Broke My Three Month Stall

**mokaza** · 03-06-2015 07:24 PM

Let me begin by saying if you are looking for advice on how to break your stall don't read any further. I am fourteen months out. Only lost about a pound from November to February. Total of 105. Wasn't stressing too much(most of the time). I had beaten the 60/70 percent loss and was in the 80 percent. My goal was is 175 lbs. Not a "healthy" BMI but something I thought was attainable for me. Am eating around 1100 to 1200 calories a day. Going to gym three days a week. Getting 80 grams of protein and 64 ounces of water a day. I was starting to think that maybe 190 was were my body wanted to be. I have always had back pain. I have very large breasts. My primary care doctor thought this was contributing to the back pain along with the extra weight. Well, the weight came off and my back pain got worse. I went to see a plastic surgeon on the 6th of January. He called me on the twelfth and said my insurance will pay for a breast reduction and lift so I scheduled the surgery for February 18th. I decided to have my upper/lower eyelids done at same time. This doctor has a fully equipped operating room at his office. No hospital stay. All out patient. I was scheduled for a 12:30 start. I knew that I wasn't going to weigh myself on Saturday morning like I normally do so I weighed before going to the doctor's. 190 lbs like the last three months. Had surgery and was home by 5:30. I only ate a bowl of soup that day. The pain pills make me nauseous. By the next morning only taking extra strength Tylenol so I was not quite back to eating normal but close. I was feeling good by Monday(5 days later) so I decided to get on the scale. It read 185. What! I lost five pounds! That can't be right. Normally I only weigh myself once a week but I knew that wasn't right so I weighed myself on Tuesday. 183. Ok I was seriously confused. Had my one week check up with the plastic surgeon on Wednesday. Asked him how much did you take off? He said almost four pounds. I was down seven pounds by Tuesday. Got on the scale on Friday. 180. Sunday(last week) 178. Wednesday 176. Today 175. I have reached my goal. That means 15 pounds in two weeks. I am freaked out. Called my nutritionist to talk about this. Haven't been to the gym since February 16th. I asked her what the heck? She said maybe the stress of the surgery jumped started my weight loss again. I have not changed my ticker yet. It can't be real.

**amt5298** · 03-06-2015 11:41 PM

i would just go with it our bodies do strange things lol congrats by the way on hitting goal and all the weight loss

**Ann2** · 03-07-2015 03:14 AM

Well ... don't really know. But could be that not going to the gym during this time has sacrificed some of that nice muscle mass you had built prior to your last surgery.

Or, as your NUT says, maybe the surgery jump-started your loss. Or, as Angie says, who the hell knows.

I remember reading on here about a guy who was very, very active physically (I think he was a cyclist). After a long stall, he recommitted to losing the last 40-50 pounds and worked his ASS off. Except nothing happened. While burning up the road for several months he still lost zero pounds. Then during the third or fourth month of burning up the road he suddenly lost ... 40 pounds. He was all WTF?! But very happy.

I am a big believer that not giving up can make magic happen.

**Aydensmomma** · 03-07-2015 09:37 AM

Wow!! maybe it's because you are out of your normal routine? Who knows, as long as your feeling good then roll with it

**Kodi's Mom** · 03-07-2015 10:38 AM

Congratulations!
On a separate note, who was your plastic surgeon? We live in the same state and I need to have my eyelids lifted as they are partially covering my pupils. If you don't feel comfortable saying on the forum, could you please PM me and let me know how satisfied you are with the results and experience with your surgeon?
Thanks and again, congratulations on the weight loss and reaching goal!

**mokaza** · 03-07-2015 02:42 PM

Hey Kathleen. Sent you the info in a PM.

**mokaza** · 03-07-2015 02:45 PM

Kathleen. Someone told me that if the eyelid is obstructing your vision insurance may pay for eyelid surgery. You should check that out.

**Kodi's Mom** · 03-07-2015 06:24 PM

It is covered by our Cigna policy. I just was wondering about the surgeon as I am a chicken sh#* when it comes to having surgery on/near my eyes. I will be having the upper lids lifted with fat removal. (Removal of 80% of my stomach didn't bother me. Go figure!)
My PCP and eye dr have both recommended someone, but it's nice to know of a dr that someone has had good results with.