Question:
3 1/2 weeks since surgery
Mu surgery was Dec 26, 2007 my BMI 44. I lost 20 pounds the first 2 1/2 weeks but the scale has not moved since is this normal? And what can I do to make sure the scale continues to move? Should I start freakin out yet? — roz_1 (posted on January 21, 2008)
January 21, 2008
Your surgeon should have an established protocol. Specific foods at
specific time frames, exercise, fluid intake, vitamins and calcium citrate,
foods NOT to eat, etc. All of these should be followed as strictly as
possible for the first 8 months or so for maximum results. Weight plateaus
are possible, but not this soon post op.
— Dave Chambers
January 21, 2008
I lost weight great for the first 4 weeks doing everything my surgeon told
me to, and then, my weight loss stopped for 15 days. My doctor told me to
just keep doing what I was before and it would start up again, and I did.
Don't forget to do some excersize. Your body is just thinking you are
starving it and it is hoding out. It will change if you just stick with
the plan. Do not get discouraged, just keep to the plan.
— William (Bill) wmil
January 21, 2008
I don't know what type of surgery you had, but definitely you should not
panic. I had VGS on Nov. 25. I did exactly the same as you and had a 10
day stall starting at about 2 weeks. The stall stopped and I am still
losing. No more stalls. Good luck. Pat
— pjennjr
January 21, 2008
It happened to me. I lost a bunch of weight at first and now at 6 weeks
out, I have slowed to 1-3 lbs a week. I eat about 600-800 calories a day,
which include the protein shakes. So I know it is nothing to do with diet.
But our bodies still try to fight weight-loss to a point, because of so
much dieting pre-surg. Anyway, stick to the foods your have been told to
eat (or drink) by your nutritionist, and you will start dropping again,
even if not as fast as the first drop. Good luck to you!
— lesleigh07
January 21, 2008
Hi, Rosalyn. I don't have an answer for you, but I am experiencing the
same. I am 2 weeks out and 20 lbs. down and no weight loss has happened for
several days. Very discouraging when one is sticking to the post op liquid
diet!
— jujuprof
January 21, 2008
Same thing happened to me - I lost about 12 lb the first 10 days and then
didn't loose anything for then next 10 days - I was doing everything right
and it was really frustrating. I am now 5 weeks out, have still only lost
19 lbs, but it is coming off slowly - I have seen the scale drop 1 - 4 lb a
week - as long as it is going down, I am happy - even if it is slow - they
tell me that is better - Congrat! Welcome to the losing side!!
Joanna
— machre
January 21, 2008
Wanted to off my support and sympathy on this...I had RNY Jan 7...lost 14
lbs the first week...Rechecked my weight 4 days later and had dropped
another 5 lbs...Now, here I am with no weight loss for half a week...I know
I'm still in the very preliminary stages of it all, but still it's
discouraging...
As everyone has said, just going to keep with the plan of foods, water and
proteins, and increase my exercise and see if that helps...
Best of luck to us all....Michelle
— Michelle M.
January 21, 2008
I say don't freak out. Also I think we should all go back to weight loss
101 which says "don't weight yourself everyday". Our bodies our
in major flux regarding not just our diet but the trauma to our bodies from
the surgery. It takes awhile to adjust.
I'm 8 days post op and I weighed 10 pounds MORE when I got home from the
hospt. Talk about freak out. Well that's when I decided I'd just weight
once every week. So now I don't know how much I've lost but I can tell
when I look in the mirror and my clothes are looser. PLUS I've never been
on a diet in my entire life that I haven't cheated on a little at least
every day...and on this one I'm not. So it has to work....we just need to
give it the time.
— cjjordan
January 22, 2008
I am 2 years out. My doctor didn't want us to weigh at home - at all. I
was told to keep track of my measurements so that I could see the weight
loss. I noticed that when I would go through a plateau (some lasted 4-5
weeks), that even though I wasn't dropping pounds I was losing inches.
Don't be discouraged. I think most of us drop a lot of weight the first
month. I keep track of my weight loss & protein/calories in
fitday.com. It's free & neat to see your weight graphed in the
downward motion.
— abemmaco4
January 22, 2008
I am 5 weeks out from VSG. I experienced the same thing you describe. I
wrote about it in my blog on my page. I am copying it here:
"Finally I see the 25th pound off!! It has been 10 days since the
scale has moved in the right direction!
It even moved UP one pound and stayed there for several days. But I began
walking more consistently and for longer -- now up to 30 min per day and
sometimes another session in the evening for 15 to 20 min. This seems to
have helped move my very efficient metabolism!!
The body is a wonderfully made and very smart entity. When the owner of
that body stops giving it the calories it once had, the body slows down the
process of energy usage to a point where it conserves the most possible.
By stepping up the exercise routine, the owner is telling the body that
things must go on, and energy must be used. It took a while, but this is
what mine has learned for the moment.
However, as we all know, teaching is a patience-requiring job -- whether it
be teaching children, adults, pets, or the body. My body may in the future
challenge me to another lesson plan. I will cross that bridge when it
happens and see how best to prepare the lesson for that challenge."
Keep up the good work and you will see the change soon!!
— JStangel
January 22, 2008
My surgery gastric bypass was Dec 21 and on my check on Jan 7th I had lost
18#. Now my scale at home says more but I am only going by docs scale and
of course my scale has not been moving either since. But I also discovered
that I have not been consuming all my fluids for fear of stretching my
pouch. I have corrected this problem this weekend and I hope to see the
scale start to drop soon. I go back to the doc on the 28th so I hope I am
down more. I did measure my self prior to surgery and I just measured
myself on my 4 week anniversary and I am glad to say I am down 20 inches.
So we may not always be losing weight at the time but we are losing inches.
I need to stay off the scale so much so I don't depress my self. I am also
finding on this phase 3/4 that i am able to eat almost all my food and I am
not sure if the feeling I am getting is full or just satisfied and that
kind of scares me to.
— iwilllose
January 22, 2008
Are you walking? Walking plays a big role in your diet and weight loss. I
was looking for my weight to double the second time i went to the dr too,
but remember the liquids for the first 10 days played in that weight loss,
now your body is consuming some foods now so we won't drop as much. Good
luck, Lynda
— lyndayvette
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