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Jls93001    26

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8 days post op, lost 9 lbs when I went for my 1 week follow up 2 days ago. Stepped on the scale today and GAINED FOUR 4 FOUR!!! POUNDS!!!! BUT HOW???? I have been doing everything right! Hoping and praying it's because it's "that time of the month" for me,but still scared to even take a sip of chicken broth! :(

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Seela    1,187

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8 days post op, lost 9 lbs when I went for my 1 week follow up 2 days ago. Stepped on the scale today and GAINED FOUR 4 FOUR!!! POUNDS!!!! BUT HOW???? I have been doing everything right! Hoping and praying it's because it's "that time of the month" for me,but still scared to even take a sip of chicken broth! :(

Totally normal, don't freak out. You just had major surgery and your body is totally retaining Water. I've read where some people gained 10lbs with surgery. It'll happen

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I am four weeks post op and the same exact thing happened to me. Right out of surgery I lost 10 pounds and then gained like 3 pounds and then nothing until the very end of week 3 when all of a sudden I lost 10 pounds again. Its really weird what the body does. But I think right before you loose or it lets go it stores as much of whatever you are giving it until it has no choice but to let it go. Don't worry about the scale, it will move sooner or later but it will move. Focus on getting fluids, calories, and Protein and focus on taking your Vitamins and starting a routine. Once you get this down the rest will fall into place. Good luck, one day at a time, this is a lifetime journey.

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NMJG    1,266

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It's normal. Don't freak. dear. Try to weigh only once a week or less. Much better on your nerves :)

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Agreed. I only weigh once a week or once every 2-3 weeks. I am a slow loser, so I know if I am ruled by the scale, I will get too frustrated. Don't let the scale control you! You are doing everything right! The weight will come off.

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Kindle    8,667

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Water retention and hydration status plays a huge role in daily weight fluctuations. I had to go to urgent care 3 days ago because I was dehydrated from diarrhea. They weighed me when I went in, gave me a bunch of IV fluids. I went home and drank even more. I didn't eat anything all day. The next day was my normal weekly weigh in, and I was up 11 pounds from the day before! Believe me, you did not gain 4 pounds of fat overnight.

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Jls93001    26

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Water retention and hydration status plays a huge role in daily weight fluctuations. I had to go to urgent care 3 days ago because I was dehydrated from diarrhea. They weighed me when I went in, gave me a bunch of IV fluids. I went home and drank even more. I didn't eat anything all day. The next day was my normal weekly weigh in, and I was up 11 pounds from the day before! Believe me, you did not gain 4 pounds of fat overnight.

WHEW! I was terrified. Thank you

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      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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      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

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        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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