Gallbladder out, scale flat

I had mine out a few years ago, and the six-week mark was weird for me too—scale stuck, wiped by afternoon, then weirdly snacky at night. What helped was tracking just two things: protein at breakfast/lunch and whether I was actually eating enough during the day.

I’d been under-eating because I was nervous about fat, then crashing and grazing. Are you getting a real lunch, or is dinner pretty late? That cracker thing usually means my daytime meals were too light.

Flat at 207 for a month is a data problem before it’s a fat problem. Are you comparing weekly averages or just daily weights?

I’d log daily, then look at 7-day means, waist, and how clothes fit. My own 2 p.m. crash and nighttime cracker habit tracked with skimping on protein/fiber earlier in the day—not real hunger at 8 p.m.

I track that stuff because it shows trends the scale misses.

What do your weekly averages and waist measurement show since surgery?

Flat for a month after surgery would make anyone thin on patience—so first, noticing the 2 p.m. crash and the nighttime crackers is a win, not a failure. One thing that helped me: I set a 3 p.m. “bridge” check-in.

If I was truly hungry, I’d do a small protein + fiber snack; if I was just tired, I’d do 5 minutes outside or a big water. Nine times out of ten, the crackers were my brain asking for a break. How’s your lunch timing and protein looking?

And are you tracking anything besides the scale—waist, sleep, energy? The flat number can hide a lot

Not medical advice, just n=1 tracking: after my surgery, the 2 p.m. tank plus night crackers were my clue I was under-eating protein at lunch and over-caffeinating to compensate.

In the trials, stalls often track with sleep and NEAT, not just intake. Are you still walking the same 2.5 miles at the same pace, or has your step count/pace quietly dropped?

I’d also measure waist and note energy, not just scale. Six weeks out, bile flow and appetite signaling can still be settling, so the flat month may be recovery noise.

What does a typical lunch look like?

Honestly, sharp follow-up: did the gallbladder thing quietly turn your lunches low-fat/low-protein? I tracked that after an abdominal surgery and my 2 p.m.

tank was basically a meal-composition bug. Night crackers tracked almost 1:1 with a lunch that had <20g protein and no fiber.

Also, is your walk still at the old time? If the routine shifted, the scale may just be comparing mismatched versions.

What does your lunch actually look like on the flat days vs. the old losing weeks?