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Gained weight just 3 weeks after surgery? How!

Okay, so I am posting today because my scale says that I have gained 3 pounds, I do not understand how this is possible when I am not even eating as much as I am goaled to eat yet. I am having difficulty eating and drinking enough because I am just simply full, as well as I am very busy at work and I forget(because I am not hungry) How can a person gain weight when they are not even consuming 500 calories a day? I am so frustrated with this right now. I lost a lot to start with(20 pounds the first week home from the hospital) and was very surprised with that. Now I am hoping that this is just my body trying adjust, but I hate to see the scale go up as I know we all do.

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Your body is going through a huge change! A gain here and there is nothing to worry about. In fact, I find it better to take measurements every week. It could be retaining of Water. There are also scales out there that only measure your body fat and not anything else. So if it is water gain, you wouldn't see that reflected on the scale.

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B1essed1 I would think maybe, but I don't really have them anymore.

Okay, so I am posting today because my scale says that I have gained 3 pounds, I do not understand how this is possible when I am not even eating as much as I am goaled to eat yet. I am having difficulty eating and drinking enough because I am just simply full, as well as I am very busy at work and I forget(because I am not hungry) How can a person gain weight when they are not even consuming 500 calories a day? I am so frustrated with this right now. I lost a lot to start with(20 pounds the first week home from the hospital) and was very surprised with that. Now I am hoping that this is just my body trying adjust, but I hate to see the scale go up as I know we all do.

It is common to stall at 3 weeks. The gain is only water. If you are not meeting your protein and fluids goals - this will happen.

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