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I think it's a metabolic flexibility thing. I've been reading a lot about that lately, and how men's and women's bodies process and use foods so differently from one another. Reasearch is showing that women are more 'metabolically flexible' than men apparently. Our bodies adjust to new ways of moving and eating, and hang on until the siege is over. Then when we keep staying with our plan, the bod eventually gives in and starts losing again. It's definitely NOT been "calories in-calories out" for me AT ALL! I stalled a whole month at 177 while eating 850 cal per day (no starchy carbs at all!) and plenty of Protein AND running three times a week and hitting the gym lifting 3 times a week. Made me nuts. Now it's starting move move again...slowly. Hang in there. Lots of folks have had good results changing it up a bit with calories or amounts and such.

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During my follow up visit, they explained it as your body catching up. Every 3 weeks or so, I've noticed that the scale stopped moving, but the inches kept going. I figured this was a logical explanation. She also said that that's the reason why most cosmetic surgeons won't operate on a WLS patient until they've stopped losing for at least 6 months to give the body a chance to catch up to the weight loss be it losing inches or skin tightening.

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Here is a great article on the subject -

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.php

Additionally, Water retention can come due to any number of sources - hormonal changes (both TOM for you ladies and and all of us can experience changes from the hormones that have been stored in our fat getting released as we lose weight,) changes in medication or diet (sodium in particular) or changes in our exercise or activity patterns (stressing our muscles requires additional Water for the repair/growth/strengthening process) or moderate dehydration which can cause the body to hoard what fluids it has (keep sip, sip, sipping your water, or drinking normally as things heal!)

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Our bodies get used to the changes we make, and our metabolism adapts. It's a normal, if infuriating process.

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During my follow up visit, they explained it as your body catching up. Every 3 weeks or so, I've noticed that the scale stopped moving, but the inches kept going. I figured this was a logical explanation. She also said that that's the reason why most cosmetic surgeons won't operate on a WLS patient until they've stopped losing for at least 6 months to give the body a chance to catch up to the weight loss be it losing inches or skin tightening.

I completely agree. I've lost 4 lbs (2 of those pounds came off just last week) since January 2nd, but my body has continued to change.

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You've gotten a lot of good information, but I wanted to add that it's not just "us" (we) who stall--everyone who is trying to lose weight does. As frustrating as it is, weight loss just doesn't occur in a linear fashion. There are fits and starts, weeks where you lose and lose and lose, weeks where you the scale doesn't budge. That's one reason that I think so many people in WLS-land have learned to focus on NSV's--because even if the weight isn't coming off, there are so many other things you can look at and say, "Wow, this is good!"

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