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Major stall 3 weeks post op

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KarenVT    1

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Hi Everyone, I had the sleeve done at the end of December. I lost about 25lbs those first three weeks. As of today, I have gone three weeks without losing an ounce. I get that my body probably needed a break after that initial weight loss but is this normal to go so long without losing weight, this early? I usually eat between 600-700 calories a day. I'm not super active and find I get dizzy very easily when I exercise. Did anyone else experience this? Any thing I should be doing differently? Thank you in advance.

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Mrb1807    39

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EVERYONE and I mean everyone has a STALL ! yes they suck !!!! I know exactly how your feel and what your going thru !!! In layman's terms : Your body is in starvation made : It thinks its starving, so your body's mechanism changes. 1) You are still definitely burning your fat !!!, what the scale does not show is your body holding on to Water. 2) Stay the course ! With such a low calorie intake you are still burning fat cells !!!!, Stay the course !! 3) The scale will move again , and you will be happy ! I've dropped as much as 4lbs in two days after stall. 4) Yes its frustrating Very frustrating...STAY the COURSE it works .....

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Betty1971    386

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I had a few stalls and its super normal!!! Just focus on the NON scale wins. Try measuring yourself, or just notice how different you feel!!! Non scale wins count as well!! The scale will follow suit in time!

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KarenVT    1

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10 minutes ago, Mrb1807 said:

EVERYONE and I mean everyone has a STALL ! yes they suck !!!! I know exactly how your feel and what your going thru !!! In layman's terms : Your body is in starvation made : It thinks its starving, so your body's mechanism changes. 1) You are still definitely burning your fat !!!, what the scale does not show is your body holding on to Water. 2) Stay the course ! With such a low calorie intake you are still burning fat cells !!!!, Stay the course !! 3) The scale will move again , and you will be happy ! I've dropped as much as 4lbs in two days after stall. 4) Yes its frustrating Very frustrating...STAY the COURSE it works .....

Thank you! I've been trying to drink as much Water as I can but I really appreciate your response! Fingers crossed I'll get some of those 4lb loss days soon. Thanks again!

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KarenVT    1

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11 minutes ago, Betty1971 said:

I had a few stalls and its super normal!!! Just focus on the NON scale wins. Try measuring yourself, or just notice how different you feel!!! Non scale wins count as well!! The scale will follow suit in time!

Thank you! So far, I don't really have any non scale wins. My clothes are as tight as they were three weeks ago. Did any of your stalls last several weeks?

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Betty1971    386

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7 minutes ago, KarenVT said:

Thank you! So far, I don't really have any non scale wins. My clothes are as tight as they were three weeks ago. Did any of your stalls last several weeks?

my first stall lasted two weeks, and I was livid! I was sad, depressed, mad, angry, hurt, cranky, every mood, emotion you can imagine all in one crabby person. I ready everyones posts here and had faith, kept drinking a lot of Water, Bone Broth and tea. One day I upped my calories (thought it was silly)my dietitian went over my baristatic app and said I wasn't getting in enough calories and I added a few things in to my day and like magic I started dropping pounds.

Stick to the program your surgeon gives you, it will work. Your body will go through adjustment periods and it will be emotionally hard but it will come out in time.

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KarenVT    1

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34 minutes ago, Betty1971 said:

my first stall lasted two weeks, and I was livid! I was sad, depressed, mad, angry, hurt, cranky, every mood, emotion you can imagine all in one crabby person. I ready everyones posts here and had faith, kept drinking a lot of Water, Bone Broth and tea. One day I upped my calories (thought it was silly)my dietitian went over my baristatic app and said I wasn't getting in enough calories and I added a few things in to my day and like magic I started dropping pounds.

Stick to the program your surgeon gives you, it will work. Your body will go through adjustment periods and it will be emotionally hard but it will come out in time.

Thank you, that's great advice! My surgeon didn't give me any guidance past the post-op diet plan. I think I need to find a nutritionist with experience with this surgery. Thanks again!

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yep - it's the infamous three-week stall that almost everyone goes through! It typically lasts 1-3 weeks. Just stick to your plan and it'll break. Always does...

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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