I think the surgery was a mistake

This just is not making sense. Today is my 2 week anniversary of having my surgery. The first week I lost 10 lbs. The second week I lost 1/2 a pound. I was able to lose more weight by eating more before the surgery than after. It just doesn't make sense.

Did I make a mistake in having the surgery?

Have patience. I am 7 weeks out and had a similar experience. I lost 10 pounds on the two week pre op, an additional 7 pounds the first week after surgery then nothing for 16 days. After that stall I lost 7 pounds the next week then nothing for 12 days and now lost an additional 8 pounds...32 pounds in total. We all lose in different ways and I think I am one of those stair steppers that lose, stop, lose, stop. The bottom line is that I am losing and I can't remember the last time I lost 32 pounds in this time frame. Hang in there and the scale will move. If you search the site you will see many posts about here 3 week stall. Many people experience it at two weeks and that is probably what is happening to you. It will work, just have patience.

Stalls are almost universal, especially this early out. Putting each day or week under a microscope can make you nuts. 

Losing weight and losing fat are two different things. Follow your plan, and you'll lose. You'll lose a lot more than you did before surgery. And for the first time, you'll be able to keep it off. Because it never stayed off before surgery, did it.

Oh no, for sure.  Your body is going through a serious transition right now. The three week stall is super common, and for some it hits a little earlier and others a little later. Do yourself a favor and take your measurements. You will find that you are losing inches during periods like this. I know in the beginning I was so heavy that I couldn't really tell much by how my clothes fit- I had to lose over 50 pounds before I dropped a size. Just stick to the plan and it will work!

Don't give up. I was frustrated with the stinkin scale, but know that the inches are more important. How do your clothes fit? Notice any difference? Stick to the plan and doctors instructions and you will be amazed. I've struggled with the scale not stop since the surgery 3 months ago, but my clothes are falling off me.

Spend some more time reading the forums here.  You'll learn a lot.  About stalls, about difficulty getting fluids down, about hating shakes, about pain, about acid reflux, etc.  You'll also learn that 99% (guesstimate) of us are very happy and would go through it all again.  We all lose weight differently, we experience stalls, we gain weight, we plateau, etc.  It's all normal.  Even thinking surgery was a mistake during this period is normal.

Chin up, girl - it's a process.  Stick to the program, and it will work.  No mistake about it!

Today I'm only 5 days post surgery and i've hit my first stall. I'm expecting them and not letting this upset me for a couple of reasons that I hope will help you too. First, since obesity is recognized as a disease, you have to remember that one of the purposes of these surgeries is to CORRECT a malfunction in your body's communication with the stomach and brain that has had a negative effect on your metabolism. This surgery will eventually reset your ideal body weight switch but it takes time. For what ever reason, our bodies over a length of time have decided that we need to be large and for awhile, the body will fight to preserve its size until it has adjusted and that switch is fully reset. Secondly, remember that the human body carries a lot of water/fluid and that's necessary. Even with calorie restriction, the fluids you take in each day have a process and a specific purpose in your body ie- building blood volume, carrying waste, cell development and function, etc. even though we pass urine, much of the fluids we drink are retained each day to do their jobs and also, keeping in mind that the number of fat cells in a body are constant, they only shrink, as they DO shrink and their waste is carried out of your body in fluids and solid waste, it is a process that may take a few days but as someone else mentioned, you'll see the difference with a tape measure if not the scale. And thirdly keep in mind that if you are following the plan and getting in daily exercise with walking or even more aggressive forms of working out and taking in your protein (which is a building block for cells), you are adding muscle to your body and muscle weighs MORE than fat, but is leaner. There is a big difference between the size of a person who carries more muscle weight vs a person of the same weight with less muscle and more fat. Don't lose faith! I can understand the desire to step on the scale each day but you might also consider making a daily chart with some basic measurements to take too. The neck, waist, bicep, hips and thigh are the best spots. After you weigh yourself, use a sewing tape and measure these spots in the SAME place each morning and I promise, you'll see that you're NOT really stalled. It took us YEARS to get to our max pre-op weights, so WLS is a shock to our system and even though the weight will come off much quicker than with traditional dieting, it's process is going to work very differently! Just make sure you take in your fluid and protein requirements and get your 30 minutes of walking/exercise! Our bodies carry a natural metabolic preservation mode and when calories are restricted it wants to slip into starvation mode and slow the metabolism to preserve body fat. If you take in your calories with high protein, get your fluids for proper cell function and exercise, it limits the ability and effectiveness of starvation mode and reboots the metabolism. Watch the fat calories and carbs as they are much easier for the body to convert and store to fat in starvation mode. We all worry at one point or another that we will be that odd anomaly, the ONE person who this surgery doesn't work for, but it's an unfounded fear. You WILL succeed! Hang in there and stay positive. If you feel inspired, you can increase the intensity of your workouts to boot your metabolism into a higher gear but otherwise have a little patience and you'll see that you made the right choice! Rooting for you!!!!

Surgery is not faster weight loss than dieting.  It is a tool that helps you to keep the weight off longterm.

^THIS. At least, that's what I tell myself now. That maybe before losing 30lbs didn't seem like as big of a deal, because you still had to fight so hard to keep it off. But the surgery makes the fight fair. Right? You can dooo ittttt!

Interesting way to look at it.