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Sleeved 9/30

It’s really hard to tell because everyone is different and everyone’s body loses differently. Try not to focus on the scale too much (easier said than done right?) especially in the beginning. Focus on how you’re feeling and getting your protein and liquids in.
 
You are probably experiencing a "stall" that people sometimes refer to as the "3-week stall" which can take place in the 2 to 5-week post-op range. It's a pretty common and normal thing.

When you go in for surgery, you are pumped full of fluids during your entire stay. Fluids are heavy and there are a couple of different outcomes that people often experience:

  1. Some people lose a bunch of weight the first week or two and then slow down. This weight loss is not all body fat, it is mostly fluid weight. Often, post-surgery we go into ketosis because we are very low carb, usually just drinking fluids and protein drinks. Ketosis will increase the amount of fluid your body expels during this period of time, and many people are also slightly dehydrated during the first couple of weeks, even if they are getting the recommended 64oz of water per day. Somewhere between weeks 2-4 our hydration starts catching up and we start adding in purees and such. This often kicks us out of ketosis and between not expelling as much fluid, we are retaining more water again, which acts as a temporary counter-balance to the fat loss, but that fat loss is still happening. You are probably only consuming 500-800 calories a day at this point - your body is going to burn fat (and some muscle).

  2. Some people don't see an immediate drop in the scale the first couple of weeks. Again, this is usually associated with fluid weight and your body healing and adjusting, but you are still going to be burning fat on such a low-calorie diet.
Your body is going through a major biologic change and sometimes things just aren't going to progress the "average" way. Remember there are people above and below the average and everything along that curve is normal! It's normal to go slow and it's normal to go fast. Most of us are somewhere in between.

There are many variations to those two scenarios and other different experiences, but those are what I've seen quite often.
 
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