Question:
I am exactly two months post-op and have been on a plateau for 2.5 weeks!!!

I had surgery on 7/25 and since then [pre and post op] have lost an amazing 65 pounds which I am so grateful for. However I've been at a stall for the past 2.5 weeks and it's so aggravating. I exercise regularly, is there anything I need to do? Would more protein intake help get this weight off at a decent rate? Is this normal??    — nubiangodess624 (posted on September 26, 2008)

September 26, 2008
Perhaps staying away from the scale would help. Weighing yourself can be a roller coaster in itself. Monthly weigh-ins is a great thing. The longer you stay away, the bigger the number. Our weight goes up and down daily and that can be our greatest enemy in our weight loss journey. CONGRATULATIONS on your tremendous victory of 65lbs. Your body will let go of the rest, just keep your eye on the prize ------and not the scale. :)
   — bariatricdivalatina

September 26, 2008
WOW!!! You have really lost a lot very fast. I'm sure your body is trying to adjust, which is completely normal. Stalls come & go often. Just don't let it discourage you. The weight will start coming off again, just give your body time to catch up. It thinks you're starving and is trying to hold on for dear life...so to speak! Congrats & Good Luck!!!
   — AprilJM

September 26, 2008
You are doing GREAT!!!! Your body needs that rest and it's taking it no matter what you do! It has to have these plateaus/stalls/rest...As far as it is concerned, you are starving and it's trying to save you...Be grateful for such an awesome machine! If you were in athe desert starving, you'd be happy your body tries to save you...It just doesn't know that you are doing all this with a purpose! LOL Stay off the scale and pull out the measuring tape...You are losing inches that will indeed catch up with the scale! Give yourself a year! You are sooooo on your way to being thin! I wish you continued great success!
   — .Anita R.

September 27, 2008
My surgeon told me, up front, that I could expect to go through plateaus ever so often. It is our bodies way of adjusting and trying to hold onto the fat it has been losing. The weight will begin to drop again soon. Hang in there and know it is normal.
   — corky1057