Starting week 4 after week long stall. Weak, dizzy.

[Mulepick 18]

Drinking plenty of Water, swimming every day, eating properly. BP is normal which is new for me but I find when getting up I get dizzy and sometimes I feel like I will pass out. 10 pounds lost before surgery, 20 in the two weeks after, 3rd week no change. Doing something wrong?

[JamieLogical 8,684]

I have been dealing with dizziness on standing for months now. I've been to my doctor about it. We did all the blood tests. No real explanation for it, other than my blood pressure is "low" (for me). Still not technically in the "low" range, but is lower than it's ever been for me specifically. I've just had to learn to be careful and pause for a second before I start walking after I stand up.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Sounds like possible orthostatic hypotension (Google it for more info). Try pumping your legs like you are riding a bike for at least 30 seconds before you stand up, or before you get up from lying down.

[MrsSugarbabe 727]

I experience that sometimes, too. I call it "feeling swimmy headed." When I stand up from a seated position, I pause before taking that first step. It doesn't happen often, but considering I sit at a desk all day, I am very careful when I have that sensation. Don't know why it happens - BP? Blood sugar? Not enough fluids? Inner ear issue? PCP hasn't been able to determine a cause.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Sounds like possible orthostatic hypotension (Google it for more info). Try pumping your legs like you are riding a bike for at least 30 seconds before you stand up, or before you get up from lying down.

In my case at least, this was not the issue. We did the fully battery of taking my blood pressure lying down, sitting up, standing, etc. in the doctor's office and there wasn't the drop that we should/would have seen if it were orthostatic hypotension.

[Rogofulm 2,440]

Congratulations! You have reached The Dreaded Week-3 Stall. It's perfectly normal, and just about all of us have suffered through it. You're not crazy, and your doctor didn't screw up. In fact, you might not lose any weight for two weeks or even longer. But don't worry – after that, the pounds will start falling off if you stick to your program. And, the inches will continue to come off even while the scale isn't budging. Here's a good article that explains why it happens and why we all have to go through it. Hang in there. Pretty soon it'll be in the rear-view mirror and you'll be dropping weight again!

(Apologies to BP regulars who have seen this repeatedly, but it's a big deal to those who are going through it!)