Was feeling very week im on day 24 post-op and felt like fainting on Monday when I started back to work. My Nut said I wasnt getting enough calories that he didnt want me counting carbs , calories nothing. He said he wanted me eating cream soups, protein drinks anything to stay hydrated. Ok, I did this and I gained 3 pounds in 3 days. I am suppossed to start soft foods next week. I just feel like this isnt working:(

Dont feel discouraged!!! Ur doing great, u were dehydrated and ur body lost its water weight and now that u are well nourished and hydrated again ... Those three pounds are only water weight its not fat or anything. <3 i wish u good luck on ur journey.

your body probably just grabbed those extra calories and stored them . . its a survival mechanism you were starving your self and when you started putting stuff back into your body reacts by storing them in case you start starving again.

don't panic !

easier said then done i know but your still recovering concentrate on that put away the scales

I'm the same way but I gained 5 pounds. I was feeling weak and started normal foods already I went back down 5 and I have not lost a pound and on top of that is my time of the month so I'm not going down any time soon. but don't get discouraged our bodies need to adjust to all these changes once it kicks in we'll be fine.

we just went through a mayor surgery our bodies are healing don't feel bad give your body time to heal and soon enough we will be shedding the pounds lol.

I stalled and didn't lose anything for 3 weeks than all of a sudden I lost 7 pounds. I also noticed when it close to that time of the month I will gain a few pounds and than lose that plus the next week. Don't worry about it....you will do great.

Thanks guys...i just wanted to cry when i got on the scale. Im so hungry for real food but im afraid to eat anything. im on purees this week but i cant hardly handle most pureed food...i cant do the texture of pureed chicken made me want to puke. Ive been eating cream soups and mashed potatoes and pureed refried beans...they brought some of those bite sized broccolli and egg quiche to work and i had one for breakfast 2 days in a row...flaked most the crust off so seriously how much could be in one of those. I cant wait to get to real food. Is anyone here on My Fitness Pal that keeps the food diary on there. I just joined but would love to see what people eat.

Go into food and nutrition on this forum an search MFP. There are lots of post op members willing to be friends.

thanks

Thanks guys...i just wanted to cry when i got on the scale. Im so hungry for real food but im afraid to eat anything. im on purees this week but i cant hardly handle most pureed food...i cant do the texture of pureed chicken made me want to puke. Ive been eating cream soups and mashed potatoes and pureed refried beans...they brought some of those bite sized broccolli and egg quiche to work and i had one for breakfast 2 days in a row...flaked most the crust off so seriously how much could be in one of those. I cant wait to get to real food. Is anyone here on My Fitness Pal that keeps the food diary on there. I just joined but would love to see what people eat.

How about cottage cheese, soft fish(tuna), egg(finely ground up), canned meats(chicken, corned beef). You need to get some protein in too.

My siggy only shows my losses but if I were to chart everyday it would look like a heartbeat. I would lose 5 bounce up 3, stall, lose 5 bounce up 3.... Don't fret.

This is what I eat in a typical day:

Breakfast- Cottage Cheese or a scrambled egg with cheese.

Lunch-Turkey & Cheese Roll ups....I can probably eat 2 now and I am 2 months out.

Dinner-Baked Boneless Chicken Breast, Broiled Fish or Seafood, a few bites of a soft veggie....

In between I try to eat a greek yogurt that is high in protein. I will also eat a hard boiled egg in the afternoon between lunch and dinner. If I haven't gotten all of my protein in I will have a shake or an Atkins Advantage Bar....the bars are really good and low in Carbs and Sugar. I drink crystal light all day long...as much as I can. I don't get in the full 64 ounces but I sure do try...lol

If you were dehydrated, which it sounds like you were, then your body is going to hold onto water where ever it can. But water weight is not a problem. Fat loss is your goal and I think you know that there is no way you gained 3 pounds of fat. That would be 10,500 additional calories on top of what you burned just being alive. You know you didn't take in that amount of calories so you need not worry about this little hiccup. The scale can be a finicky mistress.

Th anks so much for all the support and advice...this is a fantastic site...what wonderful folks here!

Kristi64 I'm sheoc1 on mfp and I started purée on Tuesday and so far so good!

You really need the Protein. I'm surprised your NUT would recommend cream Soups. Have you tried Reduced-Fat Peanut Butter? When I started on mushy food sthat was one of m options and I could have 2TBSP's red. fat PB. It was much more tolerable, for me, than chicken, etc.

I think the light-headed issues are dehydration. Water, water, water!

You really need the Protein. I'm surprised your NUT would recommend cream soups. Have you tried Reduced-Fat Peanut Butter? When I started on mushy food sthat was one of m options and I could have 2TBSP's red. fat PB. It was much more tolerable' date=' for me, than chicken, etc.

I think the light-headed issues are dehydration. Water, water, water![/quote']

Have you tried the PB2? It's much better for you than the low fat PB and way way less calories. Once you get practiced at mixing it up its very good.