No weight loss during week 3 post op. Is this normal?

Beckmo
on 12/31/07 7:44 am - Mesa, AZ
I am feeling kind of discouraged here.  The first 2 weeks after the RNY and I lost 22 1/2 lbs.  Then I am put on soft foods (normal foods) and still only 2 ozs and NO weight loss for that week.  Is that normal to have a whole week stall of no weight loss even though you are eating like a bird?  Discouraged,  Becky
Michael B.
on 1/1/08 2:14 am - Gilbert, AZ
Normal? Absolutely...The biggest and baddest plateaus often start around 20-25 lbs lost - usually around week 3 or 4...Your body has been shedding weight like crazy and it sort of says "what the heck is going on here?" ...metabolism slows down to conserve energy - kind of a feast or famine evolutionary trait...Fear not though, although it is discouraging, it will only be temporary. Hang in there...

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Beckmo
on 1/1/08 4:14 am - Mesa, AZ
Thanks so much in letting me know this is normal.  I am afraid I am doing something wrong.  I feel I have so much to lose that I can't waste a week with no loss.   Thanks!
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