5 weeks pose op and 3 week stall

[BariBaybee 0]

Please please tell me this is normal. I've also only lost 12lbs in the first 2 weeks and now in a 3 week stall.

I'm glad I've not gained anything cause i think i would be even more disheartened.

I'm taking in around 700cals a day, getting my Protein in and fluids. I have been doing light exercise on cross trainer but too scared to push it.

should i be doing anything different or do i just wait it out? I knew it was coming, but mannnnnn... 3 weeks :(

[catwoman7 10,902]

normal. Wait it out. Make sure you're sticking to your program and stay off the scale - maybe just weigh yourself once a week until the thing breaks. And it WILL break. This will likely be the first among several stalls, just so you know. You just have to wait 'em out and just keep doing what you're supposed to be doing...

[BariBaybee 0]

Its so nice for someone to just say this. I feel like this whole journey is a bit of a mine field of contradictory advice 😩

thank you ❤️

[BariBaybee 0]

Its so nice for someone to just say this. I feel like this whole journey is a bit of a mine field of contradictory advice 😩

thank you ❤️

[KathyLev 284]

I've been on a stall for 4 months now !!! It sure is disappointing to have that happen. It's like doing all that work and not one acknowledgement from the scale ! I put the scale away and focused on other things - like being able to walk without gasping for air I also measured myself - and even though I'm not losing weight , I lost 15" ! So there's that ! I also talked to my doc about it , and she told me to go back on my presurgery liquid diet for a week or two. She also suggested changing up my Proteins to see if that helps. I'm still experimenting with her advice . Don't let the stall get you down ! Good luck with everything

[Arabesque 6,526]

Perfectly normal, though frustrating, & an important part of your weight loss. It’s the time your body takes to say what the hell is happening (weight loss, reduced calorie intake, etc.) & then works out what it needs now. It’s when your body readjusts your digestive hormones, metabolism, etc. When your body is ready to move forward again, your weight loss will start again. Stick to your plan. Don’t stress your body (or yourself) more by making more changes than what your plan requires.

And yes, you’ll likely experience more of them.

Congrats on your surgery & your weight loss so far. Yay!

Edited December 16, 2023 by Arabesque