Guidance Please

OK Folks, I need some help to keep my mind SANE.

I had my Surgery for RNY on 11/04/10. When I went in to the hospital on that Day I weighrd in a 300 pounds. I am now 12 days out and I am wondering why the SCALE wont move more?? Don't get me wrong I am happy about the los so far, but What should I expect. Is it 4 pounds a week, 6 pounds a week, 10 pounds a week?

I am getting all my Protein per my Doctors order - 45 to 55 grams a day. I am drinking all my water and then some. Somewhere between 90 to 100 ounces and taking all my Vitamins. I am also walking 30 minutes a day per instructions. On friday I go for my 2 week follow up and I will them move onto soft solid foods

Have I hit my first stall??? What more can I or do I need to do to be successful

 Hey SPT - first piece of advice...STEP AWAY FROM THE SCALE!!!!  You are less than 12 days out and are down 19 lbs.  That's a pretty good start.  Remember your body is adjusting to some major surgery and renovation.  Keep doing what your doc and team tell you.  Once you start eating again, you metabolism will adjust and you will be losing.  Stalls are a common occurrence and each one of us is different.  Also, as you heal, build up your strength, and increase your exercise and activity, you will also see the pounds come off.  Don't forget that it is often the Non Scale Victories (NSVs) or FARTS, that are really impressive.  Even when the scale doesn't move, your body changes, sizes drop, you feel better and get more energy.

Bottom line, hang in there and be patient.  You did not get to be over 300 lbs over night and it will NOT come off over night.

Keep coming back and keeping us all posted on your progress.

Good luck!

The scale was the death of me. I would weigh several times a day and if I didn't lose I would freak.

I had to pick one scale and weigh once a week. Remember it is a journey not a race.  It will come off in fits and stages.

You need to just try and get your protein and water in as much as you can and get your vitamins going.

Yes, you have hit the first of many stalls.  Very common.  Think of weightloss like decending stairs...out...then down...then out somemore.  Assuming you are a man, you will be dropping bigtime in the next few weeks...Trust us on that one.  Men have a larger muscle structure so we lose the weight more quickly.  I was 282 on my day of surgery and hit my goal weight of 190 in six months and ten days...That quick!!  You have so little food going in you can't help but lose.  As you drop the weight you can move better...Which will help to to lose more weight...Which will help you to move better.  Instead of a downward cycle...you cycle upward!!  Brian  PS  Don't buy a ton of new clothes, thinking you have done losing...You'll be falling out of the new stuff within weeks.  Look to Goodwill or the Salvation Army (thrift stores) for your clothes till you get closer to goal. 

Keep your head up. One thing that I have found is that your body is unpredictable in its weight loss ... you are still healing and your body is adjusting. I find that I will sometimes go many days without losing, then lose for each of the next few days. It is totally unpredictable. The time immediately after surgery is stressful as your body adjusts and your hormones get re-regulated, so don't let your emotions get the best of you. Just stick with it and you will lose.

By the way, I see we have the same surgeon. I am in Houston as well. You will want to read this forum and the main Roux-en-Y forums for information that may not have been discussed by the surgeon or by anyone in the hospital's program.  (For instance, I have NEVER had a consult with a NUT. Even though the program has a NUT, they apparently do not send patients to the NUT. The nutritional info from the doctor's office is not as complete as it might be. And, there are many on this site who disagree with the doctor's staff's suggestion that Flintstones are a great vitamin for WLS patients. I suggest that you use the forums to educate yourself and make your own informed decisions.

Dittos to what everybody has posted so far!