Stalled...trying to get out of it.

[kyrickchick64 468]

I was sleeved 3/2 and I'm stalled already. I haven't lost any weight for over a month. I still only eat a couple bites of a meal and I'm done but that scale is going no where. I tried to up my calories to 1000 a day. My carbs are no more than 50 a day. I figured since I had so much to lose that any stall would come and go. Notsomuch :-\ Pretty bummed. I've been drinking gatorade(low cal 1 a day) and I've been retaining allot of Water so no more of that. My ankles are pretty swollen. I still have no taste for water but I force it but I know I'm not getting enough.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Hang in there. It sounds like you are doing all the right things. Are you getting much activity in? At 2 months out you should be cleared for more rigorous activities now, besides just walking. Though if walking is all you can physically do, just maybe do more of it? How are you doing on your Protein? I assume pretty well if you are getting 1000 calories a day and only 200 of those are from carbs.

Water and Protein are definitely key. If you don't get enough of both, it can affect your loss.

[TammyDTM 391]

@@kyrickchick64 I feel your pain!

I had my surgery 2/25/15. I lost a lot of weight in March and then in April the scale did not move. I went up and down 1-2 lbs all month. Then, in the last week going into May I lost 5 lbs!

During my "stall" however, I did lose a total of 5 inches and my clothes continued to get too large for me.

So hang in there! You will continue to lose weight. Your body is just taking a short break.

I would consult with the doctor about the feet swelling and retention of Water...

[Kiba 47]

It might sound incredibly strange, but when I upped my carb intake a little, my weight loss got out of the stall immediately. I'm no medical expert, but I'm assuming it had something to do with the stress my body was going through and the lack of energy from the carbs. Maybe try changing food around a bit and continue to hydrate and do cardio. The slight carb increase also helped me when I was doing my work outs, try to build muscle, it helps with the weight loss too!

[Mremilio 95]

Push thru and don't give up....Check how much sodium you are taking in.....it may be too much?

[Babbs 14,680]

I'm the Queen of stalls! It really is trial and error what works to get you over it. Up your calories, up your carbs, increase exercise, decrease exercise, increase your Water.... you get the idea. It can all be so frustrating!

But sometimes you really do have to analyze what you're doing or not doing and shake things up a bit. Be honest, and start tracking calories, Protein,water, carbs, etc if you feel maybe a few bad habits may be slipping in here and there to slow things down or stop loss completely.

And sometimes if you are doing everything right, you just have to wait it out. If you're doing the right things, the body will respond eventually

[liannatx 897]

I will be 8 weeks post-op tomorrow. These past 2-3 weeks have not been great for me either. I feel like I have lost nothing in weeks... but I will actually end my second month (tomorrow) losing 6 lbs. I will take it happily, because I had a frustrating loss of 1 lb followed by a week of ZERO loss.

I also have worked to get my calories from 600 up to 800ish a day. I added some avocado, started using milk in my shakes, etc.... I had 2 days of not great eating this week. Like 1100 calories 100 carbs of grazing not great... but woke up this morning to see that I have lost another lb this week. I don't know if the shake up of calories/carbs did it, or if my body is just ready to continue losing again... but I will take it!

I think we just have to keep on keeping on, and it will happen.

[Stephanie Stroup McIntosh 157]

Try some of the no-calorie Water flavorings. I like the crystal light, but there are several varieties and flavors. Are you getting your Protein? What about exercise? Are you getting you exercise? Are you taking bites here and there and not recording them? Are you cooking with fats and not recording them? Are you eating out frequently? You may want to talk to your NUT or surgeon and get a specific plan. You can do this, but you have to put in the work.