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Post by raseitz1323 on Feb 2, 2012 22:50:36 GMT -5
I am four weeks in and have lost 29 pounds. Which is awesome, however I haven't lost anymore weight for a week now. Is this normal??? Am I doing something wrong?
My start weight was 214 and I am now at 185. I have searched all over to find an answer and cant...sooo I figured I would ask it myself.
any advice would be so helpful!!
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Post by YeahItsCase on Feb 2, 2012 23:05:18 GMT -5
totally normal. I lost about 32 pounds my first month, then went on a two week stall and didn't lose a pound..and then started again and have lost a pound every day since. Just keep chugging along..
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Post by bb212 on Feb 2, 2012 23:10:38 GMT -5
Quit looking at the scale, you're going to make yourself crazy! Stalls happen. 1 week is nothing, you're doing fine  |
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Post by raseitz1323 on Feb 2, 2012 23:33:49 GMT -5
Quit looking at the scale, you're going to make yourself crazy! Stalls happen. 1 week is nothing, you're doing fine you are so right!!! I am making myself crazy lol thank you for your support makes me feel better |
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Post by loulou7 on Feb 2, 2012 23:36:47 GMT -5
Your body is just taking a breather and adjusting to the rapid weight loss. Just keep on with your program and it'll start up again.
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Post by reinventingangela on Feb 2, 2012 23:42:23 GMT -5
Every time I see someone post about the 1month-out-stall, usually the vets tell the poster to take measurements because a lot of times even though the scales arent dropping, the inches are. Hang in there, you didnt break your DS
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Post by Girlrocker on Feb 3, 2012 2:15:21 GMT -5
I actually had a stall 2 weeks post-op! And even though I know better, I still got a little nuts after 4 weeks and nothing happened. Now, I'd just had a giant surgery, and, I got my period for 13 days. So, it's completely normal, you just had major surgery, your body dropped a significant amount of weight, and now it needs time to readjust itself. I there's a perception because of rapid weight loss, that we just go barreling down :-) And a random few do. But mostly, it's consistent, with stops and starts, body has to constantly readjust. Later on you might have to tweak your foods, your exercise to get it moving. Taking measurements is a good idea because the numbers show up there, not just on the scale.
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Post by bb212 on Feb 3, 2012 2:54:27 GMT -5
Quit looking at the scale, you're going to make yourself crazy! Stalls happen. 1 week is nothing, you're doing fine you are so right!!! I am making myself crazy lol thank you for your support makes me feel better No prob! Just tuck your scale away someplace where it is out of sight and out of mind. Maybe drag it out of storage once a month to check your weight, that way you still monitor your weight but it won't drive you *as* crazy as checking each day. Give it a try, hopefully it will work. |
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Post by Joanne on Feb 3, 2012 8:03:37 GMT -5
Dont worry! First of all, one week doesnt make a stall. As you go through this process you're going to find that you wont lose weight each week. I was a daily weigher (still am), but if you're like me and not able to stay off the scale, the least you have to do is to not let the day to day, week to week fluctuations bother you. Most people lose weight in steps - losing pounds for a few weeks, then staying the same, then dropping again. It's even normal to gain a few and bounce around - but the overall long term trend is down. All that being said, I wish I had a dime for everyone who posts about the same "stall" at about a month out. It's more common than not. Diana Cox has an article about why we stall at that point on DS facts. Your body is adjusting fluids, that's all. Here's the explanation. www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.htmlwww.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html |
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Post by Sandra C. on Feb 3, 2012 9:14:34 GMT -5
Exercise helps me feel like I am doing something about my stalls. My Nut suggested to add more fat, and raise protein levels, keep the carbs under 50g. All these changes helped me see the scale move down. Keep track of measurements, the changes will surprise you. My first clothes shopping trip gave me the best mental boost to see how many sizes I had lost!!!
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Post by rosmom1996 on Feb 3, 2012 9:26:15 GMT -5
I'm almost 8 weeks post op and it's funny because I posted the same thing about 1 month ago. I quit losing for about 3 1/2 weeks. Then I finally started losing again. I thought my surgeon jacked up my surgery and the DS wasn't going to work for me. I'm slowly learning to have faith in the DS.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2012 10:29:10 GMT -5
I am four weeks in and have lost 29 pounds. Which is awesome, however I haven't lost anymore weight for a week now. Is this normal??? Am I doing something wrong? My start weight was 214 and I am now at 185. I have searched all over to find an answer and cant...sooo I figured I would ask it myself. any advice would be so helpful!! This explanation is courtesy of Diana Cox. A "stall" at this point is inevitable, and here is why. Our bodies use glycogen for short term energy storage. Glycogen is not very soluble, but it is stored in our muscles for quick energy -- one pound of glycogen requires 4 lbs of water to keep it soluble, and the average glycogen storage capacity is about 2 lbs. So, when you are not getting in enough food, your body turns first to stored glycogen, which is easy to break down for energy. And when you use up 2 lbs of glycogen, you also lose 8 lbs of water that was used to store it -- voila -- the "easy" 10 lbs that most people lose in the first week of a diet. As you stay in caloric deficit, however, your body starts to realize that this is not a short term problem. You start mobilizing fat from your adipose tissue and burning fat for energy. But your body also realizes that fat can't be used for short bursts of energy -- like, to outrun a sabertooth tiger. So, it starts converting some of the fat into glycogen, and rebuilding the glycogen stores. And as it puts back the 2 lbs of glycogen into the muscle, 8 lbs of water has to be stored with it to keep it soluble. So, even though you might still be LOSING energy content to your body, your weight will not go down or you might even GAIN for a while as you retain water to dissolve the glycogen that is being reformed and stored. |
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Post by sherbearmama on Feb 3, 2012 10:36:19 GMT -5
Totally normal--I lost somewhere around 23 pounds the first 2 weeks and then NOTHING for about a month. I hardly ate and so I knew this wasn't really a stall--I could seem my sizes going down with clothing. But it's hard to accept when the scale won't budge. Go to the info section of the DS board and look at the first link I posted there--it explains the whole weight loss stall thing. And, if the stalls bother you so much, then don't weigh yourself but every month. I love weighing myself--regardless of the numbers (as long as they don't go up) because it gives me info about how much salt I may or may not have taken in--and because i have a morbid curiosity in how my eating affects the daily weight. But if weighing really upsets you, it's better to do it less often. Good luck my dear!!!!!!
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Post by Sandra C. on Feb 4, 2012 0:05:29 GMT -5
Same for me. I was always a slow loser, because of my hypothyroid condition. Just happy to have lost so much, and still dropping, even if it has slowed to a crawl.
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Post by calendargirl on Feb 4, 2012 9:56:52 GMT -5
I've heard stories of some having a Krispy Kreme donut to break the stall...
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