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02-09-2010, 04:03 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southern California
Posts: 20
Weight Statistics 12-26-2009 Start Date:
01-11-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
127 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4931506849 % % Lost:
08-01-2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.1162109375 BMI Start:
28.3190917969 BMI Current:
29.1772460938 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Had my gastric bypass on Jan 11th. I was loosing very quickly and steadily the first 3 weeks. However the scale hasn't budged now in about a week an a half... feels a little scary. 
Isn't it too soon for me to be plateauing?
Any thoughts appreciated.
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02-09-2010, 04:24 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Troy,ny
Posts: 2,799
Weight Statistics Since birth:) Start Date:
August 5, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
319 lb Start Weight:
189 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
130 lb Weight Loss:
39 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.7523510972 % % Lost:
sometime in 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index51.4823232323 BMI Start:
30.5020661157 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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You are not plateauing my dear. Your body is just taking a break. It is still healing so you're not going to lose continuously but in "humps and bumps" as Doc says. I just finished a 4 week stall at 6 months out so you're going to experience it from time to time. You'll be fine... let your body do its thing.
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02-09-2010, 04:27 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southern California
Posts: 20
Weight Statistics 12-26-2009 Start Date:
01-11-2010 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
127 lb Weight Loss:
-5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
43.4931506849 % % Lost:
08-01-2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.1162109375 BMI Start:
28.3190917969 BMI Current:
29.1772460938 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Thanks for the encouragement, Queen.
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02-09-2010, 05:26 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Georgia
Posts: 336
Weight Statistics lost 14 lbs on 2 week preop diet Start Date:
11/16/09 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
287 lb Start Weight:
182 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
105 lb Weight Loss:
32 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.5853658537 % % Lost:
May 2011 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.2580566406 BMI Start:
31.2368164062 BMI Current:
25.7446289062 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Completely normal. Yes, it does freak you out when you are so early out, but it's normal. I first noticed it at 3 weeks out, again at 2 months out. Now I don't sweat it, if I know I'm doing everything as I should be (following all the rules) I know I'll start losing again soon. I found that the first 6 weeks or so I lost very quickly and it slowed down quite a bit after that. Still losing but more slowly. You will be fine!
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02-09-2010, 06:17 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Boston
Posts: 135
Weight Statistics 12/15/2009 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
289 lb Start Weight:
175 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
114 lb Weight Loss:
39.446366782 % % Lost:
12/15/2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index49.6013183594 BMI Start:
30.0354003906 BMI Current:
30.0354003906 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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some days it just feels like it should all be happening quicker... but take a look most people take a year or two to lose their weight, follow the rules and you will too. Best of luck
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02-09-2010, 06:33 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North
Posts: 2,180
Weight Statistics August 20, 2009 Surgery Date:
5' "
Height:
210 lb Start Weight:
102 lb Current Weight:
110 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-8 lb Lb Left to Lose:
51.4285714286 % % Lost:
August 2010 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0083333333 BMI Start:
19.9183333333 BMI Current:
21.4805555556 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Just go with the flow. As long as you're following the pouch rules you'll be fine. Did you measure before surgery? If not measure now for baseline. Times when you're not losing weight I bet you'll find you'll find you're losing inches.
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02-09-2010, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Just north of Iowa, not far from I-35. 2nd star on the right and straight on 'til morning!
Posts: 8,641
Weight Statistics December 13, 2007 (pre-op liquid diet started) Start Date:
December 27, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
184 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-12 lb Lb Left to Lose:
38.5714285714 % % Lost:
Originally - 12/08. Actually - 8/08. Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.3442554085 BMI Start:
25.3971854652 BMI Current:
27.1690821256 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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It is impossible for you to be stalled. A stall is defined as no weight loss for at least 2-3 weeks. Therefore this isn't a stall.
Your body is still trying to figure out what the damage is from that mean old surgeon! He sliced and diced and (literally!) tied your guts in knots. It takes a long time to heal. Your guts are swollen from the operation, and will be healing for weeks (months, actually) to come.
Slow down, take a deep breath, hoooooolddd it .... let it out slowlyyyyy. Do it again. How long did it take to get from a normal weight to where you qualified for surgery? You'll lose it in a year or two. If that's not fast enough, it'll take that long anyway and you'll be miserable the whole time.
You can go through this happy, or anxious, but it's gonna take time either way. It's just that being anxious induces stress in your mind and body which will slow you down so it will take longer if you stress out about your progress.
Be patient and enjoy the ride. Hundreds have thought that they were THE ONE person that it wouldn't work for. They were wrong. So are you. Follow the rules and it'll happen, and soon you'll be posting in the WOW forum about how good life is!!
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02-09-2010, 08:43 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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They are all correct! Further out you will even find you wont lose weight but you cant keep your clothes on. Hence the measuring. Not kidding. So relax and I know that is hard right now but please try. Your body is wondering what in the world you did to it and what your doing to it. Its ok. Enjoy the ride honey the best you can.
Im glad you did this.
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02-09-2010, 09:20 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vacaville, California
Posts: 643
Weight Statistics January 4 2010 Surgery Date:
6' 1"
Height:
310 lb Start Weight:
199 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
111 lb Weight Loss:
9 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.8064516129 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index40.8951022706 BMI Start:
26.252017264 BMI Current:
25.0647401013 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Patience is a virtue. I am not a hurry up and wait type either. I have to admit it is very comforting to have all these veterans here to encourage us. Thanks everyone!!!!!!!!
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02-10-2010, 03:33 AM
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| | Super Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Congratulations on joining the Losers' Bench.
(((((HUGS))))) May your journey go well.
Yup, you're gonna lose in humps and bumps, not in one fell swoop.
Besides, even if your surface incisions have closed off, your insides are still swollen, still healing, readjusting and realigning all the functions involved.
You're doing just fine, and a respite from the weight loss for your body is quite the normal pattern.
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