How did you lose weight?

[Rvamom 19]

Did the scale steady go down each day or would you go days at the same weight then have a sudden drop? I'm 9 days post sleeve and each day have seen a 1lb or 0.5lb loss every day. I wonder how long I can keep up that pace.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

None of us lose weight at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs. Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight. We all stall and just about everyone stalls about three weeks after surgery.

I highly recommend that if you are going to obsess about the numbers on the scale that you plan to weigh infrequently.

Early out, I chose to weigh only at my doctors appointments. Now, weigh no more frequently than once a week.

Embrace the Stall

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

[Rvamom 19]

Thanks for your advice. I worry that if I don't check in more often I might not stay on track.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Thanks for your advice. I worry that if I don't check in more often I might not stay on track.

Focus on what you can control: following your program. Not what you can't control: the numbers on the scale.

Follow your program.

Track your food.

Make sure you get at least 64 oz of Fluid every day.

Make sure you reach your Protein target every day.

Take your Vitamins and supplements as directed.

Avoid starches, added sugars (especially high fructose corn syrup), and fried foods.

Exercise when cleared.

And, stay off the scale.< /p>

[spstarla69 16]

I lost the same as you until day 10. It is now day 16 and I haven't lost anything since the 10th, despite following my doctor's nutrition plan to the T. It will be fits and starts. Good luck to you!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I lost the same as you until day 10. It is now day 16 and I haven't lost anything since the 10th, despite following my doctor's nutrition plan to the T. It will be fits and starts. Good luck to you!

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs. We all stall and most of us experience our first stall about three weeks post-op.

Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight.

Embrace the Stall

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

[spstarla69 16]

I lost the same as you until day 10. It is now day 16 and I haven't lost anything since the 10th, despite following my doctor's nutrition plan to the T. It will be fits and starts. Good luck to you!

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls and slow downs. We all stall and most of us experience our first stall about three weeks post-op.

Stalls are a normal, natural, and necessary part of the process of losing weight.

Embrace the Stall

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

Yeah I know. Mine just hit earlier than I expected. I've since started losing again, all is well.

[Read2016 658]

Thanks for your advice. I worry that if I don't check in more often I might not stay on track.

I'm not sure why there's so much negativity about checking the scale often... I'm pre-op but I know every time I'm trying to lose weight I check the scale... As pre-op I don't expect to see daily changes, anytime I step on and it goes down it motivates me to keep up the good work... If it goes up often as it often does it tell me I need to try harder.

I do understand the weight loss process after surgery is somewhat different .

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Edited May 30, 2016 by nyteacher125

[Christinamo7 4,041]

Thanks for your advice. I worry that if I don't check in more often I might not stay on track.

I'm not sure why there's so much negativity about checking the scale often... I'm pre-op but I know every time I'm trying to lose weight I check the scale... As pre-op I don't expect to see daily changes, anytime I step on and it goes down it motivates me to keep up the good work... If it goes up often as it often does it tell me I need to try harder.

I do understand the weight loss process after surgery is somewhat different .

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I am on the scale ALL the TIME. :-) but, it's official on Monday morning. ah. probably would be better if I wasn't but it's what I do.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Thanks for your advice. I worry that if I don't check in more often I might not stay on track.

I'm not sure why there's so much negativity about checking the scale often... I'm pre-op but I know every time I'm trying to lose weight I check the scale... As pre-op I don't expect to see daily changes, anytime I step on and it goes down it motivates me to keep up the good work... If it goes up often as it often does it tell me I need to try harder.

I do understand the weight loss process after surgery is somewhat different .

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Part of the issue is that there is not a direct relationship between what you do in the short term and the numbers on the scale. If you follow your program, you will see results on the scale in the medium and long term, but the short term -- not so much.

Some people see the number on the scale as permission to indulge (I ate a box of donuts, but when I got on the scale the ne to say, I lost a pound), or as reason to restrict (I ate the required Protein yesterday and gained a pound, so tomorrow I am going to starve myself).

There really isn't anything inherently wrong with weighing frequently if you can keep it in perspective.

If, like many people, you let the numbers on the scale influence your mood or how you respond emotionally, then it may be a good idea to weigh infrequently.

[erp 2,016]

Did the scale steady go down each day or would you go days at the same weight then have a sudden drop? I'm 9 days post sleeve and each day have seen a 1lb or 0.5lb loss every day. I wonder how long I can keep up that pace.

One thing I can guarantee, is that your WL will slow down...eventually but whether you lose slow and steady (like I did, never had a stall) or lose large amounts and then stall for several weeks in the first 6-12 months doesn't matter. At 9 days post, you are just at the start of this new way of living. Follow your program and enjoy the loses whenever you have them.