Starting this thread because A) we are post op now and B ) the other thread is ridiculously long. Loving the updates so let’s keep it going ?

I'm in the beginning of my 6th week. . .and I've hit another stall - or at least a significant slowdown. The scale is still moving down, but the speed at which the weight is dropping has nosedived. Still, any progress is a good thing. Current weight is 273. I was really hoping to get under 270 for my weigh in, but my surgeon assures me I'm right where I need to be, progress wise. I hope you're all doing well!

congrats to you all its a lot of work keep up the positive thoughts and exercise you can do it !!!!!

33 minutes ago, RMaxton76 said:

I'm in the beginning of my 6th week. . .and I've hit another stall - or at least a significant slowdown. The scale is still moving down, but the speed at which the weight is dropping has nosedived. Still, any progress is a good thing. Current weight is 273. I was really hoping to get under 270 for my weigh in, but my surgeon assures me I'm right where I need to be, progress wise. I hope you're all doing well!

Don't get discouraged. Weight loss won't be linear. You will have ups, downs, stalls and yes even gains. Just keep an eye on the overall picture. As it has been said, if you lose 2 lbs a week, that will be 104 lbs in one year.

On 02/19/2020 at 12:33, RMaxton76 said:

I'm in the beginning of my 6th week. . .and I've hit another stall - or at least a significant slowdown. The scale is still moving down, but the speed at which the weight is dropping has nosedived. Still, any progress is a good thing. Current weight is 273. I was really hoping to get under 270 for my weigh in, but my surgeon assures me I'm right where I need to be, progress wise. I hope you're all doing well!

I got a great email from one of the veterans here and she said that our weight loss will slow down after the first month or so she averaged about 3 lbs a week after that. Some weeks more or less ( during stalls) thought I’d pass along the info

On 02/19/2020 at 10:38, BadWolfGirl said:

Wow that's nuts. I use a handful of spinach, around a cup of frozen fruit, about a cup of almond milk and my GENEPRO. It takes me an hour or two but I drink it while I work so I get side tracked. Maybe bc I'm rny things slide down super easy.?

Yea probably. I am having such a hard time. I am trying to get down 1.5 oz at a time now But still stuck at 1 more times than not.

On 02/19/2020 at 12:38, BadWolfGirl said:

Wow that's nuts. I use a handful of spinach, around a cup of frozen fruit, about a cup of almond milk and my GENEPRO. It takes me an hour or two but I drink it while I work so I get side tracked. Maybe bc I'm rny things slide down super easy.?

I have the same issue with smoothies also but I’m gonna try without the fair life milk in morning and with almond milk I was trying to get more protein in.. I had watermelon ? today I thought it was gonna be a tragedy but it stayed down and went well and it was sweet at this time of the year.. we are having snow tomorrow here in NC. I have also fell in a stall no change in scale in a few days so I’m praying that things change soon.. I was on a roll with 20lbs down since surgery on 27th of Jan??‍♀️

I have the same issue with smoothies also but I’m gonna try without the fair life milk in morning and with almond milk I was trying to get more Protein in.. I had watermelon [emoji525] today I thought it was gonna be a tragedy but it stayed down and went well and it was sweet at this time of the year.. we are having snow tomorrow here in NC. I have also fell in a stall no change in scale in a few days so I’m praying that things change soon.. I was on a roll with 20lbs down since surgery on 27th of Jan[emoji2374]

I use the unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it works great for me. I can't do thick creamy liquids. They just don't go down well.

I was down 16 pounds from 246 to 230 and I've sat at 230 for the last 6 days. Despite waking over 10k steps every day this weekend when in Chicago. I know it's expected and it's comforting to know none of us are alone in this stupid ass stall. Hahaha.

I had my surgery on February 6 th and my post op appointment is February 24 th. I was 257 and today I am 233. I have lost 24 pounds so far. I am getting my protein in I am also still full liquid diet. I am toleranting most liquids fine and healing well. I walk everyday just not power because of still healing.

