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Well, I am new to this site and obviously this group as well and I am just wanting to chat about what my biggest challenge has been. I started at 374 and to the shock of a lot of you, I really loved food. I loved to cook something great and eat it till it was gone. I am finding now, that I eat so little, I could care less about it. The first week or so killed me. My head hunger was rough but now that I am over that stage it is amazing how I can literally have 4-5 bites of something and put it down. I'm just now being able to cook my family some goodness and not feel terrible about not eating it. Moving on... I am also a little discouraged with my loss at the moment. I was going like gang busters for the first 2-3 weeks and now that I am 5, almost 6 weeks out, it has slowed drastically. I am at about 37 pounds down at the moment and the first 3 weeks was 30 of that. I see there is typically a stall on week 3 but man. It amazes me seeing how much I am taking in and how it is not reflecting on the scale. I have been doing a lot of physical activity so perhaps the muscle is gaining again and I'm still losing inches (I never did measure myself). This is not really any questions, more of a what is on my mind post. I hope a few of you can relate.
Food Is No Big Deal To Me Either. I Still Love To Cook, But It Has Changed. I Now Try To Turn My Favorites Into Health, Low Carb Versions. I Eat Little, But My Son Still Benefits. I Relate On The Slowdown. The First 2-3 Weeks The Weight Fell Of, Then Slowed. But When I Look At Loosing 1-2# Per Week I Cant Really Complain. Never Would Haveh haHappened Before Surgery. Im Short, 5'0 And Started at 206. 10Wks And Down 40#. Hey, Ill Take It.
Hey Jason, I am in the boat right beside you. I'm 6 weeks out and have lost right at 30lbs...27 of that during the first 3 weeks. I was stalled at week 3 for 3 weeks. The scale JUST started moving again. I was so discouraged. But it will happen. I increased my water. I had been getting in enough but on the low end...maybe right at 46 or so. I increased and the scale started moving again. Hang in there...it will start back. Try your best to be patient...that's what I'm doing.
My stall started exactly at week 3 and I am still in it but its amazing because I do not feel discouraged at all. Mainly because of this site I know this is normal and I will get through it. If this would have happened before the sleeve I would have already given up and binged, gaining most of my weight back if not all snd then some. I think not having the mental torture over the scale is priceless. Just FYI, I'm stalled right at a 30 lb loss all within the first 3 weeks + preop. Sounds like we all had or are having a similar experience.