When did you hit your first plateau ?

keirstinmarie3
on 2/28/12 1:30 pm - NY

As of yesterday I am two months out. I do a weigh in once every two weeks, since my last weigh in I have only lost 3 lbs..this kind of bums me out. Could this be my first? I have already lost 55 and with this three pounds a total of 58..

How long do these usually last?

chatterpam
on 2/28/12 1:35 pm - PA

RNY on 06/13/11

I have plateaued a few times. Sometimes they last a few days and other times a few weeks. Just keep with the guidelines of your doctor and nut and don't forget to add some exercise when you are permitted. Try not to get discouraged - you're doing great!

Hattie T.
on 2/28/12 1:35 pm - Denver, CO

RNY on 12/12/11

I haven't yet hit a stall, but I'd like to play devil's advocate for you:
1) Are you eating more than 800 calories?
2) Are you exercising most days?
3) Are you eating pasta or bread?

Good luck!

Hattie

Htaylor46 HW 412, SW 386, CW 309, GW 190

poet_kelly
on 2/28/12 1:40 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

No, losing three pounds in two weeks is not a plateau. A plateau, or stall, is when you lose NOTHING for a month or more.

The only real stall I had was at six months out.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

keirstinmarie3
on 2/28/12 1:41 pm - NY

RNY on 12/27/11

I excerise at least 5 days a week for an hour.
I don't eat many calories because I still can't fit much in my pouch, I eat my proteins and then focus on fruits and veggies.
No starches at all, am terrified to try bred/pasta/mashed potatoes. I am actually really aware of what goes in my mouth and drink water water water.

Maybe it is possibly my muscle gain..

manda2108
on 2/28/12 1:44 pm

RNY on 12/30/11

Good for you for only weighing in once every two weeks! Looks like your doing great.

happy_baker
on 2/28/12 1:47 pm, edited 2/28/12 1:50 am

RNY on 02/15/12

I had a little micro-stall sarting 9 days out. Seriously.

I'm two weeks out of surgery, I've lost 10lbs (21 pounds total, with pre-op diet), and the scale has come to a screeching stop for the last 5 days. BUT, I'm also on my period, my sodium levels are a bit high, I haven't quite been hitting my water goal, and that fast 21-lb drop probably dumped a little extra estrogen into my system, so I know I'm retaining buttloads of water right now.
When my cycle is over, I should see a nice lovely drop on the scale.

:)

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 2/28/12 2:11 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

If you are still losing weigh at all, you have NOT hit a stall or a plateau. That is when you experience no loss at all for several weeks.

My first one was around 6 months out. My longest one was around 9 months out and lasted NINE WEEKS.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

LJ1972
on 2/28/12 2:15 pm - FL

RNY on 08/16/11

at 6wks I'd only lost about 13lbs. Keep working your plan and doing what you know to be the right thing.
As others have said a plateau means the scale isn't moving at all for a long period of time. I think I am inching into the 6mth stall because I have bounced the same 3lbs up / down for about 3 wks now. No worries - take measurements and go from there, because they keep on going down!

                 COURAGE TO START, STRENGTH TO ENDURE, RESOLVE TO FINISH
                             HW 353 SW 317 Original GW 180  Current Wt 170
                               First 5k 59:18; 5k PR 32:06; 1st 10k 1:20:27; PR 1:08:36
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Tonya499
on 2/28/12 5:26 pm - Riverton, UT

I'm just over 8wks out and I have lost 1 lb in 2 weeks. I'm sure the weight loss will pick back up. I stopped exercising because I was sick, but I'm better now. Exercising should get the scale moving again!

Start weight 226. Surgery weight 218 on 1/6/12

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