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LilPnut    4

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When should I expect to see the numbers drop on the scale??? I had surgery the 13th of June and my follow up the 21st of June. I lost 5 pounds at that points but haven't lost anything since. I'm on soft foods.

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James Marusek    5,244

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The first few weeks after surgery, your body is in a major heal mode. Just remember to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements, walk around 30 minutes per day (or equivalent exercise).

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looks like you're having the dreaded "three week stall" a bit early. I did, too. I had it during weeks two and three. Week four I dropped like six lbs within a few days. Almost everyone gets that early stall. No worries - just stick to your food plan.

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LilPnut    4

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I'm a little over 2 weeks, and my weight been the same for the couple of days. I have lost 21 pounds .. Just really wanting to hit 199 so bad. I'm currently 217

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I'll be happy to see 217! I'm stuck at 223. Ive lost a total of 31 pounds since the end of March but nothing in 2.5 weeks.

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LilPnut    4

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The first few weeks after surgery, your body is in a major heal mode. Just remember to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements, walk around 30 minutes per day (or equivalent exercise).

I'm sticking to that and I'm up to 6 miles of walking a day plus physical therapy for my elbow two times a week.

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LilPnut    4

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My surgery was June 10. I lost 22 lbs quickly. Now I am in 3 week stall. Frustrating, but hopeful. I started working out this week and I need to take my inches. I know that will help.

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I was thinking I too need to measure my inches since I have not done that yet. I'm thinking about signing up for the red center so I can swim...i know swimming who help a lot.

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My surgery was June 10. I lost 22 lbs quickly. Now I am in 3 week stall. Frustrating, but hopeful. I started working out this week and I need to take my inches. I know that will help.

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Nobody told me about this stall so I'm glad to know I'm not in a sinking ship

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Same, and I'm only 2 weeks out. I'm just... unhappy.

Slight rant ahead.

I've lost about 12 pounds (Though I fluctuate between 217 and 215 almost daily...) and frustration has already set in because I'm barely eating anything and will still see that 2 pounds disappear and reappear.

Had my first post op already. My surgeon (who is awesome, btw) tells me that because I wasn't that big to begin with, my weight will move slower and that I will be under 200 in a couple of months. I know what she says makes sense, but that's just disheartening when I see people lose twice as much in the first 3-4 weeks. I am literally 47lbs from goal weight. (I lost over 60lbs on my own before the OP), so I was really hoping to see more movement on the scale. (She told me to stop looking at the scale. Easier said than done)

I'm on soft food, but because of my finicky eating habits and the restrictions of my food choices now, I'm only good for sugar free drinks, diet ice pops, diet Jello, and a can of Soup (various types) stretched out through the day (Trying pureed chili, fruits and sugar free puddings to mix things up now).

In other words, my caloric intake is a joke, and still, I'm just stalled. It makes me wonder why I even did this to my body if I'm going to less results than when I was killing myself to lose it on my own.

Even worse is that I now take more pills than I did when I had 'weight-related ailments' (Which seem to be gone now, and I'm glad, and yes, taking various supplements is still better than meds, but going from 2 pills daily to 2 chewables and 5 pills still sucks).

I guess I just have the blues right now and will need time to get over it.

And yes, I'm aware of the support groups. That's really not my thing, though I do plan to go at last once more to see how I feel about it.

/Rant over

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LilPnut    4

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Same, and I'm only 2 weeks out. I'm just... unhappy.

Slight rant ahead.

I've lost about 12 pounds (Though I fluctuate between 217 and 215 almost daily...) and frustration has already set in because I'm barely eating anything and will still see that 2 pounds disappear and reappear.

Had my first post op already. My surgeon (who is awesome, btw) tells me that because I wasn't that big to begin with, my weight will move slower and that I will be under 200 in a couple of months. I know what she says makes sense, but that's just disheartening when I see people lose twice as much in the first 3-4 weeks. I am literally 47lbs from goal weight. (I lost over 60lbs on my own before the OP), so I was really hoping to see more movement on the scale. (She told me to stop looking at the scale. Easier said than done)

I'm on soft food, but because of my finicky eating habits and the restrictions of my food choices now, I'm only good for sugar free drinks, diet ice pops, diet Jello, and a can of Soup (various types) stretched out through the day (Trying pureed chili, fruits and sugar free puddings to mix things up now).

In other words, my caloric intake is a joke, and still, I'm just stalled. It makes me wonder why I even did this to my body if I'm going to less results than when I was killing myself to lose it on my own.

Even worse is that I now take more pills than I did when I had 'weight-related ailments' (Which seem to be gone now, and I'm glad, and yes, taking various supplements is still better than meds, but going from 2 pills daily to 2 chewables and 5 pills still sucks).

I guess I just have the blues right now and will need time to get over it.

And yes, I'm aware of the support groups. That's really not my thing, though I do plan to go at last once more to see how I feel about it.

/Rant over

I feel your pain. I wasn't "that big to begin with" either, and I had the stall almost immediately. I saw something posted on a FB group that helped me figure it out. So you have fat cells and when you empty them out of fat they fill with Water to hold the fat cell in case more fat comes. When the fat doesn't come it releases the Water and goes a away.

I agree that staying off the scale is easier said than done but at least for a few days you've got to.

And if nothing else get your Protein in and your water. It helps. To keep track of your Protein you can download the app Baritastic. It's hard to figure out at first but it helps.

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