8 months post-op and completely stalled for over a month. Anyone else experience this?
I(21 m) had gastric sleeve surgery on February 9th. I started at around 326 lbs and I’m currently sitting around 257–258 lbs, so I’ve lost roughly 68–69 lbs so far.
The problem is that my weight has basically not moved at all for over a month. I was around 257 lbs in late August, and now it’s October and I’m still bouncing around 257–258. It’s honestly getting extremely frustrating, especially when I see people who have lost significantly more in a similar amount of time.
For some context, I was going to the gym pretty consistently before, but I had to put it on hiatus for a little over a month because my work schedule changed and became hectic. During that time I also became way more sedentary than I should’ve been. I’ve recently started going to the gym consistently again and I’m aiming for 4 days a week of lifting, along with trying to increase my overall daily movement.
I’m also eating less, trying to prioritize protein, cut down on grazing, drink more water, and generally tighten everything back up. My portions aren’t particularly large either. Despite that, the scale just seems glued to the same number.
I understand stalls are normal after bariatric surgery, but 5–6 weeks at basically the exact same weight feels insane to me. At this point I’m getting worried that I’ve already reached the point where my body just doesn’t want to lose much more.
For anyone who had a sleeve and experienced a long stall around 6–9 months post-op, how long did yours last and what actually got the scale moving again? Once the stall finally broke, did you start losing at a decent rate again or was that when your weight loss permanently became much slower?
I’d especially appreciate hearing from people with a similar starting weight or timeline.