2 weeks out and gaining all the time!

[Sabredy12 55]

I lost 18 pounds in the first week or so and have put on bout 7 in the last 6 days!?! Normal??? Pissed off!!

[Stacy_wls 135]

Omg. I would be angry too! I have stalled just the past two days, but a gain eek!

Is it your TOM? I'd call you NUT and review your diet with them. Good luck!

[sknyinside 99]

Are you eating stuff high in sodium? Could it be Fluid? I'm a bit over a week out. I haven't lost the past two days. A little concerned. Be sure you aren't drinking your calories. Easy to do with high fat cream based Soups.

[Sabredy12 55]

I am having Soup that might be high in salt?? Why would that make me gain?? I'm still only have bout 400 calories a day!?!?

[sknyinside 99]

I am having Soup that might be high in salt?? Why would that make me gain?? I'm still only have bout 400 calories a day!?!?

it can cause you to retain Fluid. Water weighs a lot. I can gain and lose 4-5 pounds a day in fluid. It's not fat weight. But two cups of water weighs about a pound.

[Sabredy12 55]

That happens me too but this it bit by bit defo not getting as much fluids as I should so I can't imagine it's that! Having bother getting Protein in too!!

[sknyinside 99]

The less fluids you are getting in, the more your body holds on to it. If you are also having high sodium stuff, that will make it more so.

What are you eating? Have you tried seeing how many calories you are getting in? You can drink your alories really easily if you aren't careful.

[Sabredy12 55]

I'm only drinking water! I might have a cup of Soup over the course of a day!! I'm really nowhere near over my calories!! It's nuts! It was falling off and now everyday I'm heavier

[sknyinside 99]

How are your clothes fitting? If they are getting looser, I wouldn't worry about the scale. Fluid will really mess with you. If they are in fact getting tighter, you may need to contact your nutritionist and/or surgeon.

Really try to inclrease your Water intake though. You may well see a difference.

[Fluffnomore 1,235]

It's pretty normal for your weight to fluctuate around the first few weeks. You've had an overall loss, yes? If it's 11 pounds in two weeks that is nothing to sneeze at!

As long as you don't have any other "bad" symptoms: fever, dizziness, lethargic-ness, etc…you might check in with the NUT. If those exist I might call the doctor. But your body is plenty confused right now, for sure.

[Sabredy12 55]

Thx guys that helps. I hope it's just a part of it. I certainly didn't go through all this to put on weight x

[BerryChic 26]

You might want to check with your nutritionist about INCREASING your calories, you might be in starvation mode and need a jump start.

[Sabredy12 55]

Defo something a miss Ty x

[mistysj 1,939]

Follow your surgical team's plan. Do a search in these forums for "three week stall" and realize that the first month is not about weight loss but about your body healing. If you look at two months out nobody is still stalled and everyone loses significant weight. This is not the time to start changing your diet. This is time to follow the instructions and stop weighing yourself more than once a week.