Stalled at 2.5 weeks?? - ThinnerTimes

bmanhas · 11-12-2007, 01:27 PM

I did great for my first 2 weeks, roughly losing 27 lbs during that time. I know guys lose fast than gals, but the doctors were still pleased with my first 2 weeks. They said that even for a guy that my weight loss was above average for the first 2 weeks. So they moved me from the liquid diet to the puree diet.

I've been eating 2-3 times a day. Usually things like fat free refried bean w/ fat free cheese, scrambled eggs, nothing really out of the ordinary. I get about 60g of protein in per day, should be getting about 20 more grams given my 6' height. Liquid intake is at or near the right level of 50-60 oz.

I've noticed now for the last 4 days, my weight is the same everytime I step on the scale. Could this be my body just adjusting from liquid foods to more solid food?

I know it's normal to stall, but I'm just shocked to see it so early. Although I've been feeling that my recovery has been going much faster than most of the surgery stories that I've read.

Teenieleenie · 11-12-2007, 01:37 PM

From what I understand you're perfectly normal and that most everybody stalls within the first month. Keep on trucking, you're gonna lose it whether you want to or not at this stage.

Great weight loss for the first 2 weeks !

JenBear7 · 11-12-2007, 01:42 PM

This is why you should only weigh weekly

When that scale stops moving on a day to day basis, trust me when I say, its easier to take weekly! You are doing AWESOME.. dont worry about it...

Corrine · 11-12-2007, 01:49 PM

Do yourself a favour and get someone to put those scales under lock and key.

You're still very early out and your body has a lot of adjusting to do and you're going to have these ups and downs. Emotionally, the scales have always been difficult for me so I choose not to have them in the house.

Try measuring yourself - keep a record - it's pretty amazing.

monkeygrly · 11-12-2007, 01:51 PM

It's totally normal. In fact I posted something very similar when I was 3 weeks out. I seemed to not lose any weight every 3 weeks for the first year. I still managed to lose 143 lbs

Don't worry, it will come off!

rappaport · 11-23-2007, 02:04 PM

I'm relieved to see I'm not the only who experienced this. I weighed myself after 11 days and had lost 30lbs. Now I'm in a seven day stall and it's frustrating. I know simple math tells me that it's coming off sooner or later, so I'll just wait this one out.

bmanhas · 11-23-2007, 02:06 PM

It seems that for the first 4 days of the week nothing happens, then by the end of the weekend I'm down 3-5 lbs.

What's the normal weight loss per week. I know it's all different, but relatively speaking, is 3-5 lbs per week when you are 4 weeks out normal?

Nyn · 11-24-2007, 01:27 AM

You sound like you are having the exact same experience as I am. I stalled at 2.5 weeks, too, but mine lasted 2 weeks. I also lose an average of about 3-5lbs per week. I also will not lose for most of the week and then suddenly be down a handful of pounds at once. I also have stalled twice already (the second only lasted one week) and I'm only 2 months out, so prepare to have it happen again and again. Keep your chin up, though, because it all works out and pretty soon you will start having many spirit-lifting WOW moments

bmanhas · 11-24-2007, 01:52 AM

Thanks for the encouragement Nyn, I'm not doing too bad though relatively speaking. I haven't really started exercising regularly yet and I'm down about 37 lbs in 4 weeks, which I'm hoping is good for the first month.

Claire-in-Texas · 11-24-2007, 05:52 AM

I don't think it's a stall - I think your body is NOT stalling. It is healing, and it is dropping weight, and it is adjusting. That is total forward movement.

Just by example, if you look at my stats, for a relatively small amount to lose (110 lbs), I dropped weight pretty fast. That's how I look back and see it. While I was going through it, and "stalled" for 10 days to 2 weeks of every month, I felt irritable about it. I wasted my energy for sure.

But I do understand the anxiety - we all so desperately want this to work, and want the time to pass to see the progress. That's just natural.