Question:
No weight loss for 2 days!

I am two weeks post op. I was on a liquid diet for 2 weeks and lost 21#. Now I just added soft foods and have not lost any weight for 2 days!! Is my body just adjusting? I will lose weight again right? What is the average number of pounds you are supposed to lose per week?    — tammyB1976 (posted on August 31, 2008)

August 31, 2008
Your Kidding right? 2 days... Im 2 weeks post op and know better than to weigh my self more than once a week. This Journey is a step at a Time NOT a sprint. Take a deep breath and use the tool t0 get healthy dont worry it will come off, Stalls will happen but its part of the process.
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 31, 2008
First of all don't weight yourself everyday. Your weight will go up and down depending on water weight and other things. Second, from my 2nd to 3rd week I didn't loose anything. But have been good since then. I am sure you are fine and the weight will start falling off soon enough. Keep up with your protien and vitamins :)
   — shackett0426

August 31, 2008
Get off the scale! I am 4 wks post op and I try to only weight myself on Tuesdays....choose a day and stick with it. You will go CrAzY. There will be stalls along the way and that is just your body trying to hold on to the calories like it is used too but you will too overcome this if you stick with your diet plan...
   — bridgadean

August 31, 2008
Your weight loss will, at times, speed up, and at times, slow down, and sometimes it will stop altogether for a few days or a week or 2 or 3, then start back up again, so do not worry. What to look forward to is the *end result* and that will be a significant weight loss!! Just think of how much you'll have lost after 6 months, or better yet, by your 1 year surgery anniversary!!! I am 6 months out, and have lost 83 pounds so far!! You'll lose weight for about a year or more, so you and I both have much more weight to lose by then! Try not to weigh yourself daily; pick the scale up and keep it in the closet so you won't walk past it. Weigh yourself once a week only, because our weight naturally goes up and down a little day to day and that can be misleading! Stay with your soft foods and make sure you understand exactly which foods you're allowed to eat at 2 weeks out; your nutritionist and surgeon should give you written instructions. For life/forever, avoid carbs and sugars and stick with proteins and veggies. Make proteins and veggies your primary food.
   — Gina S.

August 31, 2008
Hi Tammy! I am with the previous suggestion, DON"T WEIGH YOURSELF EVERYDAY! You will go crazy. Maybe weigh yourself every week or every other. I am post op 6 weeks and I to lost 21 pounds the first two weeks while on liquids but for the past 4 weeks I have not lost one pound! Don't get discouraged if you don't lose for a while. 21 pounds is ALOT to lose in two weeks. Be proud that you lost that much! Great job! As soon as I went on pureed food I haven't lost any weight. The thing that made me go crazy was that I was weighing myself everyday and I was getting really frustrated. I stopped that and now I just try on clothes to see if I lost. I have gone down 2 sizes but I haven't lost any weight since liquids. Try on your skinny jeans! You may be losing inches! Good Luck!
   — jann91

September 1, 2008
You body is just adjusting. Just follow the plan your doctor has set for you and the weight will come off. You may hit plateaus that last for days and then you may loose some every day. Everyone looses weight at different rates,
   — t_roxus