Hello all,

Have you ever gone off of your program and eaten a little too much and bam..the weight just heaps on? Do you know why that happens? Is it because we limit our calorie intake and then when we eat like regular again or add a small meal our bodies don't know what to do?

Hi Julie, I gain 4.5 lbs on vacation last week...Yes, I think it's because we taken so few calories after being banded. The good news is weight gained quickly will generally come back off quickly if you do it ASAP after the gain.

That is what my thoughts were too. I'm back on program today. Funny how a few drinks and a little more food will make you gain 3 lbs. Ugh!

This is band specific, and addresses a few diets... A short, quick weight gain is probably weight gain but not fat gain. If you think about it, most of us are following low carb diets by virtue of difficulty eating high carb foods. When you break ketosis (long story short) the first thing your body does is suck in all the water it can. I followed the induction phase of Atkins for about a year, and was in ketosis like no one's business. When I would break my diet, it wouldn't be unusal for me to gain 6, 8 (once even 15) pounds overnight. Guess what - I could still wear the same size that I had not been able to wear 15 fat pounds before.

Weight loss/gain is a fairly complicated series of body processes. Your body does a lot to keep from losing anything, and can kick in some amazingly strong "survival" modes (Why do you think the most adamant of dieters usually caves in around day 4-ish? has a lot more to do with what your body's doing that your will power). Our bodies want back what was taken from them. :confused:

Well stated. It was 3 lbs in about 3 days so I was really suprised. I guess it is because I don't really eat very much and then my body said "lets have a food party". It will come off fast. Thanks for the info.

I had my band loosened because it was a hair too tight. They took out 0.4 cc and it was too much I couldn't handle it. I gained 7lbs in less than 2 weeks. I was eating hamburgers, pizza and anything I could get my hands on.

The party ended and I got 0.3 cc put back in and have since lost the weight I gained.

I figure as long as you know when enough is enough and when to get a fill you should be fine.

The thing I've discovered about being banded is that this doesnt happen to me anymore. Oh, I might go up 2 or 3lb after a bad weekend, but it comes off again within a day or two so its obviously just bloating, because when you think about it, I cant physically eat enough to gain 2 or 3 lb of fat in a short space of time.

I've completely lost my fear of outings, family gatherings, holidays because I know that whilst I'll probably eat more and not lose, my days of going on a 2 week holiday and coming home 5kg heavier - and that 5kg always stayed around - are over.

I'm going in for my 2nd fill on Monday. My first fill only lasted a couple meals. Now I am back to the same portion size. Looking forward to it.

Another thing to consider is that your body has created LOTS of extra fat cells. When you lose weight you don't lose those cells, they just deflate like empty balloons. They're all still there just waiting to fill up again as soon as we take in more calories than we expend.

There's a happy thought, huh?

Donna,

thats why my dr recons plastics are a good idea.....cut away some of those little beggars that've almost ruined my life....