Stall with water retention

[hellohalo 2]

Hey guys, I know a lot of people here went through the stall but I read many people said they at least lost inches during that time. I'm on my 10th day of stalling and both the scale or the measuring tape hasn't moved since then. Besides that I drink around 80oz of Water a day but I pee super little and in the morning wake up very bloated. Is all of these things normal?

[summerseeker 2,361]

I think the stalls you have read about are later stalls on the journey. This first stall is scary because you will not yet believe the process. My first stall was 2 weeks and my second 5 weeks. I didn't bother to count them after that. Ride it out, weigh yourself less. Keep doing what your surgeons team told you.

Is your urine dark or light? If its dark increase your Water intake if you can and contact your team if you are worried. Are you having salty drinks ? like homemade broths ? These make me retain water

[catwoman7 11,274]

10 days on a stall is normal. They normally last 1-3 weeks (although I've heard of them lasting even longer). The bloating combined with infrequent urination sounds like you're retaining Water. I agree with summerseeker - may be due to salt intake.

[hellohalo 2]

7 hours ago, summerseeker said:

I think the stalls you have read about are later stalls on the journey. This first stall is scary because you will not yet believe the process. My first stall was 2 weeks and my second 5 weeks. I didn't bother to count them after that. Ride it out, weigh yourself less. Keep doing what your surgeons team told you.

Is your urine dark or light? If its dark increase your Water intake if you can and contact your team if you are worried. Are you having salty drinks ? like homemade broths ? These make me retain Water

Thank you! I'm trying but it's hard not to be bothered especially when I'm 5 weeks post op and not losing inches too. My urine is definitely not dark. I don't have salty drinks but my foods are definitely on the saltier side

[hellohalo 2]

5 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

10 days on a stall is normal. They normally last 1-3 weeks (although I've heard of them lasting even longer). The bloating combined with infrequent urination sounds like you're retaining Water. I agree with summerseeker - may be due to salt intake.

Oh my god, 3 weeks? 😭 I'm going to lower my salt intake and see if there are any changes