Week 4 & no weight loss

[ColdWater99 19]

I was sleeved on 10/30. It was a Monday. By 11/2, I had lost 10 pounds and since then, have gained 2 lbs, with no loss. The doctor's office casually tells me it will be 6 weeks before I lose any weight. I wrote here on week 2 and a few of you including @Berry78 reassured me. But I have not been walking and maybe am a little short of my Water intake. Today, I started blended foods, although I have no problem with solids (I snacked on a few Ritz crackers). Everyone says VSG is a tool. Truth be told, I opted for it so I could have a jumpstart with my weight loss, since like many others here, I have tried so many times. Two things though- one I hate walking- have no energy for it thanks to my depression and chronic fatigue. And second, I cannot resist some crackers now and then. I take my Multivitamins and others whenever I remember to. But honestly I wish something would shift soon. My starting weight was 262 lbs. I was down to 253.4 lbs with my liquid pre-op diet. I was down to 242 lbs. on 11/2 and am currently at 244 lbs. I am hypothyroid and am going to get checked pretty soon. Can anyone relate? How do I start walking slowly? Have a full-time job and an exam coming up too. That isn't helping.

[Berry78 4,259]

The first week you lost 10lbs, but it wasn't 10lbs of fat. Probably 2-3 pounds of it was fat, and the rest was Water. You have only completed 3 weeks of post surgical life, and the average patient loses 15 to 20 pounds the first month postop. You'll likely see the scale move by next Monday. But if it doesn't, you'll know that you are just a slower than average loser.. but that's ok! Remember the story of the tortoise and hare? The scale WILL bounce up by 1-5 pounds, especially the first few months postop. It's just the water coming and going.

You know what to do. Keep to the program, and get checked out to make sure your bloodwork is ok (hypothyroidism WILL slow losses dramatically.. and weight loss won't change your thyroid status. You may need a different amount of thyroid meds, but you'll still need them). And keep on keeping on. We have to run on faith that the procedure will work. (Because the alternative is to NOT trust it, and how does that help? Just throws you into depression.. and what do we tend to do when depressed?)

Instead of stepping on the scale, use this time to learn everything you can about nutrition. What we think about and focus on becomes our whole world. Don't let the big bad scale become your world... your energy is better spent elsewhere.

[Introversion 1,876]

12 hours ago, ColdWater99 said:

Can anyone relate?

I can somewhat relate since I'm also hypothyroid.

You won't lose weight every single week. Sleeved life involves losing weight with occasional stalls and plateaus, then perhaps even gaining Water weight before the pounds start dropping again.

Accept the reality that you won't lose every week. Accept the reality that you won't lose 20 to 30 pounds monthly due to hypothyroidism combined with the fact that you weren't super morbidly obese on surgery day.

Once you accept these realities, sleeved life will be more tolerable.

It took me 17+ months to lose 100 pounds and reach my goal weight. With the exception of the first 2 months, all of my losses had been single digit (1 to 7 pounds lost each month).

Keep plugging at it. The speed and rate of your weight loss doesn't matter in the long run. What matters is your ability to keep it off for life. Yes, it's the maintenance phase that carries all the weight (no pun intended).

Good luck to you and be patient. You've got this.

[ColdWater99 19]

Thank you @Berry78 and @Introversion. I'm having my thyroid checked on 11/28. I'll also call the NUT to learn more about nutrition. For now, I'm walking and following the recommendations.