I am 11 days out from surgery and I lost 8 lbs the first week and when I started full liquids I gained 2 lbs and since then I have lost one of those pounds but the scale is not moving. I am having a hard time getting protein in because I hate my shakes but I am getting all my fluids in and my vitamins. I am getting about 30g of protein daily. Frustrated!!

Try ready-made Isopure in blue raspberry - they are tart, not overly sweet. Hang in there, relax and just keep following the plan.

Ok thank you! Where do I get that at? GNC?

Do a search for week three stall, it's infamous!

Gnc has a drink called lean shake its really good

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2 hours ago, Kristinisgettingskinny said:

I am 11 days out from surgery and I lost 8 lbs the first week and when I started full liquids I gained 2 lbs and since then I have lost one of those pounds but the scale is not moving. I am having a hard time getting Protein in because I hate my shakes but I am getting all my fluids in and my Vitamins. I am getting about 30g of protein daily. Frustrated!!

Many people, if not the majority of us, who've had WLS experience a stall around the two to three week mark post-op. You can find dozens of threads on here discussing this if you do a keyword search of "three week stall". I was actually advised to not weigh myself at all the first month to avoid being discouraged or alarmed, but of course popped on there anyway because my curiosity was too strong. Your body is needing a bit of time to adapt. It's gone through an intense surgery, during which time you probably gained a few pounds from all that was pumped into you, and then rapidly lost a lot of weight. It's kind of like your body needs to catch its breath.

There's a blogger called The World According to Eggface who has a lot of recipes for smoothies you can make during the first month out. I never would have imagined it to be possible, but I ended up having fun during that first month out trying out her ideas and others I found on Pinterest and from posters on here. I'd suggest trying out different types of protein powders so that you have some variation. I really liked the protein powders by Unjury and Syntrax Nectar. At the time I had the surgery in 2015 you could buy sample sizes of Syntrax at The Vitamin Shoppe, but in recent visits to the stores near me I found out they only have them in the large tubs now. You can still get the smaller sizes on Amazon, I believe. I'd add in nut butters (I liked making them fresh at Whole Foods), low carb fruit, Torani sugar free syrups, and even frozen sweet potato cubes from Trader Joe's (blending them with vanilla protein powder tastes like sweet potato pie to me). If you look on Amazon you'll find a lot of protein powder options, and can read through reviews.

Some plain Greek yogurt brands, like Fage, have a lot of protein and are low in carbs. It's important to check the label before buying, and to avoid the flavored ones that are almost always higher in carbs. I think Fage has around 22 grams of protein, and under 10 grams of carbs. You can use it as a base to make all sorts of smoothies.

I am 11 days out from surgery and I lost 8 lbs the first week and when I started full liquids I gained 2 lbs and since then I have lost one of those pounds but the scale is not moving. I am having a hard time getting protein in because I hate my shakes but I am getting all my fluids in and my vitamins. I am getting about 30g of protein daily. Frustrated!!

I stalled from week two to week four and my doctor had already warned me about it. Even though the scale didn’t move I had lost 10lbs of fat and gained it in muscle. I think my plateau lasted about 4 weeks and then it was back to losing. I think I just had another week of a plateau last week. It will continue to happen as your body adjusts so it will be ok.