I had my sleeve about 5 weeks ago and weighed today - scale says I gained three pounds?!? But I haven't eaten anything I'm not supposed to eat! I started exercising 3 days ago, could that show up as weight gain?

I gained 3 pounds at 6 weeks out for no particular reason. And then stayed there for a month. It was my first (but not last) stall. I was actually very nauseous from an antibiotic I was taking most of that time and was not eating and drinking as much as I should have. At around 10 weeks I started feeling better, pretty much doubled my calorie and Water intake and lost 8 pounds in 1 week!

And yes, excersise can cause you to retain Fluid which will definitely affect your daily weight. I had to get IV fluids for dehydration 3 times during that month I was stalled because of serious diarrhea. During the worst episode I gained 11 pounds in 24 hours from replenishing fluids. Best 11 pounds I ever gained....being dehydrated sucks.

I'm not up three pounds, but I have gained the past two days in a row. I'm also 5 weeks out, but I've been exercising for a couple of weeks now. I have no idea what is going on. It's very frustrating!

Very frustrating! It does make me feel a little better to know I'm not the only one though - thanks!

You are probably gaining because of Muscle. When you exercise you build muscle and it breaks down the fat. So, you should take notice in your inches more than anything. Hopes this helps

I am 6 weeks post op.i didnt gain weight but i didnt lose for almost 2 weeks. it really had me upset. you hear of so many people whose weight melted off i couldnt understand why it wasnt the same for me. but finally yesterday the scale moved and today another pound down! i try not to weigh myself everyday it puts too much pressure. As long as we stick to what we are supposed to do i truly believe that we will be a success!! good luck!

You are probably gaining because of Muscle. When you exercise you build muscle and it breaks down the fat. So, you should take notice in your inches more than anything. Hopes this helps

That may be the case in the original poster's case, but it is definitely not the case in my situation. I was exercising MUCH more intensely pre-op than I am allowed to now. I am restricted to just "brisk walking" until 2 months out, whereas before the surgery I was doing some running and high resistance on my exercise bike. If anything, I'd expect to be losing muscle with such limited activity right now.