Dreaded 3week stall
Maybe im an overachiever because my 3 week stall started at 2.5 weeks. Been 4-5 days stuck at the same weight and i know everyone will say stay the course which i am doing. Maybe my size is changing but weight not. Im 2 sizes down on my belt and my clothes are starting to hang on me. So that is all good but the scale hasnt budged. I know it will soon but i cant wait for it to get moving again.
I haven't had my surgery yet so I may be getting ahead of myself. I mean for all I know I may not even be successful with this, but I'm determined not to be scale obsessed after my surgery. I'm sure that's easier said than done but I get discouraged easily and I'm hoping I'll be able to make myself only weigh once a week or maybe even every 2 weeks. Your body is still making major changes even if the scale doesn't show it. You may be losing fat but gaining muscle. I know these things but I think I'd still feel like I was doing something wrong. lol I'm sure you are doing everything right but I can understand your frustration. Especially since I've struggled so hard to lose the weight on my own. Have you started working out yet? If so, how soon after your surgery?
4-5 days does not constitute a stall. The farther you are out you will not lose every day...get your mindset around that. I keep a small notebook and although I weigh myself daily, write down my weight every Monday. On weeks where I feel like the scale has not moved, I am sometimes pleasantly surprised to see that I am in actuality down from the week before. You have a good outlook, keep it up.
VSG on 04/28/2014
Hey mmsmom I used to live in Maynard years ago and my wife worked in Woburn. Small world.
I am keeping my eyes on my body because even though my weight hasn't changed in 4-5 days I keep seeing my body changing which keeps me motivated.
Thanks.