Stalls

[Nikki Monroe 71]

How soon after surgery did you experience your first stall? How did you break the stall? How long did it last?

Surgery 10/13/15 HW:264 SW:260 CW:243.8

[IncredibleShrinkingMan 437]

I acknowledged my first stall after a 33-lb first month...286 pre-op, 266 surgery, 233 one month out, then for about a week and a half very little changed...the first time this happened I just stepped up the exercise. I'm sitting in a stall now at 204 and approaching the 3-month mark, and I can't really up the exercise further than I have (timewise or physically), so I'm planning a Halloween to Thanksgiving Liquid Protein cleanse. I'm getting stoked for it because I'll also be exercising outside (I see some mid-70s for the first week of November in Baltimore/DC/Northern VA). I'm hoping that takes care of it and sends me into Onederland.

[Babbs 14,681]

Stalls are normal 2-4 weeks after surgery. They happen to almost EVERYONE, and there really is not much you can do about the first one but ride it out. Consequent stalls, on the other hand, should be dealt with a little differently than this first one. This first one is normal and almost NEEDS to happen. Here's why:

A "stall" a few weeks after surgery is not uncommon, and here's why.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs. of Water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when a patient is not getting in enough food, the body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. Then when 2 lbs. of glycogen is used a patient will also lose 8 lbs. of Water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs. that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

However, when the body stays in a caloric deficit state the body starts to realize that this is not a short-term problem. Then the body starts mobilizing fat from adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But the body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. As it puts back the 2 lbs. of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs. of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though the patient might still be losing energy content to their body, the weight will not go down or it might even gain for a while as the retention of water dissolves the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I don't know for sure because early out I only weighed at my doctor's appointments.

If the numbers in the scale are going to determine how you feel about yourself and your journey, then I recommend you consider weighing less often.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

[mommy319 31]

Im 1 month out and have only lost 10lbs the first week after surgery then -3 lbs and back up 3 lbs.

[Fame 53]

I had a stall about 3 weeks out it lasted for about 1 week. I didn't change anything because people say stalls are normal. Happy to be losing again

[Dub 9,971]

To stall.....or not to stall........

I really have little concern about it.

I know that so long as I control the single thing that I have control over in life, what goes in my mouth, then it's pointless to get covered with the day-to-day scale readings.