The Early Weight Loss Stall: Explained 

Thank you! I have been searching high and low for a logical explanation. I lost 13.5 lbs (from 241 to 228) in about 1 week after surgery and then I stalled for weeks now. I’m now almost at 1 month post op and was starting to think it wasn’t working. My head kept saying (what if you only lose 13.5 lbs from the surgery). It’s hard to trust the process when so many diets have failed before. It’s like trusting a new guy who sounds to good to be true after all your exes cheated on you and/or abused you. This made perfect sense. This should be more common knowledge in the bariatric community and I wish more doctors admitted this and gave the same advice. I won’t weigh myself again until I feel the weight loss myself . Maybe 2 months post op. Nothing worse than eating so little and changing all your old habits then seeing the scale say the same thing and even worse is feeling the same in your clothes. Thank you!! Patience is key. ❤️

Bless you for this logical explanation!!!! I’m at week 3 and I’m almost to tears cause I couldn’t figure out why I gained 2lbs and then the scale stopped moving 😫 This was so encouraging and informational. Tytyty ty ty I can’t say it enough 🤗

FINALLY....an explanation that makes sense!

Omg I literally almost cried cause this is me right now and it made me feel so much better

I am 5 weeks post op from my sleeve and this video has given me great relief. Thank you!

This makes a lot of sense, because I’m shrinking but the scale won’t move. Thanks for sharing!

This has helped me to stop freaking out about my slow weight loss! I was afraid that my surgery was a flop lol.

2wk post op and never lost a pound! Stepped on scale first time yesterday and was almost in tears because I just started feeling better from the incision and now this. So glad I saw this vid. I see my doctor tomorrow for 1st time since surgery.

That was the most helpful thing I’ve heard since I started my purée stage!!!!

My stall didn't hit me until week 7 post op (I am currently in week 7 post op) and it has me totally bummed making think that I did something wrong or that the procedure didn't work.

Thanks for explaining this I am 12 days out of sleeve, and I lost 14 pounds in the first week. But now I seem to be stalling but I can still feel it coming off slowly .

Very helpful. I am a month out and hit a stall but this has encouraged me to keep going and trust the process.

6 week post op, lost 10kg, then 2weeks ago I stalled, still stalled, on a daily healthy diet, minimum calories and now exercising daily. Hopefully it weightloss starts again. Pre op and post op, 20kg loss total

Omg thank you so much for explaining my stall.. since surgery on 08/29/22 I went from 276 to 263 and the scale won't move, now I know why. I will continue to walk my 30 mins a day and hopefully the weight will start to come off. But I'm also having problems drinking water. My tummy hurt trying to drink water. I drink like 3-4 shakes a day and about 5-6 popsicles, I don't have the desire to chew on ice like I use to. Me not being able to drink water is very concerning. My first post-op appointment is tomorrow, y'all pray 🙏 for me please!

Thank you, Dr. McGowan! I'm glad to hear you warn all your patients about this. I wish more doctors would do that. Seems like most of them just say vaguely that stalls happen ... but the EARLY stall is especially scary and discouraging because it happens before you have lost much weight. You start to panic, thinking that the surgery was for naught. Everyone who gets weight loss surgery should be shown this video.

I'm 22 days post op and I too was weighing myself everyday. I noticed that the scales haven't move in 4 days and I was starting to worry. Thank you so much for this information!

OMG I needed this! Lost 23 lbs the first 2 weeks of surgery. But haven't lost a lb in 11 days. Frustrating but now it makes sense.

Easily the Best video I’ve seen on the subject

Excellent information. Makes total sense. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this perfect explanation!! I wish you were my surgeon - you seem so calm & personable. I had VSG surgery almost 3 weeks ago. I lost a stone in my first week but have stalled ever since - I’ve followed the plan and was becoming frustrated. I have been looking for answers but hadn’t found any other than ones that said to change what you’re eating (but this doesn’t apply because I’ve been following everything correctly)… until I found this video! Thank you!!

Thank you! This was an excellent explanation 😊

Super Helpful! Thank you. I had ESG 3 weeks ago and on weigh-in day today no movement from last week. Good to know that it is predictable and that I should just continue to follow the program. Thank Dr McGowan 🤗

Really needed this info today. Thank you!

9/2022. 3 weeks post of Roux en y and I am at a stall. I was concerned that I was doing something wrong. But your explanation makes so much more sense to me. Thank you for explaining the stall process. I won’t weigh myself for a month or so. I am glad I came across your channel. Thank you very much Dr. McGowan💕

Thank you for this I was really second guessing this but thank you I don’t feel alone

Thank you so much for this explanation! I've hit my first "stall " and am 4 weeks post op today. I lost a total of 20 lbs since pre-op diet and haven't noticed any loss in over a week. But now that I understand why, i feel much better about it. Thank you!

