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Hey everyone!
I’m new here, found this community and joined last night. I’m so happy that I found people who have been through the same or similar to what I have, it makes me feel secure and comfortable in some way.
I had a mini gastric sleeve since I was not approved for the full gastric sleeve, my op was on February 15, 2019. I’ve lost 22 lbs so far, been struggling with losing weight for the past week and half but I’m trying to stay optimistic.
How did you go through this phase of not seeing any changes on the scale, and when did it change?

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Welcome to Bariatric Pal. Many people encounter stalls along the way. Someone on this site coined a phase to describe this condition. It was "Embrace the Stall".

So if you are not losing the weight at the moment then focus on other wins. Such as a drop in clothing size or throwing a medical condition such as diabetes into remission. Sometimes these are referred to as NSV which means non-scale victories. They can be simple things like fitting into an airline seat without using a seat belt extender.

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Hi and welcome aboard šŸ‘‹šŸ». Take your measurements. Often when the scales not moving you will see you’re losing inches . That’s not going to give you immediate relief since you’ll obviously have to wait til the next measurement drop but everything we can do to assure ourselves that it’s working. And congratulation on already being down 22 lbs!! That’s awesome!!! Start looking for other NSV’s (non scale victories). Your necklines are hanging lower, the seatbelt in the car isn’t feeling so tight or hitting you in a different place, you can bend down easier , you can walk longer or with less pain. No matter how small start recognizing them for what they are, HUGE progress to a healthier you! Good luck on your journey šŸ‘šŸ»

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On 03/30/2019 at 08:14, James Marusek said:



Welcome to Bariatric Pal. Many people encounter stalls along the way. Someone on this site coined a phase to describe this condition. It was "Embrace the Stall".




So if you are not losing the weight at the moment then focus on other wins. Such as a drop in clothing size or throwing a medical condition such as diabetes into remission. Sometimes these are referred to as NSV which means non-scale victories. They can be simple things like fitting into an airline seat without using a seat belt extender.


I saw this on a T-shirt recently . It’s my new motto

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Well mine is " Going to Make the Rest of my Life the Best of My Life" but willing to embrace a few Sucky Times to make it there!

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First congratulations on the safe surgery and minimal complications I hope.

As others have said use measurements , clothing and even photos to see visible changes aside from what the scale may say. You'll do great!

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Hi and welcome! 22 pounds is fantastic! I hit that later than you.

I thought I was immunish to the stall ennui cos I’ve read so many studies, posts, and replies about it, but got stuck then gained in weeks 7 and 8. I religiously track intake so I knew I’d introduced carbier at about the same time work ramped up, so more desk time, less sleep, more tension, more carbs, on top of another step in healing. But (and this cheered me right up) I still lost inches. Probably a miracle my losing wasn’t more erratic.

Not really a stall as it resolved in week 9 (a few say it doesn’t qualify unless the scale sticks for 3 weeks), but my six cents is radical honesty and tracking of stuff eaten/drunk especially fluids, taking supplements sleeping the 8 hours of at all possible, measuring inch loss, and not weighing more than once a week at the same time of day (I’m human, so I jump on all the time, but don’t write it down or take it to heart in between times.

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