7 week stall -again

hi all. I am wondering if it is normal to have a stall at 6-7 weeks after surgery. From 3-4 weeks I had a stall then lost 7 more pounds and have been stalled again for like 8 days. Eating according to plan. In fact at my dr appt last week she said I wasn't eating enough so am eating a little more now. Thanks for your help!

Weight loss is not usually a straight line. The most common pattern is a stair-step loss. Loise a bunch, loise nothing for a while, then lose a bunch more. If you put it on a graph, you would see how it goes, but if you are just worrying about each day, and it can drive you nuts.

One of the great advantages to weighing and logging every bite of food is that you can ignore the daily variations, because you can be sure what larger track you are on.

After the first few weeks, you will not lose weight every single day. Most people lose a pound or two every week, sometimes less, as your body adjusts to surgery. 8 days without movement on the scale is nothing to be concerned about; a true "stall" is 4 weeks without losing pounds or inches.

How many calories are you getting right now? Early on, you won't be eating much and that's not really a problem.

almost everyone stalls during the first month post-op. After that, the stalls are not as predictable time-wise, but rest assured that we all have them occasionally. Just stick to your plan, and they'll eventually break.

This is so encouraging for me to hear thank you!

As others have said, stalls are perfectly normal. From what I've gathered reading the posts on this forum, most stalls seem to last no longer than three weeks. One thing you can do to keep from getting discouraged during stalls is to measure your waist, arms, etc. You should find that you continue to lose inches/centimeters even though the scale doesn't change. Also, it's probably a good idea not to weigh yourself too frequently.

When my stalls end, I find that I lose perhaps 1.5 kg (3 lbs) "overnight". I remind myself that I didn't really lose all that weight overnight; I lost it by sticking to my diet over the previous weeks. During the stall my body was adapting to the new lower weight and preparing to lose still more. In other words, a stall doesn't mean nothing is happening. On the contrary, a stall is just part of the process.

This is great advice! I am 5 weeks out almost and it have been stalling for the last 3 weeks.

Thank you all!

It is possible to eat too little and when you do, your metabolism shuts down and your body hangs on to its fat stores, Now, I'm at maintenance so it's not a factor. However, I found just about every time that if I was eating well and not losing, if I upped my calories, I would lose again. You need calories to burn calories. Seems counter-intuitive, I know. Do remember though that stalls are normal and we all lose weight differently. As long as you are following your clinic's plan, wait another few days and if you still aren't losing, then try eating more, just 100 calories should do the trick.