Thank you for this brilliant information am 2 weeks post op gastric sleeve and stalled but this video has made me understand 👌 am only gonna weigh my self 1s a month

Great explanation!! Completely makes sense and very encouraging. Thank you!

I’m week 3 and was really frustrated because h the scales haven’t moved. After an initial big loss of 20lb in the first two weeks this throw me off. Glad this video helps me understand why this has happened.

Wow! I'm so glad I found this video cause I'm almost 3 was out and seems like I have stopped losing weight. He explains the process so well.. This makes so much sense.

Wow! This makes so much sense. Thanks for the info!

Thank you I thought that there was something wrong with me. I lost like 15 lbs the first 9 days and I got stuck and would gain and loose like 2 lbs. and I’m only 1 month post op.

Great explanation! Always nice to be reminded that our bodies' functions can be reflected on the scale in strange ways 😏

All of my worries answered thank you for this video.

Thank you!!!!!! You explained so well!!!

I'm literally at this stage I'm like why the hell I'm staying fat 😂, I'm hungry I'm barely peeing I'm like wth Goin on 😅

Thank you so very much. This was very helpful. I feel so much better after watching your video.

Thank you for your explanation! Really helped!

Thank you for this. I was totally stressing

Dr McGowan i really needed this.. was feeling low after my weight plateau.. Godsent for me

Thank u!! I have been so so sad!! This makes so much sense! Thank u!

Thank you thank you!!!! I was feeling defeated!!

Thank you much! Extremely helpful and makes a lot of sense!

Literally just eased my mind. Thank you

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU WAS thinking I was doing something wrong.

Thank you so much for clear explanation I'm gonna do this ESG Saturday

Thank you so much for this! I am 3 weeks out and started freaking out! Ty so much!

This is an excellent & extremely helpful video. Thank you!

Extremely Helpful

Great explanation thank you.

I m facing same weight stall too early, just after 20 days post op

I wish my bari team would have explained this to me. It happened when I switched from purée to soft. I’m going on 3 weeks now and besides myself. Going to hit the gym as heavy as I can.

I’m glad I came across this video. I thought something was wrong.

This is really helpful

Thank you for the explanation I'm at week 4 I was freaking out

I lost 24 the first month and a half. Not lost a pound gained 3 pounds. I’m so worried! Surgery 3/3/22 247 now 222.

It's so good to know.

Best explanation

What about a weight increase. I never change anything for week two but see an increase, not a stall.

Thank you for this clear and succinct explanation confirming what is behind this. Many of us know but need to hear it again and again plus most of the videos on RU-vid are a bunch of rambling bs that don't explain anything.

I love you for making this video!!

Thank you so much!

This really helped thank you for the guidance

Thank you,for explaining

Thank you for this explanation

Thank you this was really reassuring

Thank god for this video

I needed this! Thank you

Thank you, Doctor!!

Very helpful thanks a lot

can you put on weight during the 3 week stall? I'm just over 3 weeks and have gained 600 grams

Does this apply even if you haven’t had surgery?

Will this also happen for those who didn't get weight loss surgery? I've been taking Ozempic, reached max dose so I was switched to Mounjaro and still stuck with the weight.

Thank you so much for this!!!!

Thank you

Brilliant, thanks

I’m 7 weeks post op and I’ve only lost 3 pounds this month 😢…. Omg so frustrating

Very helpful!!!

Hey: I am 2 weeks and have not only stalled but put on 2lb!!!! I am tracking my calories (300 - 400 per day) and protein (60-70g per day). Why am I gaining rather than stalling? 😢

Thank you!

thank you!!!

I'm 9 days out and have lost nothing, although I feel like I'm losing! I'm so confused.

I got an ESG procedure and I’m worried because once I transition into regular foods…I feel like I’m eating a lot. Can you stretch your pouch by chance? Is it painful? I’m wondering if I can tell if my pouch stretch and is compromised…how can you shrink it again? Is that possible?

Thank you so so much! Shwew!!

😭THANK YOU!!!!!

Ian 2 weeks post op esg my hunger levels have gone up ⬆️

Thanks please consoling ...

Ok it’s been 6 months since my surgery I stop losing weight so my diet doctor put me on phentermine And I started loseing more weight is this a bad thing ?

Ok. I'm going to stop. Thanks.

Is ESG the same as VSG?

Have you performed a VSG on a previous ESG patient? If not , will you ever consider doing so with a BMI of 30 or 31 and a diabetic ?

Thank you