Finally on the losers bench! How long was your 3 week stall?

Tara W.
on 8/4/15 10:34 pm - Canada

I'm on the losers bench!  

Surgery went really well and I've recovered really well. But I've hit that dreaded three week stall.  How long did yours last??

Sleeved by Dr.Menezes at Red Deer Hospital July 16th 2015

HW 315 SW 262 CW 203-month 1 -27lbs, month 2 -7lbs, month 3 -9lbs, month 4 -8lbs, month 5 -10lbs, Month 6 -0lbs (thanks Christmas), Month 7 -8lbs,

Mathew M.
on 8/4/15 10:58 pm

Mine hit three weeks to the day post-op.  Mine only lasted about a week though...so I guess I got lucky...because once it was over the weight started falling off again.

 

But remember...it is just numbers.  If you are following the plan you ARE losing fat, no matter what the scale says.  Your body does weird things with water and glycogen storage.  Try not to worry and just keep on going down the road.

49 years old, male.

5'11", HW:306, SW:284, CW:194.5, Goal:195lbs.VSG 6/19/15, Dr. Scott Cunneen at Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles.

 

 

Bufflehead
on 8/5/15 3:25 am - TN
VSG on 06/19/13

No idea -- I stayed off the scale entirely for the first few months except at doctor's office weigh-ins. So if I had a stall, I never knew about it, my weight never stressed me out, and I was able to focus exclusively on following my team's post-op plan for me rather than worrying about how fast or slow I was losing.

4khansen
on 8/5/15 5:32 am - IA
VSG on 07/01/15

Had my VSG on July 1, 2015.  My stall was just a lack of making any progress, or what I thought was little progress.  I lost maybe two to three pounds over a period of 3 weeks.  Just didn't feel like much progress but I think this is typical.  I found since then that I am still progressing slowly so I just have to be positive about that.  I have lost .6 lbs in the last 5 days, not a big whoop by any means but it is a loss.

I think we all go into this thinking that the first six months the weight peels off of you when in reality it is not much different than a regular diet process.  The big difference is the lack of hunger pains and not needing much to eat to satisfy you. 

HW: 336.5 (March 1, 2015), Height: 5'11", Birthdate: November 8, 1955

VSG: July 1, 2015 288.0 lbs, University of Iowa Hospitals -- Dr. Isaac Samuel

CW: 196 lbs, goal: 186

8/2/15 -- 263.8 | 8/30/15 -- 256.0 | 9/20/15 -- 248.6 | 11/1/15 -- 240.6 | 11/29/15 -- 233.2 | 1/3/16 -- 227.4 | 1/31/16 -- 218.6 | 2/28/16 -- 211.2 | 3/27/16 -- 204.6 | 5/2/2016 -- 206.6 | 5/30/2016 -- 203.8 | 7/7/2016 --198.8 | 8/1/2016 -- 197.8 | 1/25/2017 -- 196.3 | 3/23/2017 -- 194

grayC
on 8/5/15 9:16 am
VSG on 05/01/13

My 3 week stall lasted

3WEEKS!!!!

super scary! I was going to say frustrating, but it was scary!

b/c I was a newbie, I thought for sure, it wasn't going to work for me...

I went thru surgery and that's it..I broke it..

All sorts of anxiety!!!

stay the course and try to not let it mess with your head!

   

        
Tricia R.
on 8/5/15 9:54 am

This is great! I was just about to come on here to ask about a plateau! Im 3 weeks post op and thought i was the only one! Hopefully the weight starts coming off again soon!!!

emtscott54
on 8/5/15 5:54 pm

I'm just short of four weeks out and my stall started. I've been assured that if I stay on my food program and exercise, all will be well. 

I've trusted them enough to let them cut out 85% of my stomach so I will trust them on this. 

Tara W.
on 8/6/15 8:46 pm - Canada

I'm not worried. I know it's just a matter of time til it starts melting off again.  I was just wondering what other people's experiences are

Sleeved by Dr.Menezes at Red Deer Hospital July 16th 2015

HW 315 SW 262 CW 203-month 1 -27lbs, month 2 -7lbs, month 3 -9lbs, month 4 -8lbs, month 5 -10lbs, Month 6 -0lbs (thanks Christmas), Month 7 -8lbs,

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