ChefEm624

Hey all, I was just wondering what in the heck is going on with me. My scale has been stuck for a solid week or even up a pound on various days. I'm at around 600 calories now, because I was only managing about 350 for the first two weeks post-op and I ended up fainting at work. But is this the punishment for eating slightly more? It's still so little. Did I just bankrupt my family and throw my life into upheaval (self-pay surgery) to lose a measly 20 pounds and that's it? Please advise, please share... I'm pretty down at this point. Many thanks, Em

Hi everyone. I have what I can only describe as a heartbreaking situation with the scale right now. I was at 182.5 yesterday, and 185 today. This evening when I checked in (because I was freaking out) I saw 188.5 on the scale. I know, I know, it's insane to check so frequently, but I'm having a bit of a panic attack. How in God's name am I piling on weight like this? I haven't started the exercise regimen yet because I had a lot of problems with energy and dehydration. I'm 8 weeks out as of this past Thursday. Can anyone shed some light onto what is happening to me? My calories are between 700-900 daily. Also, I'm a social person and please don't crucify me for it, but I have a couple drinks now and then. The past few days I've had trouble holding solids and some acid issues have returned as well. So really, not a lot of food intake. Hence the question: WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING HERE? Thanks for any help, insight, etc. I'm at rock bottom right now, I have to be honest. Emily

I think this was an incredibly brave post. I also had a lap band go wrong, but I got accustomed to the eating and automatically purging pretty much purposely. That went on for 3 years because the scar tissue had built up within my band passage so badly. Now that the band is gone and I have been sleeved, I struggle on a daily basis not to follow that same pattern. The comfort of "eating" and not having to worry about it be real eating, real consumption of food. Some days I fail, and until I read this thread I honest-to-God believed I was completely isolated in this. Basically, I just wanted to say thanks for putting this out there. I hope you overcame your difficulties, and I sincerely hope I can do the same before I mess things up royally.

Thanks everyone, I'm back on track diet & lifestyle wise and hopefully the scale will follow. All I can do now is pray!

I know the drinking isn't smart, it was a habit that developed when I previously had a lap-band and couldn't hold foods at all. I threw up at least 6 times a day for 3 years and drinking eased the misery and depression that came with that. This is a new beginning and I do not handle things that way anymore. It's a habit I'm kicking and now a once in a while thing. The band was removed my emergency surgery last summer when so much scar tissue had built up that I could not hold down my own saliva. After a 100-calorie diet for a year with inexplicable regain, I decided on the sleeve for salvation. It's not an excuse, just a bit of an explanation so I don't look like such an ass. I never had a food addiction, never overate. I gained steadily on a 1000-1200 calorie/day diet through my teens and twenties until I hit 320 lbs and was finally banded. My thyroid responded to nothing else and my metabolic rate was royally screwed up, which accounted for that ridiculous lifelong gain. This looked like the answer, something I could meet halfway. I still believe in it, but I'm crushed right now.

Thanks for the answers, I can't describe how much it helps to hear. I'm trying not to fall apart right now. This past week I did drink a good amount, but I was down a fews days later-- this current gain came out of nowhere and it just has me completely in misery. I get so nervous when I have trouble keeping anything down and then while that's happening my weight climbs? I'm completely flummoxed.

Thanks for the responses everyone, they were really reassuring and helpful, and you were right, it moved along again. Except now I have a follow-up issue/problem. I was at 182.5 yesterday, and 185 today. This evening when I checked in (because I was freaking out) I saw 188.5 on the scale. I know, I know, it's insane to check so frequently, but I'm having a bit of a panic attack. How in God's name am I piling on weight like this? I haven't started the exercise regimen yet because I had a lot of problems with energy and dehydration. I'm 8 weeks out as of this past Thursday. Can anyone shed some light onto what is happening to me? My calories are between 700-900 daily. Also, I'm a social person and please don't crucify me for it, but I have a couple drinks now and then. The past few days I've had trouble holding solids and some acid issues have returned as well. So really, not a lot of food intake. Hence the question: WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING HERE? Thanks for any help, insight, etc. I'm at rock bottom right now, I have to be honest. Emily

You must feel incredible. Well done, you deserve all the happiness that comes with such a big success!