Stall Breaking

Any ideas on how to break my stall?

I lost 24 pounds pretty well after surgery for the first 5 weeks.  Week 6-8, nothing and I'm most of the way through Week 9 now.  I've been up and down in the same 2 pound range for weeks now.

Could use some ideas on breaking this stall.  It's very frustrating.  As you may have seen me post before, I'm terrified that this is it, that my body won't let me go any further with WLS due to PCOS and hypothyroidism.   I'm trying to be patient, but it's not my forte.  ;-)

I know to push water, up my protein, and exercise more.  Any other tricks?

 Stay on your plan.  MAke sure you are getting plenty of water and protein.  Exercise.

Stalls happen.  There is no magic to break them.  You just have to wait for your body to do what it will do.

 Dang it, that wasn't what I wanted to hear......  LOL  I'm really not good at being patient.

 Tell me about it!  I'm the same way.

Measure yourself.  During stalls I dropped inches like mad.  Most people find their sizes change rapidly during stalls.

Focus on your other behaviors instead of the scale.  Look up a post I replied to yesterday about someone asking if they were on track.  The same questions in the second paragraph apply to stalls too:  Make sure you are logging, meeting or exceeding water and protein goals, meeting or exceeding exercise goals, etc.  Focus on those bahaviors instead of the scale.  That will GUARANTEE success.

The scale will do what it wants in its own time.  Weighing daily and recording is good for accountability, but it can drive us batty at times.  Its important to monitor your weight, but its equally important to not obsess over the daily reading or rate of weight loss.

Its the trend in your weight that matters - it should be a downward slope during weight loss and relatively flat during maintenance.

Hi PoohHag

I'm in the same boat...........26 pounds in the first 4 weeks, then a pound every three days for a week, and then nothing for a week.  Today the scale finally moved down............1 sad little pound.  I don't think that's breaking a stall.  It's probably a game my scale is playing with me. 

Like you, I have stayed on plan diligently and was cleared for some exercising, so I've been to the gym for the last week and a half -- nothing seems to help.  Also like you, patience isn't my strong suit!  It's not even my weak suit..........I don't deal in patience.   

This hasn't helped you, but sometimes misery loves company -- you have company LOL

Good Luck breaking your stall -- it WILL happen.  We have to trust folks like Rob -- he and his fellow vets are generally spot on, so take measurements, try on smaller size clothes, hide the $**(@^ scale and wait another week!

Ree

I had my surgery 06/05/12 and I'm in a stall too!  My second one!  First one was about 5 days and now this one has been 4-5.  Same 2 pounds up and down.  I measure on Sundays, so I'm hoping I get to see a difference there this time!

The cool thing is that when the stall does break, you'll probably see a pretty rapid drop for the next week or so. And I agree with Rob... I usually lose more in inches when the scale isn't behaving. Go figure!

 I really hope you're right.  It would be so reassuring to see a big whoosh on the scale.

My surgery was 6/12. I lost 36lbs before surgery and have only lost 22 after. I have been in a major stall for over 4 weeks, losing and gaining the same 2 lbs. But I know I'm losing inches because my clothes fit differently and I'm in smaller sizes. I know my water intake isn't where it should be but I do the best I can, 50-70oz a day. My protein is between 50 and 80 per day (per Dr.'s recommendation) and calories are 600-800. I'm keeping carbs to under 50 max, most of the time under 40. I can't exercise more than the constant activity I have at work because I have a torn meniscus in my left knee but I'm still pretty active. Up and down and walking all day long. I know the stall will break but I feel good and feel that even if I don't lose more quickly I'll still start losing again soon (hopefully!!).  Hang in there, we're all together in this journey!

 Only difference is that I started at a much higher weight than you.  Everything else is about the same.  

It's hard to keep faith that this will pass.