How Is This Possible?

[bdfletch 166]

So I had my sleeve on Feb. 12. My last weigh in at the doctor was Feb. 2 and I weighed 294. One week post op I weighed 278.5 at the doctor. I weighed this morning at home and weighed 273.5 and then got to work and had to weigh for my insurance I had to do the Vitality test and weighed like 277 or 277.5. How is this possible? I have been getting in my required Protein but not really all the required Fluid. I have gone down a pants size also. I'm at the soft foods stage but mainly get protein through Protein shakes. Any insight?

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[Miss Mac 6,261]

Since you seem to have had a four pound gain between leaving home and arriving at work, you either consumed 14,000 calories in the car or drank 1/2 gallon of fluids or there is a four pound difference in scale calculations.

There used to be a scale at the doctor's office that registered a 6 pound difference from the one at home. They got a new digital scale a coupe of months ago and it weighs the same as home.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

When you weighed this morning, were you clothed? Did you eat or drink anything between the time you weighed this morning and the time you weighed at work?

I think @@Miss Mac is right... it must have been those 14,000 calories you ate in the course of a couple of hours....

Okay, sarcasm aside. Weight fluctuates throughout the day. We're supposed to be getting a minimum of 64 ounces of Water a day. That's 4 POUNDS of Water a day. Retaining any portion of that can cause artificial gains on the scale. I promise you that you did not gain 4 pounds of fat today.

If your post is meant as a general complaint about the lack of weight loss in the last week or so, welcome to the dreaded Week 3 Stall. It happens to almost every single one of us. You lose weight rapidly the first week or two, then it seems like the whole thing just shuts down. It is just your body taking a second to get its bearings. It's in shock and clinging to every single ounce right now out of fear for your life. Stick with the program and the scale will start moving downward in another week or two. You already pointed out that you are a pants size smaller. It's very common during a stall that you will lose inches, even if you aren't losing pounds. Your body is just adjusting to the drastic changes you've made.

[bdfletch 166]

Thanks for the input.

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[Champ715 207]

I always weigh 2-4 pounds more at the doctor's office than at home. I attribute this to the fact that I weigh at home first thing in the morning with only underwear on. When I weigh at the doctor's office, it's always fully clothed and after I've been eating and drinking (a lot of water) during the day. There also might be a fluctuation between the two scales. I bought a fancy scale a few weeks ago and it was 2 pounds off from my regular scale. I even had my fiance weight himself on both scales and there was still a 2 lb difference. Needless to say, the fancy scale was returned. I earned those 2 lbs gosh darnit! haha

[heidikat72 935]

The weights are coming from 3 different scales. scales that aren't being calibrated on a regular basis nor are they getting daily accuracy checks (sorry, I'm a quality control chemist!) so it is very likely that the majority of the difference is just the difference between the scales. for your personal monitoring purposes - track using the same scale, weighing at the same time of day etc...

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I always weigh about 5# lighter my primary docs scale than my home scale. It doesn't matter, a scale as a measure is for trends.... I say pick one scale, once week, same time of day, same clothing as your official weight. It doesnt matter if it doesn't match a different scale, different time of day, different clothing etc.

[Yaberhoo 358]

My doctor's scale is 7lbs higher than mine at home. I loudly announced that MY scale is the official scale and it is obvious that my clothes weigh 5lbs. Because we all know that the only proper way to weigh is first thing in the morning, after the morning potty, and in your birthday suit. Dr. agreed.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Because we all know that the only proper way to weigh is first thing in the morning, after the morning potty, and in your birthday suit.

Yep! That's how I weigh every morning!

[reree6898 1,164]

My doctor's scale is 7lbs higher than mine at home. I loudly announced that MY scale is the official scale and it is obvious that my clothes weigh 5lbs. Because we all know that the only proper way to weigh is first thing in the morning, after the morning potty, and in your birthday suit. Dr. agreed.

That is almost word for word what I was going to say. My Drs scale is about 8lbs higher then mine at home. Since I weigh daily at home same time etc that is the weight I go by. [emoji4]