Stuck at 218 lbs.

Hello, I had my RNY surgery on 10/28/11.  I lost weight the first two weeks and now I have been stuck at 218 for the past couple of weeks.  What could I be doing wrong.  I am starting to exercise a little.  I mean very little.  I have psoriatic arthritis and have joint pain.  Recently, maybe about 2 weeks ago my rheumatologist gave me an injection of Simponi which is a biological med for the psoriatic arthritis.  Could that be my cause of no weight loss.  I am scared that these meds are hindering my weight loss and that I had the surgery for nothing.  Someone please advise me if I am doing something wrong.  I am drinking my protein shake, eating what I am supposed to... what can be the problem?

I have been lurking around these boards for a while now.  There are a few questions that get asked hundreds of times over and they are:

I'm only three weeks out and I have stopped losing.. what am I doing wrong!??!  -  NOTHING!  This is only the first of MANY stalls that you will encounter on your journey.  The weight loss is so rapid, your body needs to take a breather sometimes, ya know?   Also, start taking measurements.  I only seemed to lose inches when I WASN'T losing pounds.  I lost 3 lbs a day for the first nine days after surgery and then nothing until day 27.    At 8 months out, I stalled at 174 lbs for like THREE MONTHS.  I thought I might be done losing, but at the time of this writing I am 17 months out and have held steady at a size 4 for the last six months or so.  
  I am not sure what we expect from our surgery, but it seems that most of us thought we'd wake up 2 weeks after surgery at our goal weight.  (Ok, maybe we didn't EXPECT it... but,  a lot of us certainly HOPED for it).  You didn't put on the weight in a month.. it will take time to get it off.   

How long will my hair fall out?  Will I be bald?!  - No, you won't be bald. At least, it's not likely.  If you make sure you take your supplements and get enough protein, your hair will probably stop falling out around 4 - 6 months out or so.  

I can't seem to get back on track because I'm eating stuff I shouldn't and not getting what I should.  What do I do?  - Well, you just sort of answered your own question.  I assume, that since you KNOW what you are doing wrong, the reason you posted was because you either 1. wanted to be beat up a bit for getting off track (won't happen.. because it happens to everyone) or 2. you want support.  Everyone gets off track.  Grab the literature that you were given when you started your journey and reread it.  Attend a support group.  Get excited about your surgery again!  Realize that this is a LIFE CHANGE and not a diet you can just stop doing when you feel like it.  (At least, not if you want it to work).  Find a weight loss buddy to be accountable to.  You CAN do this!

Thank*****ie,  At least I know I am not doing anything wrong. 

1) You might just be having a traditional "3 week" stall a week late or so.  Stay on your plan and have faith.  Just keep craming in protein and water.

2) I also have psoriatic arthritis and also take a biologic for it (Enbrel).  It's extremely unlikely the medication has anything to do with your weight.  

3)  To get more exposure for your question, you might be better off to post it in the RNY forum or the Arthritis forum.

Good luck.

Thanks Ruggie, I appreciate your reply.  I did enbrel for 6 months and didn't work. I hope it works for you.  I am on Simponi.  It seems like my psoriasis is kind of clearing up.  Also, thanks for the tip to post in the rny forum. Congrats on your weight loss!

No worries.

Enbrel is awesome for me.  Just have to find what works for each of us.

Congrats on your loss as well, and good luck to you.

don't be discouraged
stalls happen

 Also during this stalls we still lose inches.. I had a month long stall where I went down 2 pants sizes.. So just hang in there and keep doing what you are doing... The Scale will start moving again..

WHEN I GOT STUCK FOR 2 WKS I LOOKED BACK TO C WHAT I WAS EATING ..I STARTED BACK ON LIQUIDS FOR A FEW DAYS ..AND I GOT OVER MY HUMP AND STARTED LOSING AGAIN