You are right on track. The pause is on time too because your body and mind are integrating this process. Don't worry about your calorie intake since you naturally can't eat much anyway and focus instead on protein 60-90 g and getting all your water 64 oz. Remember, protein melts the fat and water flushes it. You are low on both water and protein so increasing your protein and water will help to break the plateau and increase healthy calories. When my body paused, upping water and protein always helped. My calorie intake was much like yours at this point, up one day and down the next. Don't worry over increasing calories. It will come soon enough. I never hit 1000 calories until one day 5 months in and again at 7 months where I hit 1000 again 5 times that month. You keep up by taking one bite and one sip at a time!

I was focusing on proteins and water intake. Then I kept on reading that calories need to be increased in order to lose weight. Since I had a stall for a few weeks it threw me off and I started to think that was the reason why. I'm glad to know that I'm on the right track. I am trying to increase them both and hopefully soon I'll meet the ounce and gram intake.

I hit a four week plateau at only three weeks PO. It was normal. My body was in shock and trying to figure things out.

I encourage you to get a notebook and take your body measurements now. Then do it every week on the same day. You will be so encouraged when you see that your measurements are changing most of the time even when the scale seems to be stuck. :)

Farm girl that's a great idea. Thank you!

I'm a year and half + post op. I know that I will always have to be mindful about eating healthy, getting the proper nutrition without over or under doing the calories and continuing an exercise routine. I keep learning new things about my body, my mind and my attitude every single day. The board has helped me through many a tough time and has made me pee my pants laughing, as well.
Keeping a food diary (online at Sparks people) and weekly weigh in (whether I want to or not) as well as reading these posts have helped me stay on track. I think recording nutrition, exercise, moods, weight etc...is important to long-term success. It's also important to stay in touch with people like us who are going through it, have gone through it and are long term successes. We sometimes have slip ups, take a wrong turn or have unanswered questions and this support team will help get you through...whatever! I am so grateful for all of you!

Joannannoti so true. I do keep a food journal but I do not include moods which I probably should. I am concentrating on protein and water intake. However, I read somewhere else that we should worry about increasing our calories. I personally think that will come in time but as early as I m (6wks) protein should be my priority and hydration of course. I do make sure it's healthy meal choices.

Pinkpeonies, also I recommend ignoring calories. As LCat said, focus on protein and water. You are right, your pouch doesn't really have room for anything else! Just stick to the basics and you'll be fine...protein, water, move as much as you can, and get at least 8 hours of sleep (I tracked my weight every day the first year - actually I still do - and the scale never went down if I got less than 8 hours of sleep).

Here's to the healthiest version of you!

JJ