So I have a question for the group. I had surgery on 3/3. And it seemed the weight was falling like water. But this week it seemed to slow up. I am I not walking enough? I'm literally on water and protein shakes. My daily intake so far has only been 300 cal.

Hi there! Most people lose weight very very fast during pre op diet and the first week or two following surgery. You should expect that to slow down drastically. For me I lose on average 3 lbs per week. The thing is, some weeks I don't lose anything and then the next I lose 4 or 5 lbs.

As long as you are losing overall you are in good shape. Some people weigh every day and some people weigh weekly, monthly or only when they go for check ups. They do this to avoid the frustration of the scale.

I weigh once a day religiously but I don't get stressed when the scale doesn't move. Most of the time you are still losing inches.

There is also the dreaded 3 week stall, but if you keep following the plan, I promise you will begin to drop those pounds again.

You just cannot expect that you will lose as fast as the first couple weeks every week.

Good luck!

Hstrayorn i agree with Djmohr your body is changing and it has just gone through major surgery , focus on one day at a time as well as getting in all of your Water, Protein, Vitamins, as well as walk the weight will come off, you will have stalls but stay focus as long as you follow your doctors rules you will be fine. Welcome to the losers bench.