Weight Loss Stall

[Tony B - NJ 641]

3 hours ago, Izzabelbaby42 said:

I did but my weight loss is still very very slow. And my weight is constantly going up and down it’s never consistently just f**king going down. I was 260 on Saturday. Yesterday I was magically 262! Today I’m 261. I’m almost 7 weeks out. And so far lost only 22 pounds. I was stuck for like 3 of those weeks bouncing around from 266-268. I hate this so much. I know it’s not a magical fix I didn’t expect that. But damn it says I should be losing 3-4 pounds a week and that is not the case. If I could go back I’d never have this surgery. I would have just stayed fat.

I think there is way too much not said here that could explain why you are not losing:

1. Are you exercising at all?

2. Are you drinking enough Water

3. Are you tracking your calorie intake? If so, are you limiting yourself to less than 800-900 calories per day?

4. Are you getting the required Protein in your diet?

If you are doing 2, 3 these things you simply MUST be losing weight, atleast some. It is scientifically impossible to not lose weight with that much of a calorie deficit.

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On 11/24/2021 at 11:44 PM, Izzabelbaby42 said:

I hope so cause if it lasts longer than 3 weeks I’m over it and just gonna live my life

I think this is the mindset that too many suffer from. Results are not as immediate as expected and hands get thrown up in the air.

I hope you don’t give up, and continue the course even if it is “slower” than you wanted. We will all end up in the same place eventually (some at slower rates than others), so long as you just keep with it. Figure out what you really want and do all that you can to achieve it.

Good Luck! ❤️

[Splenda 250]

5 hours ago, Izzabelbaby42 said:

I did but my weight loss is still very very slow. And my weight is constantly going up and down it’s never consistently just f**king going down. I was 260 on Saturday. Yesterday I was magically 262! Today I’m 261. I’m almost 7 weeks out. And so far lost only 22 pounds. I was stuck for like 3 of those weeks bouncing around from 266-268. I hate this so much. I know it’s not a magical fix I didn’t expect that. But damn it says I should be losing 3-4 pounds a week and that is not the case. If I could go back I’d never have this surgery. I would have just stayed fat.

I remember that frustration well during my stalls. "Whaddya mean I gained a pound a half? I hardly ate yesterday!"

A few tips:
1. Increase your Water. Don't rest on "enough water." If you need to, buy some bottled water and set aside four 16 or 20 oz bottles and decide "I will finish all four of these bottles today." Increase your intake and do so very intentionally.

2. On some levels, stalls will happen no matter you do. But I think you can shorten them sometimes by shocking your body out of them. Medical research indicates that our brain has a weight thermostat where it thinks we should be at (i.e. a brain deciding that someone should be at around 275 lbs). For those of us who needed this surgery, our thermostat got messed up somewhere and decided that we needed to be grossly overweight. The surgery does alter your hunger hormones and your brain is now frantically trying to decide where the thermostat should be. Routines are great post-surgery because a routine is nothing more than developing/ingraining habits. But when you are in a routine, sometimes your brain thinks, "OK, this is the weight we should be at." So by temporarily changing your habits, you can shock your brain into thinking, "OK, this isn't going to work. Lower the weight goal."

Take a day and really push yourself with your walking -- try going 45-60 mins. Or only walk your 15-30 mins, but walk as fast as you reasonably can. Take a day where you only eat Protein. The next day, munch on a small handful of carbs (like mini pretzels or something). Temporarily push your body out of its routine and see what happens.