The Stall From Hell

[Shell Renewed 176]

Also, you should really understand that you would not be done losing weight at 5 weeks, and not question if the stall will break. I doubt there's anyone that only lost for a month on this surgery. You've made a lifetime decision and should expect to reap lifelong benefits if you do your part. It's not a race

[danabortokana 1]

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Edited December 10, 2016 by danabortokana

[ella37 455]

I lost 0 lbs from day 14 to day 22 or so.. It IS super frustrating but the stall will break. I'm in another one right now and just waiting around for this one to end as well.

Be careful about comparing your weight loss and eating habits to others. The kind soul who sent you his plan is a different gender and had a different starting weight, it's not one size fits all. Follow your surgeon's instructions and youll do fine!

[mian 5]

Mylastchance21 stay strong it will be ok. You've lost 51

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[mian 5]

Danabortokana you have to drink your fluids and in time you will see the results of your effort. Just remember the results are small and you won't notice but others will. Be strong

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[ShelterDog64 2,364]

@@mylastchance21 Just want to echo the good advice you've already gotten...don't compare your weight loss to others, and make sure you recognize the gender of the responders. Men lose weight very differently than women, and it seems particularly true after WLS. @@sgc is able to eat tortillas and Pasta ( @@sgc did you mean you cook half of a 10oz box of Pasta and eat it in one meal? I don't think I could eat that volume of pasta BEFORE my sleeve!), I don't eat pasta at all and only an occasional high-protein/high-fiber/low-carb tortilla, and I'm pretty sure that many carbs wouldn't work for me at 6 months.

Drink your Water, get your Protein, move as much as you can...it WILL work. Cut out that negative self-talk and stick with your program. You've already lost a LOT of weight, and it will keep coming off

[mylastchance21 82]

Thank you all!!! I really do appreciate it! I'm trying my best to start thinking more positive! My husband has been such a great support and every time I start feeling down because the scale isnt moving, he's right there trying to encourage me. I'm just scared of failure and getting on the scale makes me feel like one, even though I know I'm following the plan. I'm starting to think I'm not eating enough even though I make sure I get my Protein goal of 60 a day. I will keep moving forward.

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[ShelterDog64 2,364]

@@mylastchance21 You may be on to something re: not eating enough. I saw my surgeon for my 6 month follow up last week and he wants me to go up by 200 calories/day. He thinks I'm slowing down because I'm not eating enough! Imagine someone telling ME that I need to eat MORE...I felt kind of faint

[Babbs 14,680]

It's just the 3 week stall. You're not doing anything wrong. It happens to 99% of us, and you just really have to let it pass. You can try a few things to feel proactive, but it's gonna happen, and yes, it's gonna pass. Not one person I know has stopped losing weight at 3 weeks out!

Stalls further out? Heck yeah you should be able to tweak some things to get the scale moving again. But this one is going to happen and not pass until your body is good and ready. Could be a week....could be 2. Could be 3.

I know it feels like it, but it's not the end of the world. Work your program and stay off the scale and stop stressing! You know the stress hormone causes weight to hold on, also.

Someone wise once said "Stalls are like lovers. Your first probably won't be your last"

[sgc 538]

@@mylastchance21 Just want to echo the good advice you've already gotten...don't compare your weight loss to others, and make sure you recognize the gender of the responders. Men lose weight very differently than women, and it seems particularly true after WLS. @@sgc is able to eat tortillas and Pasta ( @@sgc did you mean you cook half of a 10oz box of Pasta and eat it in one meal? I don't think I could eat that volume of pasta BEFORE my sleeve!), I don't eat pasta at all and only an occasional high-protein/high-fiber/low-carb tortilla, and I'm pretty sure that many carbs wouldn't work for me at 6 months.

Drink your Water, get your Protein, move as much as you can...it WILL work. Cut out that negative self-talk and stick with your program. You've already lost a LOT of weight, and it will keep coming off

Yea in one meal. Before I could eat two or three full boxes.

[Hiraeth 515]

Hello everyone! I'm hoping to get some encouragement and support as I'm becoming very discouraging. I had gastric sleeve on 11/3 and I have lost 21 lbs. PreOP 351, SW 322, CW 301-302. I have not lost weight in what seems like 1-2 weeks and now everyday I'm teetering between 301 and 302. Is this normal? Will the stall ever break? Anything I can do to help it break? I know everyone's journey is different but I've been doing everything I'm suppose to do and this is just so frustrating and discouraging. It really has me wondering will this work

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This is completely normal. The first dreaded stall usually happens 3-4 weeks after your surgery. I had my surgery on August 4th. I was teetering between 214 and 213 for about 2 weeks. Then I started losing again. I now weigh 195. Some people say the stall happens after your body drops a bunch of Water weight because your body goes into a sort of "panic". Your body is confused and is trying to figure out what's going on. I call it "Pioneer Mode", which is basically your body trying to hold onto every last calorie that it can. Your body is so used to your usual routine of overeating, and now that you are eating a lot less, your body thinks it's starving. I don't know if this is what helped me get away from my stall, but I remember adding a lot of Protein to my meals. I went out for Japanese and ordered beef tataki. The next day, I weighed 212. So, I really do think it's wise to eat a good amount of Protein to ensure you continue to lose weight and stay healthy.

Stay with this. You will start losing weight again!

Edited December 12, 2016 by Hiraeth