WTF... 17 days post op

Hey guys.  I am 17 days post op and the scale did not move at all this week.  What am I doing wrong?  I am taking in 80g of protein and about 800 calories a day, plus all my vits.  I know we all hit stalls, but at 2 weeks post op?  Is that possible?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Stick with the program Jay as you've just hit the post-WLS stall where your body has gone into temporary "starvation mode." You're pretty much right on with your eating but my question to you is, how's the exercise going?

The program is all about calories in vs. calories burned. Ramp up the calories burned piece of the equation and you'll be breaking through the stall before you can say,"I  walked 2 miles today." At 6 weeks out, you should be able to really begin to burn up those calories with a more vigorous strength and cardio exercise program. 

Hang in there and best of luck,

Boner 

When it comes to excersize, I have done the tread mill once for a mile last weekend, but was at work all this week, but at work, i welk around a bunch around the school, maybe 1/2 mile a day.

Cool....my suggestion is to get in an "official" 1-2 miles of walking in each and every day and post your daily results in the IDGOMB thread here in the locker room.

Awareness and accountability. Jay, UR doin' great on the eating front now git er' done on the exercise front!

Boner

You're doing fine. Don't stress. It will keep weight on you. Might try drinking more water to vary your routine.

Now open that window and enoyj that first lil FART

It's not really a fart if he's not losing anything fritz.  

Did you see the program he is working. Counts as a  lil fart in my book. Weight is secondary to working the program. Just my opinion

 Details, blah. We all should be doing the same...I'll admit it's great that he's able to get all that in so soon after surgery (God knows I didn't get nowhere close to that for the first two months at least).

You could be exercising 4 hours a day or not at all and:

1.) You'd still hit a stall (~ 2-3 weeks out is very common)

2.) Even if you were eating relatively high-calorie foods, you simply can't eat enough right now to make much of a difference.  You're going to lose the weight initially no matter WHAT you do; you just don't get to tell your body HOW it decides to lose it.  Stalls are VERY common.  I have a several-week stall every few months, and it honestly doesn't seem to relate at all to how much exercise I'm getting or how I'm eating.

That doesn't mean that we can ignore what we eat or how much we exercise, but believe me, it's not an issue for you right now.

/Steve

Jay your doing great I know its a little discouraging to stall but it is very temporary. I remember getting a call from Bama about 3 weeks out he was pissed the scale didn't move but about a week later it jumped and been dropping ever sense. Stay with the program as already been stated exercise and water will help. I know its easier to say don't worry about it then to be the one in your shoes but trust me we've all been there. Try not to let the scale dictate your life I suggest weighing first thing in the morning and just once a week. Good luck C'ya Rocky Top