Stall at 3wks post-op....Normal????
I think it is normal if you went on a pre-op diet to shrink your liver. I am also at the 3 week point and the scale is stuck. Last week I had a follow-up with my NUT and she said this could happen while your liver replenishes it's glycogen stores and there is some water retention. Otherwise, the math doesn't add up. I work hard to get in 800 calories - that's all that will fit right now! So, calories in/energy out should show a deficit, which should equal weight loss. I'm staying off the scale for a week or so!
VSG with Dr. Billing on 10/20/2014 @ Puget Sound Bariatrics Center
DOB 1968 Height 5'5" HW 224 (09/08/2014) SW 212.5 (10/20/2014)
Perfectly normal. Use the search function here for "3 week stall" or "third week stall" or even "dreaded 3 week stall" and you'll see that it happens to almost everyone.
Keep following your plan and the scale will move again -- but be prepared, you will very likely hit more stalls as you progress. Sometimes it helps to weigh a little less frequently, particularly early on.
Stalls are completely normal. I think most people lose in stair steps. You are probably losing inches and the weight will catch up. My belt is sometimes a bigger indication of weight loss than the scale.
Surgery Date 04-22-14 HW 2011 388(lost 60lbs on WW, regained 40) Surgery Consult Weight 1/10/14 - 367 SW 357 - CW 9/15 210.
Stalls are your body's way of telling you not to get too cocky.
5K - 1st 59:00(9/14) PR 33:45(9/15)
10K - 1:14(10/15) 1/2 - 1st 3/20/16
I just began my stall right at my two week mark and I just put the scale away. I am focusing on things like how easy it is to get up from sitting, how yesterday my sweetie had to safety pin the back of one of my favorite dresses to make it fit around my boobs, and the extra energy I feel!
Height: 4'9" Surgery Date: 10/28/2014 Pre 2 Week Liquid Diet Weight: 301.5 Day Of Sugery Weight: 290 Current Weight: 242.5 (2/15/15)
