I'm on my 3rd week post op. I had to hid the scale because it was driving me crazy. I was weighing on a good day 208, then the next day 211 then 210. How could I possibly be gaining weight if I intake between 600-700 calories. I have a protein shake with 52 grams of protein eat eggs for breakfast as well as greek yougurt for lunch. Which allows me to get in all my protein. In addition, to 60 ounces of water now sometimes I don't get the full amount of water in or protein I can admit to that. It's just hard while working drinking and eating are the last things on my mind as well as after work I coach I may drink water during that time if I remember to bring some. Point being I really want to get over this hump and hit onderland please advise me of what to do. Thanks in Advance.

R u exercising?

It's Water weight, and you are at the inevitable 3 week stall. In the search box up top on the forum page type in STALL, and see how many other 1000s of posts state the same thing.

It is not fat, you aren't really gaining weight. It's just water weight. Even at 22 months, after maintaining for a year guess what I BOUNCE on the scale up and down on any given a whole whopping 5lbs, do you really think it's possible for me to gain 5lbs of fat on 1500-1800 calories a day. It's not at all, nor is it physically possible.

Keep the scale hidden, increase your water intake, and let your body recover.

Yes I exercise I have a athletics period and I get out there and do what the girls do. I also joined the gym on Monday and have gone twice worked out minimal due to me only being out 3 weeks trying to wait for my 4 week date before i go to a class.

You and I are in the same boat! We were sleeved on the same day. I haven't broken 210 yet. My normal days are 212, 213. I have read everything I can on these stalls. I keep telling myself that this too will change, but it doesn't!!! When I first hit 210, I was SO EXCITED!! I was thinking I would be in Onderland by the next week! Then reality hit hard and I never got under 210! Some days I will even be 214. I don't see how it is possible since I haven't had more than a few bites of anything for weeks. Oh well, let me know when your stall breaks. Wishing you lots of luck! It is beyond frustrating. I knew about stalls, I just didn't think they would last this long!

I HIT 208.0 TODAY AFTER WEIGHING IN YESTERDAY AT 208.8 SO MAYBE DRINKING MORE WATER AND PROTEIN WORKED. BUT I WAS ALSO ON MY FEET FOR 4 HOURS YESTERDAY WORKING A TRACK MEET SO THAT COULD OF CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEIGHT LOSS. JUST HOPE IT STAYS OFF AND I CONTINUE TO LOSE.