Plateau

What is going on with me. I am so frustrated and depressed! I got down to 289 and now over the past 4 days I have fluctuated between 289 and 290. I cannot go any further either way. What is happening? And what can I do? I am 3 weeks out today. Any advice? PLEASE!

Marilyn,
I haven't had the surgery but from what I've read on the boards this is typical.  Don't worry I'm sure you'll start seeing a drop again.

Heather

I know it is frustrating, but just keep following the rules.  And when you least expect it, your body will let go suddenly and shock you.  It could be a variety of things.  Your body has just been through quite a huge shock... I mean, your innards were just cut and rerouted!  So let it heal, and keep in mind that you did not take overnight to become overweight, and it won't take overnight to become thin.  Hang in there, drink your liquids, follow the plan, and you will begin to see the results very soon.

I had had my RNY on 2/9 and went through the same thing.  Then all of a sudden it started coming off again.  Just be patient, make sure that you are taking in enough water, calories and protein.   Get your body moving.   If you do your part, the surgery will do the rest in time. 

I am going through the same thing this month.  I have encountered a stall this month too and it has set me back a little.  I have only lost 10 or 11 pounds this whole month.  I was stuck for a week on the same weight.  It is coming down again now. 

I have done a little research on this and it is normal.  In addition, they say if you had developed an insulin resistance (I was on an insulin pump and had been diagnosed with insulin resistance) the body will store fat cells more easily even when you are doing the right things.  Be patient.  This surgery works if you work it. 

I have lost 82 or 83 pounds (depending on what time of the day I weigh) since I started at 290.  I was 265 the day of surgery and am at 208 this morning.   I never change my ticker until I have sustained the weight for a couple of days.  It has been a little slower for me, but I feel and look so good that there is no way you can pay me to say anything negative about it.   It is working for me and I am a new person.   You will be too.  


Keep us posted and my best wishes for a great weight loss soon! 

Ah yes, the dreaded 3 week out stall. This is perfectly normal and very temporary.

Like others have said, keep doing what you know to do - drink, eat your protein, move - and the weight will come off. Your body is starting to realize things have changed and it has to adjust.

This is a perfect time to take your measurements again -- You did remember to take them before surgery didn't you?? If not, put on something you wore pre-op that was tight and see how much looser it is now.

Thanks for ALL the replys and I figured it, I just needed some reminders and some cheering from the loser's bench. I am gonna take all the advice and run with it----literally!   Thanks Ya'll!!

It happened to me too.  First week I dropped 18 pounds ....then nothing for 3 weeks after surgery.  Everybody loses differently ...in fact, I would platueu about every three weeks and then drop again -- I suspect your body "remembers" certain weights from before you had the surgery.  Do what you know to do and it WILL come off.   Don't compare -- some drop it quickly at the beginning and then there are those like me that it comes off slow and steady. 

Yep... samething here.  I thought that I failed.  It seems to happen to everyone at about 3 weeks!

You will have plenty of plateus.. don't let them frustrate you.  Just continue to do what you know and it will continue to come off.

Michael.

Ditto---I was absolutely, positively sure that I was the one person in the world that RNY was not going to work for!! You will hit a plateau (more than one, probably, but since they always give way to weight loss they will concern you less as they occur) about a month out (at least I did) & it will scare you to death b/c it's your first one.  Don't fret...the weight will start to come off....just stick to your program...get your fluids in & your protein & try to walk.  I started at 293 before the 2-day liquid diet & then had surgery at 289....I am 10 weeks out today & down about 62 pounds to 231......I have felt just like you for a few days & then e'thing starts to "work" again & the weight comes off.  Just work your program exactly like Dr. O tells you & you will be good to go.

Remember, just like back when you would go on diets to lose weight prior to WLS...your body will fight you & hold on to all the fat because it is afraid you are going to starve it.  It is doing the same thing now, but with your new-best-friend-tool of WLS it won't win!

Congrats on your decision to have WLS.....you are in for an amazing year! xo, Micheala.

Hugs to you all!  I feel better with every message I get. And yes I can remember with the former diets and hitting a plateau and I would use this as a reason to eat. I'm not eating bad! Thanks God Bless All!