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Ive been doing a great job as far as working out and Water intake but i really need to know if boumcing back from 234-236-233 is normal i loveto see the scale tip back the other way but when i see in a week im back where i started it gets me down i hate it

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I fluctuate up & down within 2 lbs on a regular basis ... especially if I am in the middle of a stall. It could be Water, it could be your body adjusting, it could be the scale playing terrible, horrible tricks on you. ;) Seriously though, it happens to me all the time.

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It drives me nuts cause i feel like i should be further along in my progress and i feel like im at a stand still im 5 weeks out shouldnt i be more than just 33 or 34 lbs down????????

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None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs. Almost everyone experiences a stall about three weeks after surgery.

Just follow your program. Focus on getting in all of your fluids and Protein, and stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall

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

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It drives me nuts cause i feel like i should be further along in my progress and i feel like im at a stand still im 5 weeks out shouldnt i be more than just 33 or 34 lbs down

Says who?!?! Your body, your journey. Everyone is different. I have friends who were sleeved and my weight loss was completely different than theirs. I have a TON of stalls, one after another after another. My % lost is different than theirs was. But then again, my body is different than theirs, my lifestyle is different than theirs, and my expectations and effort is different than theirs.

Follow your program, get plenty of Water and Protein and exercise as much as you are able. Spend some time rediscovering yourself & the things you like to do. As @@Inner Surfer Girl said, stay off the scale a bit and shift your focus. It will all come in time.

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It drives me nuts cause i feel like i should be further along in my progress and i feel like im at a stand still im 5 weeks out shouldnt i be more than just 33 or 34 lbs down

Says who?!?! Your body, your journey. Everyone is different. I have friends who were sleeved and my weight loss was completely different than theirs. I have a TON of stalls, one after another after another. My % lost is different than theirs was. But then again, my body is different than theirs, my lifestyle is different than theirs, and my expectations and effort is different than theirs.

Follow your program, get plenty of Water and Protein and exercise as much as you are able. Spend some time rediscovering yourself & the things you like to do. As @@Inner Surfer Girl said, stay off the scale a bit and shift your focus. It will all come in time.

Thank u i will def try????

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I am 7 weeks out and only 35 pound down. Stay off the scale it is your WORST enemy. I do weekly weigh ins, and it is so much better.

Ty ladies for ur input i will get into action and stay off scale

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It drives me nuts cause i feel like i should be further along in my progress and i feel like im at a stand still im 5 weeks out shouldnt i be more than just 33 or 34 lbs down

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Definitely try to not weigh yourself more than once a week for the first 5 months I weighted myself every Monday morning. Recently I started weighing myself more often and it's really just a roller coaster through the week. Enough to make me crazy when I went up overnight, in the end by the time Monday rolls around I'm usually showing a lose for the week (every once in a while I stayed the same).

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