slow weight loss

I am 8 weeks post op. i was losing continually and fast the first 6 weeks. now it has slowed down and i dont know if i will reach my 30% weight loss at my 12 weeks post op. on monday i start walking in the pool and doing a water excercise class. any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks

No one loses continuously, your body needs to take a rest and re-adjust. I suggest you stay off the scale and concentrate on hydration, protein and supplements.

Thanks for your advice; I'll take heed of it.

I feel your pain.  It has been slow going for me for quite some time.  I think I'm only about at 43% of my wanted weight loss at 7 months out.  I really have to stop focusing on the numbers because it makes me feel bad - and it's silly to feel bad about a 136 pound weight loss...but I always want more more more more.  I refuse to be anything other than stellar in the things I do, or I don't wanna do them :)

For me, at this point, I think the only thing that's going to make a difference is to add more frequent and more intense exercise...after all, you can only cut your food back so much.  I eat probably 35-40% of what I did before surgery - so I think the key right now is to add more activity.  I do water aerobics (pretty vigorous) for an hour 3 times a week.

Just keep adding whatever activity you can - every little bit helps - keep your carbs low if you can - get lots of protein - and rink plenty of water - and your body will lose when it's ready!!!

With the DS eating less does not translate into weight loss, you need to make sure you eat enough protein and fat and low enough in carbs.

Naturally exercise is very good for you but don't forget DS nutrition. Less is not always better.

i eat every 2-3 hrs. i always eat protein. the only carb i eat is at dinner. a little of mashed potato or mixed veggie. i understand where your coming from. thanks

Lisa, what is your common channel length?

I'm a 150.

thanks for sharing!!

I stalled at 2 months.  I dropped 50 lbs without even trying, then at 8 weeks it all came to a screechin halt.  I thought I broke my DS.  That stall went on for 6 weeks or more.  At that same time, I started losing my hair (which is another thing that comes naturally with surgery).  I was starting to sweat a little...

It's your body doing a reset.  It's natural and healthy for it to stop and take stock.  Put your scale away and only weigh yourself once every 2 weeks.  Get a pair of tight jeans/pants and keep trying them on if you get the urge to weigh yourself.  Stay off the scales. 

Stepping up the exercise is a good idea, and it's healthy.  I did notice that 3 months after surgery I felt much weaker than before surgery.  So I was losing muscle mass as well as fat the first 2 months.  So exercise is good for you.  But you will be adding muscles, which weigh more than fat does, so the scale might not come down any.  That's OK, because your tight pants are going to fit better.  You will get smaller by exercising, but weigh the same.  So let go of the scales.

Don't slash your calories just yet.  Give your body a chance to catch up and reset itself.  In a week or two, it might pick up where it left off and start dropping the lbs every week like it did before.  If you go 6 weeks and still have not lost weight, then think about cutting back on carbs.  Never cut back on fat or protein. 

Hang in there.  It's all going according to plan.