I can't say for sure that my stall is broken yet, because in my mind it's not broken until I get past the weight I was at when it started, but I am down a pound and a half in two days, which puts me exactly at my lowest post op weight to date.  Today may just be my last day of this particular visit to Stallville, as someone called it on a different thread... lol!

For those of you who are stalling right now, keep pushing, and don't give up.  Everyone says it will get better, and  know you get tired of hearing it, but it really will. 

And it's gonna be a great day, too!  Relaxing this morning will lead to a little thrift store/discount shopping with Sonjakp this afternoon.  Can't wait!

Happy Saturday, everyone! :)

Are you certain the benefiber caused that? Could it be a coincidence?

I had constipation issues for about that long, and it took a combination of benefiber and miralax (not taken at the same time, but on the same day) several days to get things comfortable again. Everyone is different, but I'm not sure I would peg that kind of reaction on the 3 grams of fiber in that serving.

Just a thought...

I'm only about as far out as you are, but I would give it a few days before jumping to conclusions about a stricture. I find that some days I am hungrier than others, and my dr said that is normal. Maybe you just had a "full" day today.

See how you're feeling tomorrow, and if things aren't better soon, nothing wrong with calling the dr to be sure.

Well, everyone else calls it the "three week stall" because it usually happens around week 3.  Mine started a week early and hasn't let up yet :/  Makes it very hard to want to stay on track right now!  But I keep pushing because I know it'll have to start up again eventually... right???

At a week out, most of our plans do not allow for anything beyond full liquid, and that's with the more liberal plans. I was not allowed soft or pureed foods until I was at day 21. It sucked big time, but there's no way I could have handled pureed soups my first week postop. If your plan says you can have those things this soon, then okay... but be careful.

Keep experimenting with different protein drinks until you find one you like. I know how hard it is to be a picky eater early out, as I'm extremely picky too, but the fluid and the protein are a must. Keep trying.

Lol!  Isn't that funny... what they notice at different ages?  Go figure!

Thanks!  :)

Yep... every plan is different. I also have UHC and my insurance excludes all types of wls. The only way to get any real information about your insurance is through the insurance company or your surgeon's insurance coordinator.

Thanks, D! :)

The good news is that, once I finish my last research paper of the term (which I am taking a break from working on now), I should have a lot more time to focus on this type of thing.  School gets out in about a month, so that gives me a few weeks to think through exactly what I would be looking for in a counselor and time to try and set up my first appointment near the end of the year.  Really the timing is perfect.

I'm glad you follow exactly what I'm talking about here.  I don't want anyone to misunderstand me on this one... but there is definitely an element of awkwardness, especially when I am in my 20's and the students are in high school, and the three students who complimented me today are all male.  Teachers already get such a bad rap for the behavior of a few bad apples in the bunch... so I definitely need to figure out how to work through this.  Time to put together my strategies to keep this from becoming a problem.

Thanks Judy :)  That vote of confidence means a lot. 

About this same time last year, I was thriving on my plan with Weigh****chers.  The pounds had been melting away all winter long, and all of a sudden I had a new wardrobe of cute clothes that, inadvertently, showed off my newly slimmer figure.  Because I started feeling so much better, I also suddenly had the desire to wear makeup more often, which is something I don't do when I'm not feeling so great. 

That was about the same time that I started noticing that my students, as well as coworkers, were commenting more and more about my loss and how great I looked.  Nothing negative coming from them at all... but it weirded me out, because I was suddenly getting a ton of attention, even just in the form of compliments about an outfit or a hair style, etc.  Not something I'm used to. 

Then some of my male students started commenting about those things, and I got really uncomfortable for some reason.  In my heart of hearts, I know this was part of the reason I fell off the wagon soon after that.  I freaked out and started self sabotaging without realizing I was doing it.

Fast forward to today...

Not only did I have two coworkers comment that I would need a new wardrobe very soon, as they could tell how loose my outfit was, but I also had three, yes THREE, male students call me "pretty," "gorgeous," and "princess."  I know some of that, actually most of it, was just them being sweet, but it brought back all of those feelings that I never really dealt with before.

This made me realize two things:

1) Even though I have been stalling for about ten days now, I'm clearly making some kind of progress, because people are noticing (even if I'm not)
2) It may be time to get to a counselor very soon.  It's a good thing that the school year is almost up, and then I'll have all summer to work on this while my body changes even more.  Self sabotage is bad enough with Weigh****chers... I definitely don't want to have that problem now!

Which surgeon are you using?