Stuck at 3.5 Months Post-Op

[heartofmercury 186]

I've been stuck at the same weight for 4 weeks now. I'm starting to panic. I'm nowhere near my goal weight. I've been trying to drink all of my Water and get my Protein in. I've got extra stress for work and school right now. I know that's not helping. Anyone have some advice or similar struggles?

[kcuster83 1,502]

1 hour ago, heartofmercury said:

I've been stuck at the same weight for 4 weeks now. I'm starting to panic. I'm nowhere near my goal weight. I've been trying to drink all of my Water and get my Protein in. I've got extra stress for work and school right now. I know that's not helping. Anyone have some advice or similar struggles?

Hello, the biggest thing I can suggest is track your intake. 100% of the time.

if you already do that, maybe reach out to your team and/or Dietician. You can review your diet and calorie intake with them and I am sure they would be able to give you pointers.

[catwoman7 10,875]

you may just be in a really long stall. Are you tracking your food intake? Are you following your plan to a "T"? If so, i'm guessing a stall for sure. If not, start tracking again. And like kcuster said, it might be helpful to contact your team if you're worried.

[heartofmercury 186]

Thank you both! I haven't been tracking all day. I start off really great and track until dinner.

Starting now, I'll make a point to track everything. I have an appointment with my dietician in December. I may just ask to move it up so I can get this figured out.

[qtdoll 534]

yeah I would move up the appointment with the dietician! I talked to my Kaiser support group leader during my stall & refreshing my memory about what & what not to do helped. She mentioned switching your Protein sometimes helps & that's what did it for me!

[SleeveToBypass2023 1,841]

My last stall was 4 weeks. I was also getting frustrated and stressed about it. I started tracking EVERYTHING I ate and drank (you'd be surprised what "healthy" drinks still have a lot of carbs and calories) and I added weight training to my exercise routine. 3 days later, my stall broke. This was on the advice of my nutritionist, and it worked. Track every single thing you consume and change up your exercise routine.

[heartofmercury 186]

My last stall was 4 weeks. I was also getting frustrated and stressed about it. I started tracking EVERYTHING I ate and drank (you'd be surprised what "healthy" drinks still have a lot of carbs and calories) and I added weight training to my exercise routine. 3 days later, my stall broke. This was on the advice of my nutritionist, and it worked. Track every single thing you consume and change up your exercise routine.

That's wild that your stall broke in 3 days of switching it up! Definitely going to break out the weights today! And thanks for the positive encouragement.