)

its great to see those inches disappear, weight will/must eventually follow

pre-op & post op

down 20 lbs

keep up the great work

good luck

kathy

congrats

Edited July 30, 201412 yr by proudgrammy

Absolutely I have gone through this before. Recently, I started working with a trainer (strength trainin) and haven't lost much for two weeks. However, with their fancy piso-electric scale, I learned that I had added 4 lbs of muscle and lost 4 lbs of fat!

As one member said, after a loss sometimes your body just needs to rearrange itself.

Also - the 3 week stall is notorious on this site - nearly everyone goes through it. Just hang in there and keep following directions from your NUT and do tor.

Yup the stalls..... no worries, been there, done that! Totally normal and you just wait --in a couple of days the pounds will start melting off and you'll be amazed. Just be patient... it gets soooo much better!!

Me too. Mine was June 25th. I lost 27lbs and that's it. Nothing in over 2 weeks now.

Thank goodness!!

I thought the 3 week stall meant at like 3 weeks post op you had a stall that week. Not like 3 weeks of a stall!! Geeeez Louise!!! Thanks tho (:

i'm dealing with a stall, too, and it's driving me bananas, but it is definitely good to know that it's a pretty common thing. i was sleeved 6/25 and have a similar situation going on as you, p-ruck21. hopefully we get past this in the next couple of days!

<p>i'm dealing with a stall, too, and it's driving me bananas, but it is definitely good to know that it's a pretty common thing. i was sleeved 6/25 and have a similar situation going on as you, p-ruck21. hopefully we get past this in the next couple of days!</p>

I hope so too!! Keep me posted (:

I feel your pain! I saw people posting about stalling for several days .... I was stalled starting at the three week mark ... For five weeks not a pound lost.

It did break! Lost about six pounds in one week finally then 2 - 4 pounds per week for a good clip of time.

I had been tracking using MFP and I was second guessing everything! But I didn't really do anything to break the stall. I was at a moderate activity level and following my NUT guidelines. I agree with others your body needs to adjust itself. We put it through a lot with surgery!

If you insist on getting on the scale to check your weight - everytime it hasn't gone down, rejoice; especially if you're doing what you're supposed to do. The slower it comes off and you are actively exercising (especially weight training) the less hanging skin you'll have. In the end you'll be much happier with your overall appearance.

I am about two weeks out and I am having a stall too which frustrating me. I have only lost two pounds since my last weight in appt with my doctor. It also doesn't help that my stomach is still bloated and sore

I feel your pain! I saw people posting about stalling for several days .... I was stalled starting at the three week mark ... For five weeks not a pound lost. <br><br> It did break! Lost about six pounds in one week finally then 2 - 4 pounds per week for a good clip of time. <br><br> I had been tracking using MFP and I was second guessing everything! But I didn't really do anything to break the stall. I was at a moderate activity level and following my NUT guidelines. I agree with others your body needs to adjust itself. We put it through a lot with surgery!

When did you have surgery? And how much have you lost now? If you don't mind me asking.

When did you have surgery? And how much have you lost now? If you don't mind me asking.

I had my surgery April 7th. I have lost a total of 67 pounds. Roughly I lost 30 pounds in the first few weeks, then stalled for 5 weeks through May. So through June and July I have lost about 37 pounds.

I don't know if it's a "good" pace or not but my weight has gone consistently down each week, with the exception of my period weeks sometimes it will only go down 1lb or 0.

(Also to note, my starting weight was 310 and I'm 5'4''. My official "excess" weight was about 160 pounds I think. So "lbs" lost vs % lost ... I don't think my pace is as good as others with as much as I have to lose. But I haven't tried to compare a whole lot, I'm happy with the down direction lol).

When did you have surgery? And how much have you lost now? If you don't mind me asking.

I had my surgery April 7th. I have lost a total of 67 pounds. Roughly I lost 30 pounds in the first few weeks, then stalled for 5 weeks through May. So through June and July I have lost about 37 pounds.

I don't know if it's a "good" pace or not but my weight has gone consistently down each week, with the exception of my period weeks sometimes it will only go down 1lb or 0.

(Also to note, my starting weight was 310 and I'm 5'4''. My official "excess" weight was about 160 pounds I think. So "lbs" lost vs % lost ... I don't think my pace is as good as others with as much as I have to lose. But I haven't tried to compare a whole lot, I'm happy with the down direction lol).

That's awesome!! I'm down 43 now...but I'm just looking forward to losing more (: Also....how much are you eating? Sometimes I feel like I eat more than I should. Sometimes I eat a little bit and I feel full fast. And sometimes I eat more And I don't get that feeling. What's a lot? Like how many ounces do they say we should eat at a time?

I wish I knew the answers to any of those questions lol. I had to press my nutrition team for calorie goals because I too didn't know if I was doing okay. I didn't have any problems with food agreeing with me and I pretty quickly found it easy to eat. So I sometimes think I eat more than is typical in the "honeymoon" period. But I am hoping that just means more practice at good habits and I will have less trouble with re gain. We will see. I aim for 800 - 1200 calories a day and try to choose lean protein.