I'm having the three week stall. Had great loss, 17 pounds in three weeks, and now, the stall. How many days does it last??

I have been in a 2 week stall. And after surgery i have only lost 14 pounds which include the 5 lbs i gained at the hospital. I am starting to feel discouraged but alot of people stated that we jusy have to wait this out. I had surgery Nov 9. I guess we will get there if we stick to the surgeons plan.

Answer: It depends. (anyone who tells you otherwise is lying)

It all depends on your level of activity, total caloric intake, Protein intake, hydration level, individual metabolism, and frankly, a whole lot of "I'm your body and I'll lose more when I damn well please."

Don't get discouraged. The 3 week stall is a rite of passage. You're one of us now.

I lost 20 first week sleeved 10 nov then stalled out umtill this past monday and dropped 3 lbs now i gained one back ill check monday again iam trying to weigh only once a week-sooooo hard . Iam also on all foods now and eat most things thats what i need to work on

It takes as long as it takes. Mine lasted almost 2 weeks.

Mine didn't last long. To break my stall I started eating ice cream every day. Yes, I really did this. Now you may ask... how is this possible? I wasn't taking in enough calories to lose more weight, so I had to speed up my metabolism to help in this. I stopped eating ice cream daily after I lost another 25 lbs.

It takes as long as it takes.

Embrace the Stall!

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

It lasts as long as you keep stepping on the scale. Put the scale away for a month and I guarantee the stall will be over. No Scale = No Stall. It really is that simple and that easy.

And, BTW, there is an entire sub forum dedicated to this topic. You can spend that month reading hundreds of posts about stalls. Everyone has them and they all end in their own time.

My stall has been a week. It's made me more mindful of what I'm supposed to be doing. Not perfect but mindful to do...