Gained 10 Lbs This Week

[1Bumblebee 8]

I was doing so well until last week. Had my surgery 3/9 and got down to 239 from 298 pre op. Last week my husbands kid and grand kids visited. We went out to eat all week. I ate mainly chicken and have learned what getting full feels like. Threw a lot of food away. I was under a lot of stress and not journaling but cant believe a gain of 10 lbs. Has this happened to anyone else? Any advise is greatly appreciated.

[frumpynomore 204]

I wish I could tell you what happened but something is VERY wrong! I've never heard of anyone with the VSG gaining 10 lbs in one week! You would have had to of eaten almost every waken moment and eaten nothing but fried foods high in carbs! Are you sure your scale hasn't broken??? I would call your surgeon and ask them. I'm assuming maybe it's Water weight and/or the stress you were under but you really should check with your surgeon. Good luck on your journey!

[1Bumblebee 8]

Thank u for your input. I was thinking maybe Water weight but thats still a lot. I guess i'll be calling the surgeon.

[mnbsleeve 87]

Wow, that stinks!!! I'm wondering if, since you say you ate out a lot, could you have retained fluids? I noticed that when I eat out I either gain temporarily or don't lose. I don't use much salt at home and lots of prepackaged foods or restaurant foods have much more sodium. Also, since you were so busy running around, were you able to get enough Water in? Perhaps you can flush your body in the next day or so getting lots of fluids in. Don't panic though. I cannot imagine the gain being fat! Hopefully you'll get to the bottom of it! Sending good thoughts your way!!!!!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

I was doing so well until last week. Had my surgery 3/9 and got down to 239 from 298 pre op. Last week my husbands kid and grand kids visited. We went out to eat all week. I ate mainly chicken and have learned what getting full feels like. Threw a lot of food away. I was under a lot of stress and not journaling but cant believe a gain of 10 lbs. Has this happened to anyone else? Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Hi there! Well, to be perfectly honest it's probably a lot more simple than you may think. Eating "out" you're more than likely eating far more sodium than your body needs. Your probably retaining Water like crazy right now. Are you near TOM too? That might be a factor.

Restaurant pump our foods full of so much garbage, and since you're body was used to eating super clean for the last few weeks, it would be no wonder you'd gain as fast as you did.

My suggestion would be to get back to clean eating ASAP. Lower your sodium and sugar intake as much as you can, and flush with as much Water as you can muster. So, Protein first! Water next and get some walking in there if you can as well. Give it a few days before you weigh in, I'm sure it will come right off.

Make sure you have a potty near by! Cheers!!

[Rootman 1,101]

I will take a scientific tack on this, 10 pounds is equal ti like 35,000 calories. Do you honestly think that you at that many EXTRA calories beyond your base metabolic rate to gain 10 pounds? And that's if every calorie would be translated perfectly into fat, so it may be more like 40,000 calories with some going to waste.

Something else is obviously going on here with Fluid and solid waste retention being at the head of the list.

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

That's impossible, it's a lot more likely that your scale is broken. Even with Water weight, that's very hard to believe. I've definitely done the whole "week of debauchery" thing before where all I do is booze and eat out with dessert daily and still the most I ever gained was like 2 lbs in 1 week.

[1Bumblebee 8]

Thank you so much. I really feel like crying. I am drinking a lot if Water the past couple of days hoping to flush my system. Thank u for your support.

[1Bumblebee 8]

Hi there! Well' date=' to be perfectly honest it's probably a lot more simple than you may think. Eating "out" you're more than likely eating far more sodium than your body needs. Your probably retaining Water like crazy right now. Are you near TOM too? That might be a factor.

Restaurant pump our foods full of so much garbage, and since you're body was used to eating super clean for the last few weeks, it would be no wonder you'd gain as fast as you did.

My suggestion would be to get back to clean eating ASAP. Lower your sodium and sugar intake as much as you can, and flush with as much Water as you can muster. So, Protein first! Water next and get some walking in there if you can as well. Give it a few days before you weigh in, I'm sure it will come right off.

Make sure you have a potty near by! Cheers!![/quote']

What is TOM?

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

What is TOM?

TOM is Time of the Month.. or your period.

[Soon2BMiniMommy 92]

Time of the month, Sweets....it makes a lot of us put on and hold on to Water weight before our cycles, and during, sometimes, too. I can easily gain 3 lbs the week before, then my body flushes it all the week I have my period. I agree 100% that there is physically no possible way to gain 10 lbs of FAT in one week after this surgery. I am guessing a moody, picky scale, Water weight, and like rootman said, solid waste retention, maybe, too....or all combined!

I'll bet you'll be on here in a week saying that 10 is gone, plus two more!!

[jwelk 10]

I had the same situation! Had surgery march 6th and at the 3 week out mark i had gained 8 pounds!!!!! I cried, cussed, yelled i was so mad!! But it was all Water weight and bowel! After week and a half later im way back down and am loosing again. It was the most frustrating thing ever!!!

[Indymom 132]

I got on the scale this morning and showed a weight gain of 5 lbs from last week. I have not been overeating, but I have eaten foods high in sodium, have not had enough Water and ran out of my water pills for my BP a few days ago, so I know it's all water weight. I'm picking up my script tomorrow so I've decided to wait until later in the week for my "real" weigh-in.