5 month stall, anybody else?

[LouT 6]

I have been stalled for he past week or two. This seems to be my longest stall yet. Every time I stalled before, I would carb cycle and start losing again, but not this time. I feel like the loss is over. I know that’s dramatic, but any tips on how to get it going again?

[Matt Z 4,139]

28 minutes ago, LouT said:

I have been stalled for he past week or two. This seems to be my longest stall yet. Every time I stalled before, I would carb cycle and start losing again, but not this time. I feel like the loss is over. I know that’s dramatic, but any tips on how to get it going again?

I could list a bunch of questions... But lets just start with this.
Could you please list your surgery, your Water intake, your typical calorie intake, your BMR if you know it or your age, sex and height and we can figure out your BMR. So many things to go over, but without knowing ANY of your specifics, I could go on and on and not be going in the right direction because I don't know anything required to properly answer your question.

[LouT 6]

Sorry for not sharing more info!

I had the gastric sleeve on April 18th of this year, so 5 months out on the 18th.

My Water intake varies. I did have a week or two there where it was very low and I had to step it up. I feel like that may have been one of the causes of the stall but now I'm back up to about 64 ounces a day, just water alone. I also have a lot of other fluids but I don't track them as water.

Typical calorie intake varies from 600-1200. Average days are between 800-1000. I keep my carbs below 70 and don't consume sugar. My minimum Protein goal is 70g, which I meet daily with very few days being under.

I used a BMR calculator and got 1,836 calories per day.

HW: 320

SW: 295

CW: 239

I am nervous that this could be caused by inactivity, as I had a herniated disk in my back that made it so I was unable to walk for about 2 months. I'm working on it now and am starting a workout routine today.

[LouT 6]

21 minutes ago, Matt Z said:

I could list a bunch of questions... But lets just start with this.
Could you please list your surgery, your Water intake, your typical calorie intake, your BMR if you know it or your age, sex and height and we can figure out your BMR. So many things to go over, but without knowing ANY of your specifics, I could go on and on and not be going in the right direction because I don't know anything required to properly answer your question.

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Sorry for not sharing more info!

I had the gastric sleeve on April 18th of this year, so 5 months out on the 18th.

My Water intake varies. I did have a week or two there where it was very low and I had to step it up. I feel like that may have been one of the causes of the stall but now I'm back up to about 64 ounces a day, just water alone. I also have a lot of other fluids but I don't track them as water.

Typical calorie intake varies from 600-1200. Average days are between 800-1000. I keep my carbs below 70 and don't consume sugar. My minimum Protein goal is 70g, which I meet daily with very few days being under.

I used a BMR calculator and got 1,836 calories per day.

HW: 320

SW: 295

CW: 239

I am nervous that this could be caused by inactivity, as I had a herniated disk in my back that made it so I was unable to walk for about 2 months. I'm working on it now and am starting a workout routine today.

[Matt Z 4,139]

11 minutes ago, LouT said:

Sorry for not sharing more info!

I had the gastric sleeve on April 18th of this year, so 5 months out on the 18th.

My Water intake varies. I did have a week or two there where it was very low and I had to step it up. I feel like that may have been one of the causes of the stall but now I'm back up to about 64 ounces a day, just Water alone. I also have a lot of other fluids but I don't track them as water.

Typical calorie intake varies from 600-1200. Average days are between 800-1000. I keep my carbs below 70 and don't consume sugar. My minimum Protein goal is 70g, which I meet daily with very few days being under.

I used a BMR calculator and got 1,836 calories per day.

HW: 320

SW: 295

CW: 239

I am nervous that this could be caused by inactivity, as I had a herniated disk in my back that made it so I was unable to walk for about 2 months. I'm working on it now and am starting a workout routine today.

Thanks!
Work on getting your water up to 128 oz a day. That 64oz is beyond bare minimum. The human body uses water to break down fat, so if you don't give it enough to process it's daily requirements, fat loss will suffer.

Intake is a tad low, but if you've been inactive so that's not THAT bad.

You are still down 40ish lbs in 5 months, that's still a decent amount, don't let the whole picture or the dreams get in the way of celebrating the accomplishments you've done already. I understand it's not all of it, or your goal, but, it took you longer than 5 mounts to get overweight... it's going to take a while to get rid of it all.

Make sure you are talking with your surgical team and nutritionist, you can look into Intermittent fasting(IF) as well if you feel things just aren't sorting themselves out. I'm doing an 8-6 IF, so I only eat between 8am and 6pm. This has really kicked up my weight loss!

[LouT 6]

Thank you so much for your insight!

Water is definitely something that I am working on. I'm going to increase my intake and make sure that I always have water with me.

I'm confused that you mentioned that my intake is a bit low. I was actually concerned that it might be high for only being 5 months out. I've been paranoid that's what has caused my stall. Where do you think my intake should be at? Or were you talking about a macro specifically?

I'm down over 80 pounds overall, so I'm definitely proud of that! I'm just still not where I want to be and a bit concerned that this stall is lasting longer than the others. I do have hormonal issues as well, and I'm hoping they won't lead to any gain.

I have been in contact with my nutritionist and surgeon, but it's been a bit since I reached out. I had my surgery in Mexico, so I don't have a doctor that I follow up with here, just my family doctor.

I tried IF before my surgery, as well as a full ketogenic diet but it didn't work well for me then. There were too many fats and my body didn't digest them well. Do you think IF would be a good idea with my calories where they are?

[MarinaGirl 608]

44 minutes ago, LouT said:

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I am nervous that this could be caused by inactivity, as I had a herniated disk in my back that made it so I was unable to walk for about 2 months. I'm working on it now and am starting a workout routine today.

Weight is lost in the kitchen not the gym. This means it is more important to focus on what and how much goes in your mouth versus how much or little you exercise.