Question:
RNY Surgery on 7/18, have plateaud at 27 lbs for three weeks, is this common?

I had Gastric bypass on 7/18, and have only lost 27lbs so far. I have been stuck at 27lbs for almost three weeks and it is very frustrating. I am exercising, and eating less than 300 calories a day. I do not eat anything with sugar, mainly chicken and fish and vegetables. I try to get in as much protien as I can, but am still not losing anything. I have lost 38 inches. Is this normal?    — mtrmthxx (posted on September 9, 2007)

September 9, 2007
It is normal to hit a weight plataue but you need to just ride them out, follow the dietary guidelines set up for you. 300 calories is not enough and your body thinks it is starving and is retaining the fat for protection. You need to eat all your reccomended small meals a day. Besides this weight loss is over a pound a day plus all the inches, yes you are on the right track so do not try to hurry the plataue by starving. The fact that you are also exercising slows the weight loss when you are only taking in that many calories a day, you are going to make yourself sick.I would hope that no one told you to only eat 300 calories a day. Ask the Dr what would be a good caloric intake per day for you. I panicked at my first weight plataue and it lasted a good 2 weeks and then woossh down I went again and I did not cut my meals, your body just readjusts, looses inches and dress sizes and then starts again.
   — carcar01

September 9, 2007
I am not sure if it is normal so early. I had mine on May 22. I have lost 52 pounds and I had one week where I did not loss anything but we were on vacation and I was out of my routine. I am sure yolu will continue to loss just stick with your routine.
   — Alvernlaw

September 9, 2007
Mine was on 7/20 and I have lost about 32 lbs. You need to get your calories up to about 800 at this point. I bet if you give your system something to burn you will start to lose. Christine
   — Christine M.

September 9, 2007
i have not had my surgery yet, so i'm not speaking from personal experience, but i have many friends that have had gastric bypass and it sounds to me like you need more calories! like the post before me said your body goes into starvation mode and holds on to what you are eating instead of burning the calories. may i make one more suggestion: don't weigh every day or even every week. try to only weigh like once a month or if you must maybe every other week. that keeps your mind focused on other things instead of just the numbers, ya know? i hope this helps and i'm sure your wt loss will jump start again real soon..... Holly
   — RNlvnCARSON

September 10, 2007
first of all...............300 calories? You should be no lower then 600 and actually right around 800. Your metabolism has shut itself down. You have to eat calories to burn calories. You can't just go into the negative. If you are working out like you say you are you are building all muscle and it weighs more then fat. Increase your protein and vegetables. You can do the very low fat shakes imbetween meals. Good luck
   — bderuiter

September 10, 2007
You areeating onnly 300 calories? How much water? How much protein supplement, and vites are you doing?
   — vitalady

September 10, 2007
Hey Honey... I am 7 months out this Saturday. You are not eating enough calories. Basically, your body thinks it's still starving. You are at like 2 months or just shy.... I was eating 3-4 oz per meal (3 meals a day) and 1-2 healthy snacks (baby carrots, cheese stick) keeping my protein to a minimum of 50grams a day, but normally getting on average around 65-70grams per day. A minimum of a liter of fluids a day. Take all of your vitamins. You are not getting enough calories in and you are exercising and not having anything to burn. Inch loss is great, too, but it's nice to see the scale move. I think if you get more calories in - it will help and you will see the scale start to move in a bit. Worried about too many calories. I eat the Balance protein bars (100 calorie) version - the peanut butter ones are AWESOME. You can eat three of these in a day (for snacks between meals) and add to your calories and add to your protein. Good luck..
   — jammerz