Hello all, I am two weeks post op after my sleeve, and I have seemed to hit a stall. I was 242.5 on 12/4/15 and over the weekend I have gained weight! I am now at 244! I don't know how since I am not/cannot intake anymore food than I was before; this is emotionally distressing to me, adding to the distress of having this surgery. I don't know what to do, I am an emotional wreck, and this week I started pureed foods which I don't want to eat since I am afraid I will gain more. The first few weeks are supposed to be where you lose the most, and I am scared to have had this surgery and not losing as much as I hoped I would. I am real down; I should stay off the scale daily, I know. I know it's different for everyone and my husband says to be patient with myself and give myself a break, but it's depressing. I have my 2 week post-op tomorrow and I am afraid my surgeon will just say nothing

@@Mbain - embrace the stall - search thru BP for stall especially the infamous three week stall.

YOU WILL STALL, it happens, breathe....

Contrary to what you see on forums, most people with the exception of men, don't lose in the first 2 weeks after surgery. You are full of IV fluids, and swollen. Your body has had major trauma, and it is recovering.

If you don't eat you aren't going to lose any weight, If you want to lose, push fluids, drink all the Water you can, and eat according to your program.

What you are experiencing is very normal.

We do not lose weight at a constant or steady rate. We will experience stalls. Most people have their first stall about three weeks after surgery.

Follow your program. Focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids, take your Vitamins and supplements as directed, and exercise.

If the numbers in the scale are going to cause you distress and anxiety, then stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall!

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

Understanding how you feel. Well I'm a week from making five months and been in a stall but talk to my nutritionist and found out was not getting in enough calories. I guess at around five months a person should be getting in 1200 calories a day. I'm still not even close to that with eating food and still drinking protein shakes throughout the day. She even requested I drink more shakes to help get in my calories. Good luck

Thanks everyone for your advice; I went to my post-op today and doc say stay off the scale, get on it once per wee, and to focus more on how clothes are fitting. They said weight loss wise I was doing fantastic so I am trying to go with that feeling and drill it into my head. I was trying to compare myself to a friend who had gastric bypass, and I need to stop doing that. Thank you so much for all the input, I will try to be kinder to myself

It's Water weight. To gain one pound requires 3,000+ extra calories. So if you gained 4 lbs overnight or what not then I doubt you consumed an additional 12,000 calories that day. So it's got to be water weight. Just relax. Drink plenty of water.