Don't weigh everyday.pick one day week if you must. You may be losing inches, water retention, who knows. Don't torture yourself.

Everyone is different. Some people have week long or month long plateaus. I never had plateaus of more than a few sporadic days until about 8 months in, when I had some 5-6 day plateaus. It all depends on protein, water, movement, sleep, stress, hormones and how well you are working and following your program. Protein melts fat and water flushes it.

Plateaus will happen! Get used to them now! Plateaus, pauses, whatever you call, them WILL happen. A LOT!

Follow your program to a T. Water, 60+90 protein minimum, and Move! Stay away from the scales and just focus on living a fabulous life!

The weight will shed whether you beat yourself or not. Addressing your number memories will also help. Look at what was going on in your life when you were this weight before? The weight has a tendency to pause at certain memory triggering numbers. Do your mental and emotional work! The numbers themselves are only a small part of your journey. You are releasing more than fat. You are releasing years of weighty emotions that you have stuffed and eaten: pain, grief, sadness, worry, guilt, fear, drama, victimhood, self punishment, fears of the future, what if's, old patterns, old beliefs, attitudes that no longer serve you, etc.

You are shedding A LOT more than weight throughout this journey!

I'd heard so much about plateaus that I was sure I was hitting one every time my weight didnt move for a couple days (its actually kinda funny looking back at my journals). I finally decided to define a plateau as 2 or more weeks at the same weight, so I wouldnt drive myself crazy. Through the first year, I lost at least 1 lb over each 2 week period (except December when I chose to enjoy some foods I usually avoid). I kept/keep an Excel spreadsheet to be able to see the real numbers rather than be at the mercy of how long it felt like Id been at the same weight.

---Lcat has great insight on this issue!!

JJ

I had one at 3 weeks for a couple of days. I'm now at 5 weeks and I think I have hit another one, hopefully brief. I don't worry about it too much because I know I will lose, I'm not eating enough to NOT lose. But definitely don't weigh yourself everyday....maybe do once a week or something.

week 4 and 5...

and it won't be your last plateau! I have had several!!!! In fact, I have about 20 pounds left to lose and can not for the life of me get another pound off! It will come off though, trust me, drink more water!!! That helped me everytime!

everyone is different, My PA told me that it could be possible that I could not lose anything the first weeks........but be patient it will start coming off. Luckly for me it has come off right from the start, but hit a stall at 5 weeks......

I'm three weeks post op and I am the exact same weight I was at two weeks post op. I have to laugh because I know myself from all my years of dieting- my body hates to let go of weight, but the reason I am laughing is because I am sure this time I will win! Eventually, with the diet and calories I am eating, the weight will have to go...

I hit mine 2 weeks post op, and I'm almost 4 weeks and still on one, but I am steadily losing inches.. Mine is due to lack of protein which I started remedying yesterday and I have already lost 2 pounds, literally... So PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN and get up and move!! GL!

i just got off a month long plateau (which seemed like years!!) i was about 8 weeks post surgery when it happened. It ends, keep on your program. I know how discouraged I was with this plateau, hang in there!

Melinda

i hit my first stall at about 2 mos out and i have had several since then!hang in there it will pass!

I plateau'd week 2.5 for 3 weeks!

You got to remember that you will lose a bunch and then your body catches up by losing inches.Instead of hitting the scale everyday as onther person suggested chose a day or even 2 weeks out or like me once a month, take you measurements and keep track of them and you will see a huge loss at different times of the month.I have loss over 26 inches just in my waist area in 9 months. I have also loss over 147 opounds in these past 9 months. As long as the clothes are getting smaller and youare feeling better physically don't beat yourself up you will do Great!!
Take Care
Bonie

Thank you all for your replies! No worries here about said plateau, just wanted to know everyone's experiences. Tape measure did show 3" loss on hips, 1" on waist! Yay!

Blessings,
Spotz

I had my first plateau three to four weeks after surgery, my drs told me its when your body realizes something has happened to it and tries to figure out whats going on. Like everyone says its normal don't fret :D