Question:
NO WT LOSS FOR PAST 2 WEEKS.
SURGERY LAP RNY 1/5-LOST 11 LBS. PRE-OP HAVE ONLY LOST 21 SINCE SURGERY-NO WT LOSS THE LAST 2 WKS. WHAT IS GOING ON? I HEAR OTHER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE WEIGHT "JUST FALLING OFF" MINE IS NOT. TAKING IN MY REQUIRED FLUIDS AND 60GM OR MORE OF PROTEIN DAILY. EXERCISING AT LEAST 40 MINUTES MOST DAYS. HELP-STARTING TO GET DISCOURAGED! — nurseb1too (posted on February 20, 2009)
February 19, 2009
hey bonnie. i also had rny on 1-5. i have hit a plaeau also. it is very
normal. i have actually gained 2 pounds this past week, but i know its
only water weight. my doctor said that it is normal to hit a plateau after
4 or 5 weeks post-op. its our bodys way of catching up. so..dont be
discouraged. i was at first, but then after talking with me doctor, i feel
much better. just keep doing what your doing and im sure our weight will
"fall off too". happy losing!!!!
— jackie L.
February 20, 2009
hi bonnie!
wow! you have lost 32 pounds on your weight loss journey! that is
fantastic! and think of it this way....it'll never be back! wohoo!!! i
had my surgery on 1/5 also....and am not getting my daily protein or enough
liquids in yet......hopefully it will all be good! just so thankful to be
dropping pounds. hang in there!!!!! and remember ---- 32 pounds so far!
— djkro54
February 20, 2009
It's normal! Most of us have these plateaus...You are doing fine...Most of
us think we should be able to see the pounds melting off and it just
doesn't work that way. It takes time for us to see our own loss...Others
that don't see us daily see it much faster than us... If you watch a roast
in the the oven bake for an hour...it seems like days...It's boring and
slow! If you just go about your business and let the timer tell you when
it's done, it goes by faster when you are not watching it so intensely! I
think most of us start that way...We are so excited and just want it to be
over! But half the fun of losing the weight is the journey and all the
attention and oohs and aahs you hear from friends and family and
co-workers...ENJOY it! It stops eventually and then you are left a
regular, boring, thin, average and healthy person and there's no more oohs
and aahs...:::Sniffles::: LOL Give yourself a year! Or more! You are doing
fine!
— .Anita R.
February 20, 2009
this is happening to me as well. I had my surgery new years eve (2008) .I
lost forty pounds before surgery and have lost only 23 pounds since then .
I spoke with the doctor and she said that they expect you to lose five to
seven pounds a month...so she said I was above average...but I too was
concerned with failure when I started reading all these blogs about weight
followig off ...I felt like a failure...I still feel like I a not
progressing as I should...but I did stop reading the blogs because I found
myself comparing myself to them and then thinking that somethig was wrong.
I do water aerobic five days a week so the exercise isn't the
problem.everyone is differen and progresses at different rates. Keep me
posted ad I will do the same. We can lose together!
— thundercat
February 20, 2009
Hi Bonnie congrats your normal!! I know how crazy it seems not to be
losing when you barely eat 600 - 800 calories. You will wake up weigh
yourself and bam 3 -4 pounds overnight! Your body has a mind of it own
sometimes, also make sure you have measured yourself, I wish I had before
surgery. When your not losing pounds you are losing inches which is also
exciting. You will notice your clothes fitting differently even when the
scale doesnt move. Just be patient as hard as it is....you WILL do great.
I was also told to up my calories and change up my eating which also helps,
as your body thinks your starving it. Congrats again on your weight loss!!
— ToniLee
February 22, 2009
I never weighed myself after surgery. I waited until I went to the doctor
and so it looked like the pounds were "falling off" because I was
weighed so infrequently.
— Muggs
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