Stall

Ok.  I have to admit it.  I’m in a ‘stall’.

A stall in the aftermath of WLS is when the scale simply does not move for weeks.  I’ve been at 170 or thereabouts for 4 weeks!!  I tried upping my protein, the recommended way to get out of a stall, and thought I’d broken it but, no, I’m still stuck.

Guess it’s time to swap more food for protein shakes.  Blech! 

Snacking after dinner is a major problem.  It always was, even before my surgery.  How do you think I maintained all that weight I was carrying??  So, going forward, no more than 800 calories a day, more protein and EXERCISE.

I gotta get up on my stationary bike.  I was riding it every day prior to my surgery and then the recovery period had me breaking that habit.  I need to form a new one!! 

I actually took a walk with my daughter yesterday!  Pre-WLS, I could barely get to the end of my driveway and back.  Yesterday, I went to the corner and back, the long way!  (I live 4 houses from the corner going the other way.)  I’d like to be able to go around the block but don’t want to try it by myself in case I get too tired to get home.  Yeah, I weigh less but my heart is still a major limitation. 

The only calories I drink are protein shakes and creamer in my coffee.  Can’t give up the shakes so coffee loses its creamer.  That’s going to be rough.  I may have to switch to tea. 

Also, no more casseroles for dinner.  It’s too hard to figure out how much I’m eating with everything mixed together.  Dinner is salad and a protein.  It’s good for my hubby as well.  He’s been losing weight, too.  All his clothes are too big!! 

So, the plan going forward:

800 Kcs a day

15 minutes a day on the bike, minimum

No creamer in the coffee

Shakes for lunch and snack during the day

Salad and protein for dinner

NOTHING AFTER DINNER

And we will see what happens next week!!