How have I only lost 4.5 pounds in the last month? I'm 9 weeks and 2 days and am 31 pounds down. How can I speed it back up?

Stalls are normal throughout this ordeal. I tried increasing my protein and increasing my water intake. Surprisingly it works. Good luck....

An average of 3.4 lbs. each week is awesome!!! You're doing great!! (Wish I had that kind of average going on .)

These slow-going phases are psychologically challenging, to say the least!

Check in with your NUT regarding your food intake. Also, you may need to ramp up your fat burning cardio routine.

When I hit these slow weeks, I keep telling myself that the inches are still coming off even if the scale isn't showing the weight change; it will eventually catch up.

Hang in there!

How are you doing with protein and water? What about exercise? Everyone loses at their own pace. Since my second month post op, I've averaged about 6 pounds a month, which is slow compared to most, but the weight IS coming off and that's really all that matters.

You're earlier out than I am, but you are going to see you will have some months slower than others as your weight loss starts to even out a little. You can expect the more "average" weight loss of 1-3 lbs a week. So you are doing just fine!

At this point ( 8 months out), 4.5 pounds is a good month for me. So far this month I've only lost 2.5 :/

How are you doing with protein and water? What about exercise? Everyone loses at their own pace. Since my second month post op, I've averaged about 6 pounds a month, which is slow compared to most, but the weight IS coming off and that's really all that matters.

i do fine on my protein, still don't get all my liquids in. Exercise... I don't really. Between 4000-5000 steps on an average day. Leave for work at 6am and get home at 6pm, then kids, cooking, blah blah blah, I just crash.

i do fine on my Protein, still don't get all my liquids in. Exercise... I don't really. Between 4000-5000 steps on an average day. Leave for work at 6am and get home at 6pm, then kids, cooking, blah blah blah, I just crash.

Getting your Water in will be critical to weight loss. If you are still having trouble with discomfort, experiment with different temperatures of water. I found that really ice cold water was a lot easier for me that room temperature water, which seemed to sit very heavily in my stomach.

As for exercise, it's something you are going to have to figure out in order to achieve long-term success. Even if it's just 10 minutes here and there instead of 30 minutes all at once.