02/19/2020 11:15 PM, BadWolfGirl said:

I use the unsweetened vanilla almond milk and it works great for me. I can't do thick creamy liquids. They just don't go down well.

I was down 16 pounds from 246 to 230 and I've sat at 230 for the last 6 days. Despite waking over 10k steps every day this weekend when in Chicago. I know it's expected and it's comforting to know none of us are alone in this stupid ass stall. Hahaha.

At 6-1/2 weeks post-op I no longer consider the slower weight loss a stall and welcome it. We lose so rapidly the first three weeks that we expect massive and rapid weight loss it to continue and not only is that not good, it’s not realistic. We didn’t gain the weight overnight and we won’t lose it overnight. My 6-1/2 week average weekly loss is 4-1/2 pounds per week and I’m thrilled with that because I’m not doing any strenuous or excessive exercise. I clean and do laundry and walk to the store and that’s all I plan on doing because for me, exercise has to be a natural activity. When I was younger I was obsessed with the high of body building and jogging and was in the gym 6 days per week running 3 miles and then weightlifting with an ex-professional weight lifter. Sure, I felt strong and wore a size 4 while weighing 145 pounds but guess what? It wasn’t a sustainable way of life. I think of all those hours spent in the gym and all the money spent paying for the membership and personal trainer and it’s not an experience that I can say I’m proud of doing. So anyway, losing an average of 4-1/2 pounds per week while doing activities that contribute to my and my family’s quality of life fulfills me much more than spending two hours in a gym. I get sweaty, muscles get sore, and every day I’m able to walk up and down the stairs easier and stretch a little more. This is in no way saying it’s not good to go to the gym or do strenuous exercise. While I was doing it, I loved every minute of it. Probably because it was 25 years ago. But I feel more in touch with my body today than I did back then and I realize when the scale isn’t moving, my body is busy making other repairs-like losing a total of 16 inches during the 3 weeks that the scale didn’t budge.

At 6-1/2 weeks post-op I no longer consider the slower weight loss a stall and welcome it. We lose so rapidly the first three weeks that we expect massive and rapid weight loss it to continue and not only is that not good, it’s not realistic. We didn’t gain the weight overnight and we won’t lose it overnight. My 6-1/2 week average weekly loss is 4-1/2 pounds per week and I’m thrilled with that because I’m not doing any strenuous or excessive exercise. I clean and do laundry and walk to the store and that’s all I plan I’m doing because for me, exercise has to be a natural activity. When I was younger I was obsessed with the high of body building and jogging and was in the gym 6 days per week running 3 miles and then weightlifting with an ex-professional weight lifter. Sure, I felt strong and wore a size 4 while weighing 145 pounds but guess what? It wasn’t a sustainable way of life. I think of all those hours spent in the gym and all the money spent paying for the membership and personal trainer and it’s not an experience that I can say I’m proud of doing. So anyway, losing an average of 4-1/2 pounds per week while doing activities that contribute to my and my family’s quality of life fulfills me much more than spending two hours in a gym. I get sweaty, muscles get sore, and every day I’m able to walk up and down the stairs easier and stretch a little more. This is in no way saying it’s not good to run to the gym or do strenuous exercise. While I was doing it, I loved every minute of it. Probable because it was 25 years ago. But I feel more in touch with my body today than I did back then and I realize when the scale isn’t moving, my body is busy making other repairs-like losing a total of 16 inches during the 3 weeks that the scale didn’t budge.

Yeah I definitely saw changes this week even though I didn't lose anything! I like the gym for my own sanity but I don't kill myself there or plan to go hard like CrossFit it HIIT anytime soon. Life in and of itself is exercising when you have two teenagers in every activity lol

On 02/19/2020 at 18:48, BadWolfGirl said:

Yeah I definitely saw changes this week even though I didn't lose anything! I like the gym for my own sanity but I don't kill myself there or plan to go hard like CrossFit it HIIT anytime soon. Life in and of itself is exercising when you have two teenagers in every activity lol

With two teenagers I’m sure you do a LOT more “exercise” than you realize because you rarely get to sit for more than a few minutes. LOL

