6 weeks out and stalled

Weiged in today and have gained 2# back I have lost 38# at my 5 week check, now this week a gain and not sure why. is this common? maybe the heat made water weight??? any suggestions?

You are not eating enough food to have a gain.  This is your body taking a pause and realizing that it needs to do something different, but not sure yet what.  Then it decides that there are all these nice fat stores to use......Bingo!  and your weight loss will then continue.

Don`t sweat it, if necessary put the scale away for a bit.  Keep doing your food plan, drinking water, exercising and your body will get it.  This is perfectly normal to stop losing weight at this time.  Some people have it at week 3-6.

Good luck in your journey,

Judy

I know this is old advise, but stay off the white carbs. It always worked for me. Be true to your eating plan and the surgery will help you reach goal.

I am almost 8 weeks out now and my weight loss came to a screeching halt at 6 weeks for about 12 days.  It will start up again.  Try to be patient and put the scale away for a week or more.  It's completely normal. :)  All the best to you. :)

The following explanation is courtesy of Diana Cox.

Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet.

As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a sabertooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored.

 

Thanks for posting that, now I understand a little more and will try to be patient when it's my turn.

Crissie