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I've gained 7 pounds in 5 days. I'm feeling awful. I don't understand how this could possibly happen. I know I have to eat 3500 calories in addition to those I burn to gain a pound. I am NOT eating enough to gain 7 pounds. I'm bloated and feeling miserable. I track my food on myfitnesspal and yes I eat sweets occasionally but 7 pounds???!!!! Normally I eat 1800-2300 calories per day. Any thoughts? Oh, I don't know if it's related but in addition to being bloated, I'm burping.

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Do you still have your gallbladder?

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I learned something interesting on a obesity documentary on HBO. If 2 people the same exact height and weight eat the same exact meals, but one was previously over weight and the other has always been normal, the person who has lost weight has to eat 20% less to not gain weight. The Doctor said this is forever....because after losing weight our body is always trying to get back to that previous point.

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Time of the month???

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constipated?

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When I had gallbladder issues I had the same symptoms. Could it be Water weight?

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Could it be time for new batteries in the digital scale?

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If you don't mind sharing, do you have any other medical problems? History of heart problems etc?

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1800 per day sounds kind of high to me.

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How far post op are you??

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I'm almost certain it's Water weight but I don't know what to do about it. Doc said no water pills. I'm not constipated but Im not "going" either. I'm soo bloated. No other health problems that I'm aware of. I know 1800 sounds high but it's not high enough to gain 7 pounds in 5 days and I still exercise every day.

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I am sure it's Water. Asparagus is a natural diuretic so you might try eating some of that and cut back on salt and sodium-heavy food. Drink more water to flush yourself out--I know it sounds weird but it really works.

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I gained 5 pounds in a day when I had 800 calories and I pooped and I don't have my gallbladder, and I had a complete hysterectomy. Water weight and weird things happen. However, I would definitely rethink the 1800 calories a day if you are trying to still lose or even maintain your weight. 1800 calories would be good if you are spending hours doing manual labor or working out extensively.

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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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