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The Problem with a Weight Loss Stall

Published September 9, 2013. Last modified September 27, 2017 by sleevers 6 Comments

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battling demons

The problem with a stall is not just the lack of weight loss at a time you expect the weight to be peeling off–although that would be bad enough. The problem with a stall is that it comes with baggage.

All those times when you thought you’d found the “perfect” diet. All those times when there were hundreds of others boasting of their success with something that you were now trying. All those times that you were filled with hope that THIS was the thing that was going to work.

All those times that you failed.

We’ve been stuck at the same weight for 11 days, and it’s very difficult to focus on the now, instead of trying to think of what this means for the future. If I focus on the now, it tells me that my body is changing, my clothes fit differently, and even at 25 poundss, people see and comment on the difference all the time.

If I try to project for the future and imagine that this is the way it will always be, then I focus on the fact that this could be another thing at which others have succeeded, but at which I seem doomed to fail.  Which of us has not believed, both before and after the surgery, that we would be the ones who would be the exception to the rule? That we would be that medical marvel that simply could not lose the weight despite doing everything we were told?

That we would be that singular failure while others around us kept posting their amazing before  and after pictures?

And that’s the problem with a stall. Even knowing what we do, that every day is a different adventure when sleeved, that recovery, weight loss, and changes happen seemingly overnight, we still believe that this is the time, and we are the one that will fail. A very egocentric world-view if truth be told, but justifiable given our histories.

So if you thought this journey was just about eating your protein and drinking your water and not challenging your sleeve, I’ve got news for you my friend. It’s about battling your inner demons, about having faith in the unknown, and about believing that we are not that special after all.

And in that normalcy and mediocrity is perhaps where salvation lies.

“Image courtesy of Victor Habbick/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net”

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  1. health says

    September 16, 2013 at 11:38 am

    Wow that was strange. I just wrote an really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up.
    Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
    Anyways, just wanted to say fantastic blog!

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    • sleevers says

      September 17, 2013 at 11:54 am

      Oh no! I would have loved to have seen your comment. I’m sorry it zapped it. Thanks for the compliment on the blog. Glad you liked it.

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  2. Jenny Papadakis (@lukadakis) says

    September 13, 2013 at 9:52 am

    So well written and well said! I am only 5 days out, so I have yet to see my stall, but man do I dread it! And of course I think i’ll be the only one that doesn’t lose a single pound. Thanks for sharing this. It’s great!

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    • sleevers says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Thank you!be sure to bookmark the links in my other article about stalls. I had to read those religiously to comfort myself 🙂 I’ve only lost 5 poundss in the last month and most of it was during the first week, so it’s taken some fortitude to gut through it.

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  3. Lose weight says

    September 12, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Interesting blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere?
    A design like yours with a few simple tweeks would really make my blog shine.
    Please let me know where you got your theme. Bless you

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    • sleevers says

      September 17, 2013 at 1:19 pm

      Hi there! It’s a standard WordPress template. I think it’s called Gizmo.

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