On 02/19/2020 at 16:40, Taj said:

At 6-1/2 weeks post-op I no longer consider the slower weight loss a stall and welcome it. We lose so rapidly the first three weeks that we expect massive and rapid weight loss it to continue and not only is that not good, it’s not realistic. We didn’t gain the weight overnight and we won’t lose it overnight. My 6-1/2 week average weekly loss is 4-1/2 pounds per week and I’m thrilled with that because I’m not doing any strenuous or excessive exercise. I clean and do laundry and walk to the store and that’s all I plan I’m doing because for me, exercise has to be a natural activity. When I was younger I was obsessed with the high of body building and jogging and was in the gym 6 days per week running 3 miles and then weightlifting with an ex-professional weight lifter. Sure, I felt strong and wore a size 4 while weighing 145 pounds but guess what? It wasn’t a sustainable way of life. I think of all those hours spent in the gym and all the money spent paying for the membership and personal trainer and it’s not an experience that I can say I’m proud of doing. So anyway, losing an average of 4-1/2 pounds per week while doing activities that contribute to my and my family’s quality of life fulfills me much more than spending two hours in a gym. I get sweaty, muscles get sore, and every day I’m able to walk up and down the stairs easier and stretch a little more. This is in no way saying it’s not good to run to the gym or do strenuous exercise. While I was doing it, I loved every minute of it. Probable because it was 25 years ago. But I feel more in touch with my body today than I did back then and I realize when the scale isn’t moving, my body is busy making other repairs-like losing a total of 16 inches during the 3 weeks that the scale didn’t budge.

During my stall I lost 10”!!!! This it totally tru the scale and inches don’t move together as per my PA. I do love my exercise. But I always have and gym memberships here are cheap 9.99. I don’t utilize personal training my husband is very fit so if I have any questions I just ask him and we research together. I was in stall my week 4 and it broke. After 7 days. I’m now losing about 4lbs a week. How is eating going? Can u tolerate more foods?

On 02/19/2020 at 16:48, BadWolfGirl said:

Yeah I definitely saw changes this week even though I didn't lose anything! I like the gym for my own sanity but I don't kill myself there or plan to go hard like CrossFit it HIIT anytime soon. Life in and of itself is exercising when you have two teenagers in every activity lol

Totally agree I have a 5,3 and 5 month old!! Keeps me on my toes. But I love working out HIIT. I have down it for years and love it! Plus it’s a fast and efficient work out. If I don’t have time to slam weights. I’ll just do a 30 minute HIIT routine.

During my stall I lost 10”!!!! This it totally tru the scale and inches don’t move together as per my PA. I do love my exercise. But I always have and gym memberships here are cheap 9.99. I don’t utilize personal training my husband is very fit so if I have any questions I just ask him and we research together. I was in stall my week 4 and it broke. After 7 days. I’m now losing about 4lbs a week. How is eating going? Can u tolerate more foods?

Eating is going well. I really like poke bowls so I had just the ahi and the avocado out of it and it was so good and went down so well. I really haven't introduced too much else since I'm not at week four. But the other day I had canned tuna (with mayo) and was fine. Two nights ago I had it again and five minutes later was wretching but of course nothing was coming up.

Foods that I do well with are: soft cheese, banana, avocado, raw ahi tuna, cooked tilapia, chicken thigh, yogurt, cottage cheese, refried beans and sour cream. I kind of just rotate those thru. I plan to try oatmeal tomorrow.

I so miss my raw veggies and salads. And anything crunchy really.

On 02/19/2020 at 18:57, sarahSingh91 said:

Totally agree I have a 5,3 and 5 month old!! Keeps me on my toes. But I love working out HIIT. I have down it for years and love it! Plus it’s a fast and efficient work out. If I don’t have time to slam weights. I’ll just do a 30 minute HIIT routine.

Wow!! When do you find time to solo workout at all??!! Sounds weird but each of my babies was my workout partner. I recently saw a YouTube video with a mother doing the same exercises with her new baby that I used to do 37 and 32 years ago with my new babies. The babies love it and you get good and strong and limber!!