I had my surgery on 7/9. When I came home I was 212lbs, I went down a pound but it came back. Is this normal? When will the weight start to come off? It has to start, I'm living on protien shakes LOL but I thought I would have seen something by now.

It takes a few weeks as your body is in the healing mode and you still have internal swelling due to the injury to your stomach. As the swelling goes down, your body will release those fluids. Don't worry...it will come off.

I had my surgery on the 10th. I was lost 8 pounds on the pre op diet (I weighed myself the morning I went to the hospital). The day I got home from the hospital, I gained back the 8 pounds because they constantly pump you with fluids. I weighed myself again this morning and I am down a total of 15 pounds. It will happen. Some people are slower losers, some are quick. In the past, I have been a very slow loser so I expect this rapid weight loss to slow down. As long as the scale is going down, I am okay with that. You will lose weight if you follow all your doctor recommendations.

The weight will come off. Please be sure to keep yourself hydrated and get in the protein. allow your body time to heal. I went into a 6 week weight loss stall. I was so discouraged. However, I knew this for sure that I had overcome the biggest challenge and that was getting the operation done. Try not to eat anything outside of what is approved by your physician. Stay away from any sugary or too salty items. The weight will come off, you have a tool to assist you with portion size. Now all you have to do is make healthier protein fortified food choices. Make sure you set up an account online to track your food intake when you start eating food. Get in lots of water and be encouraged the weight will come off. Also do not discount the inches loss. During my 6 week stall my pants became more and more baggy. You will succeed and stay connected with others who have been where you are and understand your struggles. This site is a God send. :)

Hi Renee! I had surgery 7/9 too.

My weight morning of surgery was 197. I gained 8 lbs in the hospital and just got back to 197 this morning.

Hang in there. It's going to happen for us too!

It will come off, I'm 8 days out and on day 5 I was only down 8 pounds and now I'm 13 pounds down. It'll happen just give it a week or two.

I was 175 when I went in. 181 when I came home. Now 176 4 days post op. By Thursday who knows.

ok good I was getting worried. I am following the dr's instructions perfectly.

I was getting worried too. I went into surgery 7/9 at 208.5 and came home 7/10. On 7/11 I weighed 205.8. I was so happy!!. Then I lost another 3 1/2 pounds in the next two days. But the last two days, I've stalled out. But all of you have been very reassuring. I'm having a little more pain since Friday so it's probably some swelling. Thanks y'all, I'll just stay the course.