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I would like to know what it is that everyone does when they stall at loosing weight i been out post -op now 5 weeks and i dont seem to be loosing large amounts like i see many other people going thru ...yes i know everyone is driffrent i been eating all the right stuff and walking no junk foods noo snacking in between meals , plenty of Water and at least 80 gr of Protein ok so today i have stalled i lost 1 pound since last week why am i loosing so slow and what is it you all do as a practice when ur body goes into a stall to get it to start loosing again, this pound a week is killing me almost seems not worth it all

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Honestly.... I put my scale away for a week or two and that way I don't have to see it everyday.

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The first month you need to concentrate on healing. If you do everything you are suppose to do the weight will come off. We put our body through a lot. I also felt like I was loosing slower than everyone else.....I stopped and realized....well they are 20 years or more younger than me and I have bad knees and not exercising like they are. I went thru a 6 week stall. I was so disappointed and frustrated....scared it was not going to work for me. During this time I was loosing inches. Write everything down (I use My Fitness Pal), make sure you are getting your Protein and Water in. I was constantly told to up my Protein for weight lost. Couple of weeks ago I went to the Dr. and had dropped 23 lbs in two weeks. Then this morning I weighed 8 lbs less. WooHoo! I found the shakes I was drinking were also full of sugar......this will make a difference. I made sure I didn't eat anything white....bread, potatoes and rice. If we don't watch it....while we are discouraged.....we will start snacking on the things that got us this way!!! Good Luck on your journey. Just keep telling yourself you can do this!!!

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Thanks Texas.. i do eat very conservetivly no white ..no fats ...no sugars at all ...not much to talk about anyway 3 meals a day i did slack off on my shakes for a few weeks maybe i will start them again i have been eating between 70-80 gr of Protein a day drinking like 3 qts of Water also no snacking and if i do its usually a cheese stick or SF popsicle or fat free cottage cheese... i walk alot i try to get a mile a day or better then i do 2 miles on the stationary bike ...do you think im over doing it at 5 weeks out ??? i wish i had the answers at this point.... inches are coming off went down 3 shirt sizes wear a x-large now from 3 X i can tie my own shoes wash my own butt and cross my legs if need be and all without getting out of breath, but it always nice to see the scale tell me some magic number if you know what i mean , sept 1st i was 330 LBS had surgery on Sept 15th i was 308 LBS now as of this morning weigh in i was 286 LBS i figured this morning im just gonna stay off the scale til i see the doc again on nov 3rd

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It will shock you one day like it did me and drop on the scale. For right now stay off the scales....they are not your friend. I try to weigh on once a week so I won't be disappointed. As long as you are dropping sizes it is working. When someone asks me how much weight I have lost....I just say I don't know....haven't been to the doctor lately??? That way I don't have to explain anything!

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I weight also once a week Texaslady52 usually on monday the day i had surgery

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Really the best thing I did was put the scale away. I was told that the scale is not my friend. ...concentrate on following the rules and how you feel and take joy from being able to walk better and lean down to pick up things . You will see yourself getting smaller without the scale no putting pressure on you.

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Someone else posted this article and I found it informative about why our bodies stall.. Doesn't make us like the stall any better, but at least explains why...

[url=http://www.dsfacts.c...-or-plateau.php

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Stalls are normal as long as your eating right and getting in your Protein and Water and exercising the weight will come off, remember you did not gain weight over night and it will not disappear overnight, focus on one day at a time and eating healthy, although it may not seem like you are losing weight you are loosing inches which are important. Congrats on your weight lost and your choice to be healthy, put the scale away and only weight in once a week, you will have stalls throughout this process it is normal I am almost 6 month post opt and feeling great, remember also how much energy you have . Good luck my friend.

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