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Dawn Crippen · 12-29-2008, 05:00 PM

I had surgery 2-12-08 and have lost 65 lbs. Great! but I havent lost anything for about two months :-( Is this normal? Why would my body stop losing like this? I have been reading this forum since February and I have heard others stopped at this particular pounds 65 lbs.

Dawn

Dr. Callery · 01-05-2009, 12:23 AM

You've reached a plateau. There's nothing magical about 65 pounds. Sooner or later everyone reaches a plateau. At a plateau your energy intake is equal to your energy use. To break a plateau, you have to eat less and/or increase your activity.

Get back to basics: three small meals a day, no snacking, no liquids with meals, eat protein, then vegetables, and avoid too many carbs. Food should be bulkier rather than more liquid. Avoid calorie containing liquids.

Do you have a pedometer? Can you get anywhere near 10,000 steps in a day? Tougher in the winter. Treadmill?

Most people can break a plateau. I'll hope for the best for you.

Lorinda · 09-16-2009, 02:23 PM

[QUOTE=Dawn Crippen;376675]I had surgery 2-12-08 and have lost 65 lbs. Great! but I havent lost anything for about two months :-( Is this normal? Why would my body stop losing like this? I have been reading this forum since February and I have heard others stopped at this particular pounds 65 lbs.

Dawn

[/QUOi am very sad i lost 40kg and pick up 20kg
and i do notknow what to do

ChoirSparkle · 09-20-2009, 08:24 PM

From what I have read, its pretty normal as you get further out from surgery, you will hit stalls. Good luck though!!!

jobinalyn · 09-22-2009, 03:30 PM

Have you recently been eating more or introduced different foods? How is your water intake? I have also heard that sometimes plateaus are your body readjusting itself to the weightloss. Just some ideas. Hopefully things will start moving along for you again soon.