Week 3 Standstill

[acuttita 49]

So I’m struggling. It’s been three weeks tomorrow that I had my surgery and I’m at a standstill in Week 3. I’ve lost 25 lbs but I can’t seem to lose more right now. Due to my infection after surgery, i still can’t work out because i have an open incision where the drain was and the surgeon wants it to close on its own. I need some encouragement right now because the scale is not moving and I’m thinking of eating bad things because of this moment.

[Taoz 284]

1 hour ago, acuttita said:

So I’m struggling. It’s been three weeks tomorrow that I had my surgery and I’m at a standstill in Week 3. I’ve lost 25 lbs but I can’t seem to lose more right now. Due to my infection after surgery, i still can’t work out because i have an open incision where the drain was and the surgeon wants it to close on its own. I need some encouragement right now because the scale is not moving and I’m thinking of eating bad things because of this moment.

the 3 week stall is really common, often hitting at the point you move up to purees or soft solids (I'm in it myself, have been at 104kg for almost a week now) and it doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong. You're body is likely still shrinking and re-adjusting to the massive change from the surgery, and still working to heal your stomach. I still weight myself every morning but when I see the same number I just say to myself "nope still in this stall, will check again tomorrow" and move on with my day. If you are following your plan your weight loss will resume as soon as your body is ready for it.

If you have a search here you'll find SOOooo many people post about stalls hitting, many at the three week mark, worrying that their surgery is failing (or that they are doing something wrong).

Chin up and keep kicking those old junk-food cravings to the curb. It's a life-time mental fight against old habits and old food-comforts but it is WELL WORTH FIGHTING FOR YOUR HEALTH. You can do this! *hugz*

[sillykitty 10,789]

Stalls happen!

Focus on the positive, you've lost 25 lbs in 3 weeks, that's absolutely amazing!

Edited May 24, 2018 by sillykitty

[MIZ60 1,291]

13 hours ago, acuttita said:

So I’m struggling. It’s been three weeks tomorrow that I had my surgery and I’m at a standstill in Week 3. I’ve lost 25 lbs but I can’t seem to lose more right now. Due to my infection after surgery, i still can’t work out because i have an open incision where the drain was and the surgeon wants it to close on its own. I need some encouragement right now because the scale is not moving and I’m thinking of eating bad things because of this moment.

Right there with you!! Yesterday was 3 weeks since surgery and I have been on purees for 1 week at this point. Weight is the same today as it was on Sunday. I am meeting all my goals (protein, calories, fluids) and yesterday was my highest carb day (30 with 10 grams fiber=20 net) due to eating some mashed up borracho Beans at a birthday party.

Daily walking at our neighborhood trail of 1 mile a day.

I refuse to let it bother me and fortunately I don't have any bad things in the house. This too shall pass!!

[YeahOkay31 652]

I am going through it too, we can virtually hold each other's hand! I lost the same amount, 25 pounds and the scale hasn't moved in a week, and last week only 1.8 pounds. It is beyond frustrating, it is downright rage inspiring. But it seems like a very common thing--hopefully both of ours will break soon. It is truly hard not to see results.

[Matt Z 4,140]

Every time your body needs to re-calibrate itself... you'll get some for of "stall". These are frustrating, yes, but this is when you need to make those decisions to change your habits. Eating something bad, isn't going to help that stall in the way you want it to... sure, the scale will move, but not in the direction it should be.

Make sure you are getting MORE Water than you are supposed to, and make sure you are only eating what you have been instructed was cleared for you.
And Exercise! You'll feel SO much better with some regular exercise. I know it sounds like a fluff piece, but, I honestly don't even recognize myself anymore, I'm feeling better, not just physically, but mentally! I haven't been this positive and hopeful in a very VERY long time.

As I state pretty much everywhere a "stall" conversation comes up. Weight alone isn't enough to properly measure your progress. You can be losing fat and not losing weight. I'm lucky enough to have a scale that does body fat as well, and there have been plenty of times in the last 2 months where my weight has increased and my body fat has decreased, and if all I had was the weight to go off of... I'd be going crazy wondering what I was doing wrong.

Stick to your plans, Stick to your exercise, and just remember, you are not alone, we will deal with stalls at some point in our journey.

You got this!