I had surgery on 12/22and initially lost 10 lbs - now for 4 day nothing and today up 1/2 lb. I am eating all of my protien and drinking like a fish ....

Has this happened to anyone and is there a happy ending???

Yes this happened to me one week post op. Lasted for 11 days. Then..... It started to drop off. Remain calm, it'll happen. 3 months out now and down 65 pounds. It's a marathon , not a sprint.

It happens to EVERYONE. Yours just came a little early. Just keep doing what you're doing, and if the stall is going to drive you crazy then stay off the scale for a while.

I assure you, it's nothing you're doing wrong.

@@oliviatish I am so glad I just saw this! I had my surgery on 12/28/15 and lost 10 pounds in the first 5 days. Since 1/3/15 I haven't moved on the scale and was even up a bit this morning. I was so upset. I haven't consumed more than 750 calories a day (that is max, normal is 500) and have been doing everything the way I am supposed to. This helps me to know that someone else has stalled this quickly too. I am down 27 overall counting the post op liquid diet which started on 12/15/15. I was hoping that was part of why I have stalled but it is still super discouraging and confusing when you are only one week out. Thank you for posting!

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@@oliviatish I am so glad I just saw this! I had my surgery on 12/28/15 and lost 10 pounds in the first 5 days. Since 1/3/15 I haven't moved on the scale and was even up a bit this morning. I was so upset. I haven't consumed more than 750 calories a day (that is max, normal is 500) and have been doing everything the way I am supposed to. This helps me to know that someone else has stalled this quickly too. I am down 27 overall counting the post op liquid diet which started on 12/15/15. I was hoping that was part of why I have stalled but it is still super discouraging and confusing when you are only one week out. Thank you for posting!

I know it can be discouraging but you are still losing plenty of weight! When's the last time you dropped 27 lbs in a month? That's almost 1 lb a day!! Stalls are all over the place and for all different reasons. Did you have RNY? The body is still healing and adjusting to the significant detour and construction it just underwent. The weight will drop off again because you seem to be doing all the right stuff! Go girl!

ST

If the numbers on the scale are going to make you upset, anxious, or just plain crazy, please consider not weighing very often.

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all stall. Most of us experience our first stall about three weeks after surgery but that varies, too.

Just follow your program.

Focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids. Take your Vitamins and supplements as instructed. Exercise when cleared. And, stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall!

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

@@oliviatish I am so glad I just saw this! I had my surgery on 12/28/15 and lost 10 pounds in the first 5 days. Since 1/3/15 I haven't moved on the scale and was even up a bit this morning. I was so upset. I haven't consumed more than 750 calories a day (that is max, normal is 500) and have been doing everything the way I am supposed to. This helps me to know that someone else has stalled this quickly too. I am down 27 overall counting the post op liquid diet which started on 12/15/15. I was hoping that was part of why I have stalled but it is still super discouraging and confusing when you are only one week out. Thank you for posting!

I know it can be discouraging but you are still losing plenty of weight! When's the last time you dropped 27 lbs in a month? That's almost 1 lb a day!! Stalls are all over the place and for all different reasons. Did you have RNY? The body is still healing and adjusting to the significant detour and construction it just underwent. The weight will drop off again because you seem to be doing all the right stuff! Go girl!

ST

Thank you so much for the encouragement and kind words. I had the gastric sleeve done. And you are right, there is no way I could have ever lost 27 pounds that quickly any other way. I think I am just so excited to finally start my new life that I'm getting a little ahead of myself. I need to be patient and trust the process.

@@sarahopper

@@oliviatish

It is taking me being a month over to finally accept that it will come slowly; I am now losing about 1/2 lb per day, which otherwise I would have never lost. Once you start losing again, it will seem silly to have gotten so upset, but upsetting it is. I stalled for 2 whole weeks right after week one and after losing 15 lbs immediately; I was depressed needless to say, now I am steadily losing, and if I lose nothing one day, the next I will. My dr. said more than weight, look at how your clothes are fitting (try this after a month or so until swelling goes down). Now my pre-op pants are falling off and yesterday I was able to wear a suit I hadn't worn in over 7 years! Today I started exercising and hoping it accelerates the loss.

Good luck on your journey!

I was sleeved Dec 17 and stalled last week and still am. It is upsetting knowing you are only eating about 500 calories. However, thanks to the support on here we know this is part of this life long battle.