HELP! Sleeved 8/27/14....scale not moving!

[jamie1967 2]

I had surgery 8/27/14 and lost 10 pounds the first week. I am three weeks out today but the scale has NOT moved in the past two weeks. I am tracking my food intake with My Fitness Pal and I am getting plenty of Protein.....eating ONLY things on the "approved" diet list (only about 700 calories a day!).....even joined a gym and am working out almost daily (walking a mile on the treadmill and 20 minutes on the elliptical machine). Even people who don't know I had surgery say they notice I am losing weight. I can tell a difference in my face, my stomach, my backside.....my watch is looser, my rings are looser, my shoes are looser, my pants are looser.

How is it POSSIBLE the scale is not moving?????? Experienced sleevers -- HELP!!!

[AlwaysLorri 31]

I went through the same thing. Eventually the weight started coming off slowly but it did come off. We loose inches before it actually shows up as pound(s) lost on a scale. Also if you are working out you may be adding muscle at the same time losing fat which can account for not seeing changes on the scale. What I did was I measure my thighs, neck, waist and arms and keep a journal to better understand how my body was transforming. The scale isn't the only validation of weight loss - your clothes, rings, how you feel and of course your love ones noticing is also valid.

Best of luck!

[jamie1967 2]

Thanks for your thoughts. Just frustrating to know I am doing the right things but that scale isn't moving! :-( I have my 1 month post-op appointment next week and they always measure me. Maybe if I see the difference in inches it will lift my spirits! :-)