Longish stall

bellejar
on 6/8/15 7:14 am

Hello! I am a little over 7 months out from surgery and I have been in a stall for a little over that month time period. Just wondering about when others had their first stall and just some general cheerleading and affirmation around such things! 

  

    

Height: 4'9" Surgery Date: 10/28/2014 Pre 2 Week Liquid Diet Weight: 301.5 Day Of Sugery Weight: 290 Current Weight: 242.5 (2/15/15)

frisco
on 6/8/15 7:30 am

Sounds like you are pretty much in maintenance mode right now.

You may want to try lowering your calories by 3-400 per day to get WL going again.

This is very common for people on a 1000-1200 cal plan.

frisco

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Jody B.
on 6/8/15 7:34 am

I am 6 months out, at 1000-1100 calories.   Been on a 5 week stall with 30 pounds to go yet.  Little scared, is this it??

YellowBird

    
Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/8/15 8:25 am
RNY on 08/05/19

You may want to check with your surgeon (and/or the daily "what are you eating" threads) regarding the number of calories you should be eating. From what I've seen around here, most folks are taking 600 - 800 calories at the 6 month point if they're still trying to lose, and don't bump up to 1000+ calories until they hit maintenance.

If memory serves, my target was about 750 at that point, and I moved to 1100 for maintenance.

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Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Gwen M.
on 6/8/15 7:40 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I'm 15 (!!) months post-op and I've yet to have anything I'd call a stall.  My weight hasn't moved much since March but I know EXACTLY why - I haven't been doing the right things due to everything that's going on with my dad's cancer.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Luvmygs
on 6/8/15 8:10 am
VSG on 12/04/14

I'm 6 months post op and had a 2 month stall. I stopped snacking and I'm losing again.

 
  

    

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 6/8/15 8:29 am
RNY on 08/05/19

Things really slowed down quite a bit for me at that point. I found that I was eating a bit more than I ought to, and letting some carbs creep into my diet. I made sure to be SUPER accurate about logging my food and measuring everything I ate, and that helped a lot. Things didn't pick back up at the pace of the first few months, but the scale did move again.

You can do this!!

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Jody B.
on 6/8/15 9:32 am

Thank you everyone .   I'll  drop back down  in calories , however  I  am following  what my nut said .   I just had my 6 month and the Dr was very pleased with my progress and did not seem  at all concerned .   I'm  just concerned  because  I'd  like to lose  more and wondered if my body was just saying  no more you're  done.  

YellowBird

    
Gwen M.
on 6/8/15 9:41 am
VSG on 03/13/14

You're the one who gets to determine when you're done - not your body :)

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

psychoticparrot
on 6/8/15 10:36 am

My surgeon also told me to aim for about 1000 calories daily. I found that if I go much over 800 calories, I do not lose weight, no matter how healthy my food is. You are your own best doctor when you listen to what your body is telling you.

 

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