Stalling

I had my RNY on 6-10-09 and lost weight at a very fast rate up until  a month after surgery. I have lost 27 pounds after surgery and haven't lost anything else since. How long does this last ? Every time I weigh I get discouraged. I'm eating right and walking with no results.

Thanks,
Christine

This is very, very, very common.  Don't stress out about it.  Just keep eating right and doing your exercise.  I have read hundreds and hundreds of stories on this board about a stall that comes 3-4 weeks after surgery.  You have just put your body through major trauma and it is lost a bunch of weight, and it is basically panicking and trying to hold on to dear life.  Take your measurements during this time period as those may change, giving you a positive sign of weight loss.  The scale will start moving again, just keep with your program.  I'm not going to tell you to not weigh yourself like some people might because I weigh daily and it would be more of a stressor for me not to weigh then to just get the bad news another day.

Good luck!!

Rebecca

I had the perfect solution to this....I stayed off the scale.  I read about so many people stalling, I decided that I didn't CARE about my weight at that point, all I wanted to do was feel better.  Just don't look....you will find it ends soon enough, and keep checking how your clothes fit- they will keep getting bigger, even though the scale isn't moving!  Hang in there....

Thanks, I will just have to wait it out.

Christine