Why cant I get off this plateau?

Im 2 1/2 months post-op and Ive lost 55 lbs. During the Christmas holiday I ate a lot more than I normally do and included some sweets and junk food in my diet. I wasnt too concerned a week later that I had gained a pound but now I am into my third week that Im not losing weight. My eating habits are the same as they were before Christmas when I was losing 5 lbs a week. How come I can lose 5 lbs certain weeks and then struggle to maintain other weeks on the same amount of food? I havent been exercising because I was going to start that when I lost a little more weight and was 6 months out. I thought with this surgery that exercise wasnt necessary for the first 6 months. I had the proximal RNY where less than 1 foot of my intestine was bypassed and my pouch is 1-2 ounces. Can someone give me some advice on how they got themselves off their plateaus? I remember hitting another plateau when I was down 25 lbs and no amount of exercise seemed to help that. Could it be that people hit plateaus after every 25-30 lbs? How long can I expect this to last?

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