New to the board, but I'm looking for some experienced folks who can help me out.

My surgery date was 11/20, and things have actually been going pretty well until now. Then yesterday, when I stepped on the scale, I'm actually UP almost 2.5 lbs!! How does that happen? After a day of monitoring my intake fastidiously, I'm back down .5 pounds. This is the kind of progress I would expect from a regular "diet", and not after major surgery to enable weight LOSS!!

Obviously, I'm a little frustrated and more than a little confused. I realize I probably shouldn't be weighing myself daily, but I'm glad I did so I could see this. Today I am following the menu/schedule to the letter, and I sure hope something happens to the scale tomorrow, or I might cry. Yes, I'm over-dramatizing (but not by much).

Thanks for any input,

CB

My date was also 11/20 and I am doing the EXACT same thing! I agree it is VERY frustrating, but I think it is pretty normal. Even though we had WLS, our bodies are still healing from MAJOR surgery!!! I have decided to cut myself a break until I follow up with the surgeon. I know I am doing exactly what I was told to, and although at this point I "feel" like I may never lose the weight!!!! The nurse in me says that this is a process and I must be patient!!! I hope it helps to know you are NOT alone!!!!

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It most certainly does help to know you are having the same results. In all my searching, I haven't found any other mention of this, so I was beginning to panic. Follow up with my doc is greatly anticipated so I can get a few answers.

Thanks for responding. If anyone else had the same sort of experience, please let me know.

I'm also wondering if it might be water-weight and/or (to put it bluntly)... poop. Haven't been doing a lot of that, and not sure if I should be, considering all I am consuming is liquids, even if they are protein-rich (somewhat),

Same thing has happened to me occasionally (sleeve 10/24.) The main thing is that in both cases it happened before a period of greater loss. Once, it was due to monthly fluctuations. I really do believe it has a lot to do with poop…I'm not nearly as regular as before, but not bad enough to start taking Miralax or something.