Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Bless you, Colleen. The plateau question was something I was wondering about, too. I'm 7 weeks out, and while I lost really fast at first for the past 8 days the scale hasn't moved. It's so strange how this whole thing works-I lost 38 lbs in the first 3 weeks, 4 lbs for the next 2 weeks, 6 lbs last week, and now nothing in over a week. It's hard to argue with 52 lbs in 7 weeks, but still...instant gratification takes too long! Anyways, thanks for your message. I guess I'll try to wait for the hibernation to end. Have a nice weekend! Kelley RNY 5/12/04 374/322/175 CY wrote: > Ok take a deep breath and relax. This is perfectly normal. You are > going through a hibernation period which is very common in the > beginning. Your body is in shock from the surgery basically and > feels like you are starving it so it is holding on to that weight > but it will soon adapt and you will probably drop several pounds all > at once again before you begin losing steadily. > Are you exercising regularly? If you have begun an exercise regime > after surgery you also have to remember that muscle weighs more than > fat and you are building muscle if you are exercising. That will > regulate itself soon as well. > You might want to stop getting on that scale for a week or so and > start taking measurements of your body and see if you are losing > inches but not LBS for now. That sometimes helps a lot to do that. > I can't count how many posts like this I have seen and I also wrote > a similiar post at about 5-6 weeks post-op. I thought I was the one > person the surgery had failed. I stalled out for several weeks but > since then have lost over 100 LBS. You will too!! > Colleen > Lap-RNY 11/03/03 > 315/200/145-ish > > > > I am four weeks out, and have apparently hit my first plateau. I > lost > > 18 pounds in 18 days, and since then I have not lost a single > > pound...not one! Is this normal? I read about people melting off > pound > > after pound in the first few months, and it is discouraging to > think > > that I am stymied already!!!!! I am taking all my vitamins, am > getting > > in at least 2 and usually 3 shakes a day, and am almost getting in > all > > my water. (The water has been the hardest thing, in spite of the > fact > > that I was a big water drinker before the surgery.) I have not > had the > > first bout of nausea, don't feel hungry, and have also never felt > > " full. " Is there some way to jump start the weight loss? > > Cindy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 I want to thank everyone for their replies to my post. I have been so discouraged at having a plateau so soon after surgery, and it is good to know that I am not the only one who has had a set back in the beginning. I guess misery does love company...although I wouldn't wish this uncertainty on anyone! My biggest fear with this surgery was not that I would die during the procedure, but that I would be one of the small percentage for whom this doesn't work. I wish I had measured myself before surgery, so that I could compare the measurements with now, but back then I had told myself that I wasn't going to be obsessed with measurements or weight, that this was my last ditch effort to lose weight, and that I would just let it flow off at its own pace and if it didn't work...then I was evidently meant to be fat and would accept that. That was then....this is now...and what a difference! This surgery has been so life altering that I can't help but be obsessed. With the shakes, the vitamins, the liquids then tiny soft meals...all managed in front of 10 kids and a husband...it is impossible to not think about whether I'm losing. I wish I could just be cool about it, like I planned before surgery. Anyway....thanks for the support. I know this too shall pass, but I wish it would hurry!!!!!!! Cindy CY wrote: >Ok take a deep breath and relax. This is perfectly normal. You are >going through a hibernation period which is very common in the >beginning. Your body is in shock from the surgery basically and >feels like you are starving it so it is holding on to that weight >but it will soon adapt and you will probably drop several pounds all >at once again before you begin losing steadily. >Are you exercising regularly? If you have begun an exercise regime >after surgery you also have to remember that muscle weighs more than >fat and you are building muscle if you are exercising. That will >regulate itself soon as well. >You might want to stop getting on that scale for a week or so and >start taking measurements of your body and see if you are losing >inches but not LBS for now. That sometimes helps a lot to do that. >I can't count how many posts like this I have seen and I also wrote >a similiar post at about 5-6 weeks post-op. I thought I was the one >person the surgery had failed. I stalled out for several weeks but >since then have lost over 100 LBS. You will too!! >Colleen >Lap-RNY 11/03/03 >315/200/145-ish > > > > > >>I am four weeks out, and have apparently hit my first plateau. I >> >> >lost > > >>18 pounds in 18 days, and since then I have not lost a single >>pound...not one! Is this normal? I read about people melting off >> >> >pound > > >>after pound in the first few months, and it is discouraging to >> >> >think > > >>that I am stymied already!!!!! I am taking all my vitamins, am >> >> >getting > > >>in at least 2 and usually 3 shakes a day, and am almost getting in >> >> >all > > >>my water. (The water has been the hardest thing, in spite of the >> >> >fact > > >>that I was a big water drinker before the surgery.) I have not >> >> >had the > > >>first bout of nausea, don't feel hungry, and have also never felt >> " full. " Is there some way to jump start the weight loss? >>Cindy >> >> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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