Hit the fast forward button!

I'm so inspired by the posts I see on this site. I especially love reading about people who are six, nine, or 12 months post-op. They give me reason to hope. I know I shouldn't weigh myself every day but I'm compelled to do so. It makes me so frustrated sometimes, and makes my day other times. I'm only 2 weeks 2 days post op but I haven't seen that scale move in the right direction in a week now. Yesterday, I ate a total of 750 calories, 60 grams of protein, and walked off 300 of those calories on the treadmill. What's my reward? I gained a half a pound. How is that physically possible?

I know that I just need to stay the course and the weight will come off, I just want to fast forward to a year from now to see if that is actually true. Sometimes it feels like I'm destined to be fat and there's nothing I can do to change it.

Kimberly

I know it can be frustrating but as women, our bodies are so wierd, take into consideration water weight, hormones, it is very complicated. It will happen just keep the faith. I go weeks and weeks some times and not lose a pound and then in a few days lose six or eight pounds. every one is different.If you do what the doc tells you to do, honestly there is no way to fail. Some lose faster than others, some struggle a little more but it's mathmatical, calaries in, calories out. When you are eating less, working out, eventually your body stops freaking out gives in to the new way of life and say's oh okay we are going to be healtheir now and the weight comes off. I think at first your body is like Hello what are you doing to me? we are hanging on to every calorie and conserving because apparantly you forgot the rest of that meal lol. It will work. GOd bless.

Hi Kimberly,

I am right there in the same situation as you are, I am counting calories, eating right, drinking a lot of liquid, walking at least an hour a day and still stuck in that same number on the scale as I was at the end of first week!! so frustrating. Looks like we had the surgery around the same time, just keep working at it and it will all come together for us soon. I am hoping after my first fill in ten days the number will start moving faster. Hang in there.

Check with your doc/NUT, but my doc would say you're eating too few calories and anything less that about 800 puts you into 'starvation mode' and slows your metabolism way down so you'll stop losing (your body is hanging on to every calorie thinking there's a famine). I'm told to stay about 1000-1200. It will happen Kim...I think the 'Bandster Hell' right after banding is even harder than all that waiting before. Best wishes...and keep getting those fills! -BG

Are you drinking 64+ ounces of water a day? Are you urinating and having bowel movements on a regular basis?

You have to wash away those calories you've burned.

The weight loss in week 2 is usually small on The Biggest Loser as well.

Stay positive and stay away from the scale!!!

I have to agree on the calorie thing. Your body may think its starving, give it more fuel. It's holding on for dear life.