UGH......gained weight???

[Foxracing1201 0]

So I was banded on 9/29. At 6 days post of I had lost 10lb. I started mushies yesterday and BAM this morning put on 2lbs. :thumbup: Please tell me im not alone and thats normal.

[gbakerc 2]

Yup. Happens to everyone. I think your body fights back against the food. Try to think long term. You could find your self gaining or not losing until you get restriction.

Greg

[Manda87 3]

That's normal. Your weight fluctuates with Water. For example, before I workout, I may weigh 2 pounds more than after it. I've sweat off a good amount of water. Also, your weight fluctuates with bowel movements and the such. This is TMI, but I decided to see what I would weigh before and after a BM. I ended up weighing 1 pound lighter than before my BM. Yeeeeahhh.... don't worry about those 2 pounds. They will be gone soon enough.

[btrieger 21]

That's normal. Your weight fluctuates with Water. For example, before I workout, I may weigh 2 pounds more than after it. I've sweat off a good amount of Water. Also, your weight fluctuates with bowel movements and the such. This is TMI, but I decided to see what I would weigh before and after a BM. I ended up weighing 1 pound lighter than before my BM. Yeeeeahhh.... don't worry about those 2 pounds. They will be gone soon enough.

And a good pee weighs twice as much as a good crap :thumbup:

Also, too much sodium or too little water will cause you to retain fluids.

[sanaz 0]

I was just like you. I had actually lost about 15 lbs in the first 2 weeks on the liquid diet. As soon as I started getting food into my system, I slowly gained weight back. Its been 6 weeks since my surgery and I just got my first fill yesterday. I was so excited just so that I would stop being so hungry all the time. My doc let me know that my band was empty and thats why I was so hungry. Well, that makes sense!

[candy rain 0]

you are not the only 1 chick, woke up this morning and boom 4lb weight gain!!! :biggrin: i could of cried and then thrown my scales out of the window! i was soo upset as im 2 weeks post op i thought that id be losin losin losin but apparently not, not a happy bunny but it made me wanna go to the gym and burn it off immediatly! lol dont like it but i guess that this is real life with the lap band x

[rkwilliams1013 0]

Brian, you totally made me laugh! "A good pee weighs twice as much as a good crap!"

I also gained about 2 lbs when I started mushies but that quickly went away with some increased exercise. I think your body wants to hoard the food after only getting liquids.

[samomom 19]

UGH! Ditto here. I had mine done on 9/28, had just two days of pre op liquid diet, lost 10 pounds on day 5 post op and today, day 13 of no real food, I gained a pound back. I know that 1-2 pounds fluctuation is nothing in the scheme of things, but when you aren't eating more that 400-500 calories a day, it just pisses you off!!!! I'm feeling slightly demoralized right now. I was hoping to go into the weekend with another 3 pound loss since nothing has come off since Sunday. I hate that it puts that sense of failure in my brain. What if this damn band doesn't work? What if I made a mistake? What if I'm the tiny fraction of people who this doesn't work for?

[KidLaw 0]

UGH! Ditto here. I had mine done on 9/28, had just two days of pre op liquid diet, lost 10 pounds on day 5 post op and today, day 13 of no real food, I gained a pound back. I know that 1-2 pounds fluctuation is nothing in the scheme of things, but when you aren't eating more that 400-500 calories a day, it just pisses you off!!!! I'm feeling slightly demoralized right now. I was hoping to go into the weekend with another 3 pound loss since nothing has come off since Sunday. I hate that it puts that sense of failure in my brain. What if this damn band doesn't work? What if I made a mistake? What if I'm the tiny fraction of people who this doesn't work for?

Try to think positive. This happens to most people, including myself. I lost weight for the first few days post-op, then my weight stayed the same for a few days, and then I started gaining weight. I think I may have gained about 5 pounds at least before my first fill. And, I was eating strictly according to my doctor's plan.

This seems to be what happens a few days out of post-op (or for me when I started on mushy foods). The body is holding on to whatever calories it can get. I didn't really start losing weight the way we're supposed to until I got filled. Banded May 10th and today I am 56 pounds lighter.

So, just know that this is normal and get ready for your new life when you get your first fill. :biggrin:

[kellyodoran 12]

And a good pee weighs twice as much as a good crap :biggrin:

Also, too much sodium or too little Water will cause you to retain fluids.

lmfao! Too funny!