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I had my sleeve on 7/21/2018 and I started losing a pound in a half a day. I was 350lbs pre surgery and I have STOPPED losing weight and I am stuck at 313lbs. I weight myself every morning and noticed this morning I was actually 316lbs. This is super discouraging and so I wonder that is happening. What should I be doing differently?

I recently started walking and swimming on a daily basis. Trying to walk always 30 minutes of some exercise a day. Nothing seems to work. I feel like these last 16lbs are taunting me!

Some help ease my mind :-)

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3 minutes ago, apeek said:

I had my sleeve on 7/21/2018 and I started losing a pound in a half a day. I was 350lbs pre surgery and I have STOPPED losing weight and I am stuck at 313lbs. I weight myself every morning and noticed this morning I was actually 316lbs. This is super discouraging and so I wonder that is happening. What should I be doing differently?

I recently started walking and swimming on a daily basis. Trying to walk always 30 minutes of some exercise a day. Nothing seems to work. I feel like these last 16lbs are taunting me!

Some help ease my mind :-)

Weight gain or Salt?

Odds are you are gaining some muscle mass / retaining some Water. I assume you aren't tracking your body fat %. Because it's very possible you've gained "weight" but lost fat. There have been a LOT of times when this has happened to me, I'll gain a pound or so but lose a few tenths of a % of body fat. If you are hitting your intake goals and consuming less calories than you burn in a day... then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

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If there is much salt in your brother that might make you retain Fluid. But keep on with your activities and I'm sure it will smooth out.😛

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I meant broth, not salty brother although that could be something desirable,like salted caramel? At any rate I should smooth out if you don't stress, Relax and Go With The Flow in Life!

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Thanks all! I’ll keep grinding away! Maybe I will stop weighing myself EVERYDAY!

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I had my sleeve on 7/21/2018 and I started losing a pound in a half a day. I was 350lbs pre surgery and I have STOPPED losing weight and I am stuck at 313lbs. I weight myself every morning and noticed this morning I was actually 316lbs. This is super discouraging and so I wonder that is happening. What should I be doing differently?

I recently started walking and swimming on a daily basis. Trying to walk always 30 minutes of some exercise a day. Nothing seems to work. I feel like these last 16lbs are taunting me!

Some help ease my mind :-)
Surgery on 6/21 or 7/12?
Could be the infamous 3rd week stall (which can happen anytime -not just the third week)

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

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2 hours ago, Tealael said:

Surgery on 6/21 or 7/12?
Could be the infamous 3rd week stall (which can happen anytime -not just the third week)

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

Thank you! I thought I was going crazy that no one had commented on the date!

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Thank you! I thought I was going crazy that no one had commented on the date!
All these time travelers around lately...

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

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Keep on grinding, you're becoming a muscle. Your fats fluctuate, and your muscle grows that's why you don't lose weight. It is not about the weight, it is about your body content.

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What are your calories like per day? Are you tracking what you’re eating with an app like MyFitnessPal? I like this quote, “Weight loss happens in the kitchen, not the gym.”

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Hi,

I am 9 weeks out from surgery...started @ 313 lbs last week was 285 than weighed myself this morning and see I gained 5.6 lbs how is that? I have kept the same plan everyday as far as eating as was working real well until this AM.

I stopped HBP pills like for 10 days maybe H2O gain? Anyone ever have this happen to them...please advise.

thanks,

Rob

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2 minutes ago, tankman77 said:

I stopped HBP pills like for 10 days maybe H2O gain?

If your BP medication was a diuretic, then Water weight gain could certainly be the cause

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Hi,

I am 9 weeks out from surgery...started @ 313 lbs last week was 285 than weighed myself this morning and see I gained 5.6 lbs how is that? I have kept the same plan everyday as far as eating as was working real well until this AM.

I stopped HBP pills like for 10 days maybe H2O gain? Anyone ever have this happen to them...please advise.

thanks,

Rob

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Thanks for quick reply that's what I was thinking HBP pills usually a diuretic which could explain the weight gain...I started to take half a pilly was getting light headed on full pill!

thanks,

Rob

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