I had a plateau 2 weeks in. It messes with your head for sure. Trust the process it will work. Plateaus happen. My last one was 3 weeks and I am five months out. I was seriously shocked the scale wouldn't budge for 3 weeks but then bam... I went down almost 2 pant sizes during that time. Hang tight!!

It happens. I have 2 friends who are 2 and 3 months post-op and they've lost less than 10lbs. The body is a complex chemistry machine and it will do what it does in its own time. Follow the program and trust the process.

Also realize that plateaus will happen and they'll happen more often the closer you get to your goal weight. That's why this is a 2-5 year process.

I know the feeling! You and I are surgery sisters, chrisy. I know my stall is coming. My weight loss is crawling to a stop. But just remember, your body is thinking "what the hell is going on here?" and needs to re-evaluate the situation. My body will fight me tooth and nail to hang on to every ounce of fat possible. My body LOVES to be fat - even though it is causing so many other health issues. Be patient. Know that stalls are just part of the process. Nothing is perfect. We have to take the good with the bad. I saw that you are exercising (Yeah You!!!) and definitely are burning more calories than you are consuming. As Niklynn said, you are probably losing inches. When you hit a plateau, start measuring inches. As long as you follow the plan, it's going to come off. We all don't lose at the same rate, but your weight will come off.

I am 2 weeks out from my sleeve. Last week, I had 4 days where I either stayed the same or went up a bit. I think it was my body rebalancing a bit - getting more hydrated, more muscle, less fat. Probably some "waste" building up in my intestine, as well. Then, I dropped the weight I gained, plus 2 lbs, in just a few days.

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Weigh in today I'm down 6 pounds.
I am only tracking my waist and hip measurements and so far I am down 9 inches.

That is awesome!!

I feel like I am struggling with my 2nd plateau and I am only four weeks post op. I don't get it. I am following the program. Like you said in your original post, Chrissy, I feel like my body is failing me. I seem to never be able to get past a certain point.

Hi, I just want to say thankyou to everyone here, the notes you write and the things being talked about are more than helpful to me as I enter the journey with you! You are all wonderful!

Thank you all for sharing your experiences! Knowing that I am not alone is a great help! You don't always hear about everyone's plateaus just that the weight just fell off. I just have to trust the program.

Hang in there, like everyone says it is a staircase not a steady decline. I am a one week loser and then stall for three sometimes four weeks and then lose like crazy for another week or two sometimes - in the beginning it drove insane - I started weighing myself three/four times a day. I have learned to relax and realized this is my journey and I will get there just like everyone else