I've heard of the dreaded 3 week post op stall but I am 15 days post op and have been at the same weight for about the past 5 days. I lost 30 lbs preop and 20 post op so far. Is it normal to stall this early after surgery?

Unfortunately there is no such thing as "normal" each one of us will lose at a different pace. I think you should put things in perspective. If I'm correct you said you have lose 20 lbs in 10 days? You have to understand that your body needs time to recover. Realistically we can't expect our bodies to drop weight every day without a break to caught up. You are doing fine trust the process. According to my dietitian she only expected me to lose 35lbs in the first 3 months, while I was hoping for far more. As far as stalls I have never experienced one because I don't weigh but I see the difference everyday. Find another way to measure your success because the scale will drive you insane.

Edited September 23, 201411 yr by Kissifur

I'm 21 days post op and, yep, I've seen the same two numbers for almost a week now. It makes it even more frustrating that that I'm close to hitting 199 and I want to be under 200 SO bad! Hang in there, from everything I've heard and read, it happens, but it's not permanent.

Carol

I'm 5 weeks post-op and it has hovered between 2 number for 10 days

my doc said yes, it is quite common to stall in weeks two and three. I just finished 4 weeks and have lost 17 pounds. I get to start solid foods today, hope the weight loss will pick up some. I was loosing more weight before the surgery. all is good though, and am fine if it runs a little slow. I lost 96 before surgery, have just 76 to go as of today.

I stalled after one week. The stall lasted 3 1/2 weeks... thought I was going to lose my mind. Good news is I lost more weight the second month than I did the first. Just keep doing the right thing. Good Luck!