Damn, I'm stalled

Well, I knew it would happen, just didn't think it would start  after WEEK 2!!!  Week before surgery  322 DOS                               312 1 week out                    302 2 weeks out                  299 6 days stuck on 299.  I've been ramping up my exercising, eating consistantly less than 700 cals per day, just can't seem to shake this. I'm still not cleared to lift weights, so it's been treadmill, eliptical, and just physically staying "moving".  Water intake is about 70 oz per day, I can take that up a little. Any other ideas?? Guy

 

Guy, I am one month out and at about 2 1/2 weeks I stalled as well for about 5 days.  At the time I was working out twice a day and burning over 700 calories and I know my eating was down because I was trying to fit it in to my daily work schedule which is pretty hard for me. Then I get the flu and I have been out of the gym for a week (I just want to get rid of the flu bug before I stress my body anymore than it already is) Since I was off I was able to eat better which means more and lo and behold the weight started melting off again, almost 10 pounds in a week.  So this told me when I start back at the gym again tomorrow I need to focus on the amount of food I consume and maybe even ramp it up to keep the metobolism buring at top speed.  Before I was calorie defiecent every day, I was burning more at the gym than I was eating plus this does not count the calories just to live, so my goal for the next bit will be to at least eat what the treadmill says I am burning maybe even a little more.  If you never stuff yourself i have found it hard to really over eat.  I also avoid snacking at all cost, in my mind it is either a meal or I just need to drink something.  So if I am going to eat it is going to be meal. Jason

eat more guy. the less you eat the more you stay the same. your body is holding on too tight. more water, more food. you ain't stalling either. you're only a couple weeks out. for me, i lost once a month. 5 pounds then wait another month, 5 pounds. we all lose differently. your bod is in shock. just wait till you start blowing your lunch and getting stuff caught in there. heck, you haven't even started the fun stuff yet! carbonblob

This is common for many of us recent post-ops (just look at the main board and read all the women posting essentially the same thing!)  But that doesn't mean it isn't frustrating as hell. My own experience so far is that I stall for a week to 10 days and then lose 5 or more pounds all at once.  Over and over and over again. I usually try to weigh myself only once a week, but  often my stalls seem to bridge my weigh-in days.  2 weeks at the same weight can be very depressing, even though I know that the stall has to be mostly water weight.  I really don't remember this happening in the past pre-op, but that may be simply because I'm older now. As long as I'm on this topic, how is it that you can have a sewer-pipe-clogging BM, get back on the scale, and discover that it weighed nothing? :-) /Steve

I'm with CB , you need to eat more. I did the same thing. Body went in to starvation mode. You got to fuel the machine, got to have calories to burn. I upped mine and started loosing again.  pan head

It seems to happen to about 90% of guys on this board. 700 cals is pretty lean. I think I always got at least 1000.

Thanks for the opinions guys.  I was staying this low on cals mostly because I am not feeling restriction yet, so I was just being cautions.   As CB said, I haven't even begun the "chunk" throwing yet.  I could easily push myself to 1K without the restriction.  As Steve mentioned, I am still awaiting the "sewer" cleaner and was hoping that would weigh 5 lbs!!  LOL I'll just keep working, exercising, and drinking.

Sewer Cleaner????  How long has it been????  In fact, you other guys on the board, how often do you expect to go after he surgery.  I know my medical background tells me everyone is different, but what has everyone else experienced?  How many have you had Guy since your surgery?  Taz

Just had my first (and second) double flusher yesterday evening and this morning.  I also broke the stall becuase of them. so I'm averaging one every 4-5 days or so. 

I am 13 months out and at first once a week was normal for me.  There were even occassions when  I needed to use MOM and colace to get things moving.  Now I average about once every 36 hours.  That is unless I eat something I shouldn't -- high fat or sugar.  Like last Friday.  I picked up the wrong box of popcicles by mistake at the store.  They weren't sugar free.  I ate two and wam.  Like greased lightning. Keep at it.  The little annoyances will go away with time and you will learn your own body.  The end results are worth all that you need to endure and learn. Rich