hey guys. I was sleeved on 12/17/14. hw: 293 sw: 277 one week post op: 265.5. now I'm stuck. even up 2 pounds!!!!!! is this even close to normal?! I'm getting like 70g Protein, just about all my Water (sometimes I'm low (like 45-50oz)). going to the gym regularly, no sweets, junk, etc and being diligent about my Vitamins.

has anyone else stalled this early out? I called my NUT and she seems to think it's my scale so I'm going to weigh in at the hospital tomorrow. but I know it isn't my scale.

any suggestions?!

Can't figure out your gender, but if you are female, many have periods within weeks of surgery and that could be part of issue. I had one about 2 weeks out even though not due.

thank you Susan! yes I am a female with pcos. I'm all over the place cycle wise and I may be due within the next week or so (not even sure anymore with this!) but thank you so much for the input. just very frustrated. my whole thing...I'm not working this hard (and having most of my stomach removed!!!) just to gain weight. I could have done that on my own.

I have PCOS, too, and cycles have been crazy since surgery. I had a huge stall about a month out and felt same way, but dropped a size! Are you losing inches or sizes? I googled what it actually meant to lose water weight and that helped me realize that I was losing fat as my body was trying to add back water and glycogen. We are so conditioned by the scale, but the big thing is getting smaller!

you're so right about the scale! it's such a horrible numbers game and it sucks to be frank. I haven't measured to be honest but I do notice some things getting looser...

I had surgery 11/4/14 and I stalled the second week also. It lasted about 5 days. Our bodies are adjusting and healing. Hang in there it will get better

Summer

Step away from the scale. It's only 2 weeks. Your body is still adjusting to major changes. I only weigh myself at the doctor's. Instead I focus on getting my protein and fluids in. Start exercising if you can or at least walking regularly.

I stalled from weeks 4-8, which ended at Christmas and am down 5.5 since then. Since surgery on Oct 23, down 38. I am 5'10" and 2 lbs from onederland-- haven't been there in a long time! During that long stall, I felt just like you, though. I couldn't believe I had my stomach cut out and was still stalled. Went down at least a size, though, as I said earlier. Hang in there!

I have been stalled for about a week now. I've been getting in all my protein, water, vitamins, and walking. It's so frustrating. I used to read these posts and think just hang in there, what's a week or two? Ha. It feels like an eternity after you've been dropping a pound or pound and a half a day for two weeks straight. Like other posters mentioned, I did get my period almost two weeks out, and stalled 2 or 3 days in, and haven't really moved since. I just hope that when it does break, I am still losing at least close to the same rate I was before. Can anyone comment on that? After the first stall, do you keep losing at the same rate as before or does it slow down a lot?

Stalls are normal I hit many of them myself in the beginning don't worry the stall will break. If possible walk a few extra minutes. Drink you fluid and protein. This is Just The Beginning.

thank you so much everyone. I appreciate it. I understand that I'm going to hit stalls...and plenty of them!! lol just wasn't sure if it was normal to have one so early out. you're all amazing ????

I have had 3 stalls so far and I am 9 weeks post. My first on week two, the second on week 5 and the third on week 7 and 1/2. This last one was 9 days long. It about killed me. I was going insane because a couple days I actually gained weight. Hello, how is that even possible with the tiny meals I eat. No idea why they happen my NUT says not to pay attention to them, it's temporary. If you are doing what you are supposed to do you will lose weight. Little consolation when you are in the middle of one but rest assured, you will not be the only human being in the planet for which WLS does not work. Believe me, I thought I was.

After the 9 day stall which ended yesterday I lost 1 pound in 2 days. Not bad.

Good luck!

I have had 3 stalls so far and I am 9 weeks post. My first on week two, the second on week 5 and the third on week 7 and 1/2. This last one was 9 days long. It about killed me. I was going insane because a couple days I actually gained weight. Hello, how is that even possible with the tiny meals I eat. No idea why they happen my NUT says not to pay attention to them, it's temporary. If you are doing what you are supposed to do you will lose weight. Little consolation when you are in the middle of one but rest assured, you will not be the only human being in the planet for which WLS does not work. Believe me, I thought I was.

After the 9 day stall which ended yesterday I lost 1 pound in 2 days. Not bad.

Good luck!

And this is why I don't weight so often. Every time I have gone to the doctor I have shown a loss. At 2 weeks it was 26lbs, at 6 weeks another 6 and at 3 months another 15. Is it possible there were stalls in there somewhere? Probably but since I wasn't hopping on the scale I wasn't upset. I just kept doing what I needed to do and paid attention to how my body felt. As my energy level increased, I was certain there was a loss in there but I didn't worry about the actual number.

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I am 16 days and have stalled since last 4-5 days but I guess its just how the body reacts. When I was loosing pounds daily, I couldnt figure out, why am I loosing so rapidly, even if I am on zro calories and burn 2000 a day, I should not be loosing that much and now when I am not loosing at all despite being less than 500 Cal daily, don't understand why I am not loosing.

Guess there is more to weight loss than simple calorie count.

@@Justoperated - you need to eat more. If your body doesn't get enough calories it will go into starvation mode. In addition to your Protein and fluids, look at your macros: keep sodium low, fat reasonable and make sure your sugars and carbs don't come from overly processed refined foods.