How to break a plateau?

Caligirlgina
on 8/7/11 12:54 pm - CA

I think I have hit a plateau. I thought I had broke it but I keep going up the same 2 pounds and down the same 2 pounds. I was 259.7 on Friday and this am I woke up and I was 261.9. Uggh. This was a weight that I was at for about 8 months before I put some weight on. I am 7 weeks post op. On the 17th of July I was 265 so my next weigh in is coming up. I will feel horrible if I only lose 5 pounds this month.
I am getting my protein in and liquids in. I am at abour 40 to 50 carbs day. I eat the same things day in and day out. Do you think I need to change it up as maybe my body has gotten use to it? I have been walking about 30 minutes every other day. I will make that one hour a day once my kids go back to school on the 24th. Just hard with 3 kids who complain the entire walk!LOL
Thanks
Gina

1Mo(July 17, 2011) 265.1 (-28.7) Whoo hooo2Mo (Aug 17, 2011) 258.7 (-6.4) 3mo-253.5(-5.2) Finally broke a 5 week stall

Stephanie M.
on 8/7/11 12:59 pm

VSG on 05/24/11

It's just a stall, and it will break eventually. I have one every month! Keep on plan and the weight will drop again.

High weight: 276

Lowest weight: 155.2

Currently : 159-164

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acbbrown
on 8/7/11 1:06 pm - Granada Hills, CA

VSG on 06/10/11

How much are you eating? Try eating more - the week I ate 800-900 cal and exercised for 45 min/day, I broke a stall and lost 5 lbs that week.

I have cut my calories backk to 600 for the last week (because of teeth and stomach issues) and my weight loss STOPPED. lol.

I eat the same thing every day - I don't think our body knows the difference - at the end, most of its all protein.

It will pass (((HUGS))))) - we just have to be patient.

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TennDee
on 8/7/11 1:20 pm

VSG on 05/31/11

Interesting, I just posted my crazy starve-move way, never thought of eating more and it working!!
Wow!!

Caligirlgina
on 8/7/11 1:08 pm - CA

VSG on 06/17/11

Okay going to try and eat more. I am going to write down everything also to make sure that what I believe I am eating is what I am actually eating. Tonight I tried 3 oz of shrimp and so far so good!
Thanks
Gina

1Mo(July 17, 2011) 265.1 (-28.7) Whoo hooo2Mo (Aug 17, 2011) 258.7 (-6.4) 3mo-253.5(-5.2) Finally broke a 5 week stall

TennDee
on 8/7/11 1:18 pm

VSG on 05/31/11

Me and a plateau been dancing for a week. Today I think I broke through, gonna weigh tomorrow. I did a bring down of carbs and upped movement yesterday and today. I let the plateau win for 6 days but yesterday I felt like I could eat an entire buffet! Powerful mental hunger. I knew breaking under 200 was going to be bad, but I still hate it even when I knew all along.

So we all know they come and can go without changing anything, just doing what you do and it will break.. If it feels "too long" to you, you can cut carbs, or go liquid, or walk extra for a day just to nudge that layer to open up and release those "little yellow pockets" of fat. :)

yellowbagbg
on 8/7/11 1:24 pm - Flint, MI

VSG on 06/28/11

I am 6 weeks post op and the same thing happened to me at about 3 weeks in. I spoke to the dietitian and was told that I needed to increase my protein and to use one of the on-line diet journals so you can see exactly how many calorie, protein, carbs ect and to stick between 800-1000 calories a day. I had been writing down what I was eating but once I started using the on-line journal I found that I hadn't been eating enough calories. I was told that anything less than 800 calories a day will send your body into starvation mode. I was also told by another bariatric patient that stalls will happen but eventually you will start loosing again. Hope this helps it sure helped me! Best of luck to you!

inkslingerdiva
on 8/7/11 3:42 pm - Dumfries, VA

VSG on 01/22/11 with

Keep a food journal. It helps.

SW: 228Lbs. GW: 125Lbs. Goal in 14.5 Months CW: 122.7Lbs Down 105.3Lbs

MARIA F.
on 8/7/11 5:37 pm - Athens, GA

Plateau's happen. Just part of the WLS process. No big deal. Here's a post that has a YouTube video about plateau's:

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DrHollywood
on 8/7/11 9:20 pm, edited 8/7/11 9:39 pm - Harbor City, CA

VSG on 02/01/11

I am experiencing the same thing. I have hit a plateau too! I am at the weight I was
at before I gain massive amounts of weight. I have two markers.. 165 and 145.

Great post and I will be watching and reading the feedback.

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tomorrow.

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