Hello Everyone,

For the past week I've kept losing and gaining the same 3lbs. So, far I've lost about 40lbs in 6 weeks. I had surgery on 1/29/13. I haven't had my first fill yet. My start weight was 340lbs, and last week I weighed 298lbs. I was super happy. But now it's the same stupid 3lbs up and down each day. It's hard to explain, but I can lose the 3lbs in one day, but it's back the next morning. My doctor prescribed Water retention pills because I gained 10lbs in a week...all water. I lost that 10lbs in a couple of days. I have to drink orange juice and water all day, so my kidneys don't start hurting. The pain is almost unbearable when I don't drink enough fluids.

I exercise an hour a day, but I might boost it up to an hour and a half. I know I'm over doing it. I just really want to get as far away from 300lbs as possible.

I'm not sure if this is still water weight or, I'm doing something wrong. I'm trying not to get discouraged, but I'm getting depressed because I can't lose these 3lbs and move on.

Any advice from my fellow banders would help tremendously!

Low sodium V8 has a lot of potassium in it. I think it's still a little too high in sodium, though. NoSalt brand salt substitute is potassium chloride. You can sprinkle that on your food and it tastes just like salt. Just don't do anything like mix some in water and drink or you'll hurt your stomach. Tomato paste is also very high in potassium.

If you can fit a banana in your calorie count they are also high in potassium. As for being on a water pill for a long time my mother has been taking them for 30 years.

I've been having the same issue this week!! It's driving me insane and making me depressed. And I still don't understand the concept of water weight??!

My immediate impulse is to start changing things, exercising more, eating less, stop drinking Water, drink more water, sacrifice a live chicken, anything to get the scale moving again.

OMG! sacrifice live chicken.... lol!!! that sounds like something i'd say!! too funny - but congrats on a successful journey!!!