Frustrating STALL!
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3momchaos
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Are you tracking your calories, water, and protein? Are you losing inches? I never measured myself, so I just go by how my clothes are fitting. How much weight did you lose before surgery? While I haven’t had long stalls, I did notice stalls or slow downs when I was allowed to advance to the next phase of the post op eating. Stalls are seriously frustrating and annoying, but they won’t last forever.
trina512
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I am not tracking my calories, but I would say that I eat around 800 calories a day, never more than 1000. I drink a protein shake in the morning and then only water throughout the day. I did not lose any weight before surgery. Thank you for the advice! It's so frustrating being at such a long stall.
JudyNY
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I would suggest that you track all your food and make sure that you are getting in the required daily amount of protein and water to see where you are at. You are still in a pretty early stage, so your body is still adjusting post surgery. Try not to weigh yourself too much. I do a weekly weight in once a week. Stalls can be frustrating and disappointing, but if you stick with your program the weight will come off. Good luck! BTW, I love your kitty picture!
trina512
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Thank you so much. I'm trying not to worry so much. Especially since I'm following my Nutritionists diet plan. I appreciate the advice.
Tokash
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You probs need to track for a bit and speak to a nutritionist. When I was at that post op I was not to have more than 600 cals and now at 4 months the max is 800. Also, I found when I wasn't tracking my food I was eat more cals then I realized and not enough protein.
Tokash
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Also, at this point for me I seem to lose every other week. 3-4 pounds one week and then the following a pound if I am lucky. However I focus on the other positives when I get frustrated- for example my kids no longer refer to me as "big mommy". I also keep in mind how much I have lost and the end goal. I have lost 55 pounds with a max only about 25 left to go....realizing with that little left I am going to lose slower.
WazzuCoug
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Unfortunately, the diet plan they give everyone doesn't always work the same for everyone. We all metabolize food differently. There are many things at play here. Genetics, microbiota, age, sex, etc., etc.
What kinds of foods are you getting your calories from? You may want to adjust what you are eating a bit to see if your body reacts positively to it. For example, if you are low carb, you might mix it up by adding some additional plant carbs (not simple carbs). Although counting calories is incredibly inaccurate, it would probably help to count and get some idea of where you really are. It would be very unlikely that you are eating too many calories at this stage unless you are eating frequently through the day, but it's certainly possible. It could be that your body actually needs a few more calories to kick start your fat burning to a higher level. It is okay to experiment a little by choosing different healthy foods.
As many on this forum know, I often say, "Our bodies are not designed to lose weight, they are designed to protect it," and that is very true. The surgery gives us some great biological changes that let us get around some of that, but everyone experiences something a bit different.
As long as you are making good food choices, staying hydrated, maintaining a caloric deficit and working in a bit of resistance exercise, you can and will reach your goals. No matter what the scale reads during this time, your body composition and health is changing for the better!! It may take longer that others, but we all go through different weight loss patterns from one person to the next.
I understand that it is frustrating, for sure, but stick with it, experiment a little bit here and there, and continue to make good choices moving forward.
You'll get there!
trina512
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Thank you so much for your response. I appreciate any support I can get.
My daily meal plan consists of: 8 ounces of one percent fairlife milk with one scoop of protein powder, sipping from about 10am till noon. I take my bariatric multivitamin with protein shake. For lunch, around 2PM is when I heat up a very small amount of egg whites with a few tiny crumbles of cheese, literally the size of my thumb nail. Around 5PM is when I have dinner which is always the same... a few very small cut up pieces of baked chicken breast and boiled carrots which I dip in hummus. Later, I may have a sugar free pudding or oikoz triple zero with a teaspoon of flax seeds mixed in. I drink water consistently throughout the day.
That is my daily meal plan which doesn't change. I am happy to report in lost two pounds in the past 24 hours, my first weight loss in almost 4 weeks.
Thank you for your help.
My daily meal plan consists of: 8 ounces of one percent fairlife milk with one scoop of protein powder, sipping from about 10am till noon. I take my bariatric multivitamin with protein shake. For lunch, around 2PM is when I heat up a very small amount of egg whites with a few tiny crumbles of cheese, literally the size of my thumb nail. Around 5PM is when I have dinner which is always the same... a few very small cut up pieces of baked chicken breast and boiled carrots which I dip in hummus. Later, I may have a sugar free pudding or oikoz triple zero with a teaspoon of flax seeds mixed in. I drink water consistently throughout the day.
That is my daily meal plan which doesn't change. I am happy to report in lost two pounds in the past 24 hours, my first weight loss in almost 4 weeks.
Thank you for your help.