I had Gastric Bypass on August 8th and since the day I came home (August 10th) I have not lost 1 lbs. I get my water and protein in. I have walked every day aside from 1. I have tried to read everything to figure out why, but I can't even find anyone else this has happened to. Did it really not work? Is that even possible? I have been doing everything I can on my end so why is this happening? I seriously don't think I can face anyone if after all this I still can't succeed.

My bypass surgery was 8/10. I haven’t lost for 5 days. Walking 30 minutes/day, water at 64-80 oz., 300-400 calories, and taking vitamins. I don’t know what else to do?

On ‎08‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 8:29 AM, Kaseyn2boys said:

I had Gastric Bypass on August 8th and since the day I came home (August 10th) I have not lost 1 lbs. I get my Water and Protein in. I have walked every day aside from 1. I have tried to read everything to figure out why, but I can't even find anyone else this has happened to. Did it really not work? Is that even possible? I have been doing everything I can on my end so why is this happening? I seriously don't think I can face anyone if after all this I still can't succeed.

Please don't stress about this. I stalled out after I got home from the hospital as well. In fact, I didn't lose much at all my first month and now I'm 7 months post op, down 132lbs. Your body essentially goes into starvation mode after your pre op diet and your first few weeks. I didn't find the loss picked up until I was back to eating a "normal" bariatric diet. This too shall pass, and this is NOT indicative of how your long term success will be.

3 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

Please don't stress about this. I stalled out after I got home from the hospital as well. In fact, I didn't lose much at all my first month and now I'm 7 months post op, down 132lbs. Your body essentially goes into starvation mode after your pre op diet and your first few weeks. I didn't find the loss picked up until I was back to eating a "normal" bariatric diet. This too shall pass, and this is NOT indicative of how your long term success will be.

This makes me feel sooo much better! Thank you so much.

I didn’t lose anything the first 2 weeks. You are healing. Give it time

On 08/23/2018 at 09:29, Kaseyn2boys said:

I had Gastric Bypass on August 8th and since the day I came home (August 10th) I have not lost 1 lbs. I get my Water and Protein in. I have walked every day aside from 1. I have tried to read everything to figure out why, but I can't even find anyone else this has happened to. Did it really not work? Is that even possible? I have been doing everything I can on my end so why is this happening? I seriously don't think I can face anyone if after all this I still can't succeed.

Not to get personal but are you on any kind of hormones? In the beginning I had a hard time losing weight and I had the nexplanon birth control implant. Once I got it removed I started losing again. I guess my body didn’t like hormones. But also consider what everyone else is saying about the fluids and healing. It will start coming off. Keep fighting the good fight. Best wishes

That’s insane. Good luck

11 hours ago, ALFxRNY said:

On 8/23/2018 at 8:29 AM, Kaseyn2boys said:

I had Gastric Bypass on August 8th and since the day I came home (August 10th) I have not lost 1 lbs. I get my Water and Protein in. I have walked every day aside from 1. I have tried to read everything to figure out why, but I can't even find anyone else this has happened to. Did it really not work? Is that even possible? I have been doing everything I can on my end so why is this happening? I seriously don't think I can face anyone if after all this I still can't succeed.

Not to get personal but are you on any kind of hormones? In the beginning I had a hard time losing weight and I had the nexplanon birth control implant. Once I got it removed I started losing again. I guess my body didn’t like hormones. But also consider what everyone else is saying about the fluids and healing. It will start coming off. Keep fighting the good fight. Best wishes

I've had the Mirena IUD for 11 years, but removing is definitely not an option. I am going to increase my water from 70 to as much as possible. Ash said not to stress it's normal so I am going to relax and see what happens.

On 08/25/2018 at 07:34, Kaseyn2boys said:

Not to get personal but are you on any kind of hormones? In the beginning I had a hard time losing weight and I had the nexplanon birth control implant. Once I got it removed I started losing again. I guess my body didn’t like hormones. But also consider what everyone else is saying about the fluids and healing. It will start coming off. Keep fighting the good fight. Best wishes

I've had the Mirena IUD for 11 years, but removing is definitely not an option. I am going to increase my Water from 70 to as much as possible. Ash said not to stress it's normal so I am going to relax and see what happens.

I did consider I may be losing inches and not lbs, but I hadn't taken measurements since June, so I honestly don't know. In my head I have lol.

I actually gained right after surgery. I just kept walking and did it as often as I could. At first I did 4, 15 minute walks then 4,, 20 minute walks .. I just pushed a little more each day. My surgery was in April. I finally started losing in May. My doctor told me my body was in shock. Keep moving, it will come. I started at 282 and today I am 199.8. I am 56. It is possible.

Thanks @domi, I'll try to keep this in mind if this happens to me. I am impatient to start losing weight after my surgery and maybe will your testimony I'll remember I will,lose at my rate and no one else's!

Thanks@domi, I'll try to keep this in mind if this happens to me. I am impatient to start losing weight after my surgery and maybe will your testimony I'll remember I will,lose at my rate and no one else's!

Try not to compare your journey too others. We all lose at different rates. Also you may lose inches and not weight at times. Hang in there. We are here for you.

Mine was slow-ish also but it will happen. There's a lot of bloating, gas, and constipation that could be to blame. Try not to focus on the weight loss right now-look at how little you're eating now, it will show up on the scale eventually. Hang in there

You will get there. Everyone’s journey is different. Don’t give up!

A, but that's the thing FloweryNYC. I am eating less because I know I need to, not because I am not hungry. I only eat 3 oz because the Dr says so not because I couldn't eat more. I don't feel restriction at all. In fact if I didn't get a slight pain when I drink sometimes I wouldn't even know I ha d surgery.