Help! Today is day two of the soft food stage for me after 11 days of puréed foods. I am faithful about measuring with the kitchen scale 4 oz of Protein three times a day. I am getting in my 64 oz of Water in each day and am walking two miles a day seven days a week. In three days I've gained almost a pound since finishing the puréed stage. That scares me! I do have one sugar free pudding cup as a treat and one string cheese stick a day.

Should I grow back to one or two protein Meal Replacement shakes and have one soft food meal a day? I need advice from veteran sleepers.

My surgery was April 13, 2015. I have lost 27 lbs since my pre surgery weigh in. The weight loss is going MUCH slower than I thought it would.

Make that "sleevers". Darn auto correct error.

I had a stall at about two weeks out that lasted two weeks. I think your body is just adjusting to the change. From your post it sounds like you are doing well following your diet progression, so as people always say on this forum, follow the program and you will lose the weight. Keep up the good work and try to be patient with your body.

My body has this strange pattern of losing two pounds, then I go up one pound for a few days and then down two pounds again, crazy but I'm getting used to it.

It is perfectly normal to go through a period of stall or even a slight gain at this point. Keep following the plan. I assure you, you have not come CLOSE to eating enough calories to actually gain real weight. It's just your body adjusting. Stick to the plan. Get in your protein and water. Eat the things you are allowed to eat in your current food stage. And be patient.

With all your walking you should increase your calories. Then the scale should start to budge. For 2 miles a day I would increase by 100

My surgery was the week before yours, and I noticed the same thing last week. I went up a little, then the scale didn't budge for several days. It is moving again. I like to weigh every day, and I'm not going to freak out over fluctuations. Especially since my clothes are too big.