Hi everyone,

As a few of you know I'm recovering from an abdominoplasty and breast correction with implants. I'm 21 days post op and am healing greatly. One of the things I've noticed is my increase in appetite. While I've been told this is normal, my psychologist told me it may be physiological (mental) hunger.

I do struggle with mental hunger, and have had some instances of it recently; but I can't say that my extra hunger is all mental. On top of my hunger I just feel so out of routine and find myself going for carbs and grazing. I guess I can say I'm lacking The usual structure of my diet regimen. Last week I weighed 146.4 pounds, this week I'm at about 150. I feel awful.

I know I'm not supposed to focus on the number, especially during recovery, but I can't help it. I have an obsession with numbers, it was to the point of obsessing over the ounces of food I was eating and or the number in my clothing size. I've backed off a little and have been trying to find a happy medium, but the scale went up and I'm not happy.

I don't know what to do with this whole recovery thing. I know lack of exercise has contributed to weight gain also. I'm all over the place right now trying to stay on track with my healthy eating, finishing up my last month of college, and healing. It's too much. I need guidance.

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Nosy.. feel free to ignore...

Did ins cover any of it? How much was it? I am assuming i will need a similar tune up.

Wish I had a helpful answer. I'm not there yet. I have LBL and arm lift in 3 weeks. From everything I have read, it is totally normal. My PS said to eat at least 2000 calories per day in the first few weeks. That scares me a little and so I asked my bariatric surgeon and she said that was just a random number but to be sure and get enough Protein by having a couple of shakes per day. For now, that is my plan but I suppose we will see once I get there. I will be out of town staying at an extended stay hotel alone (after the first few days) so I will only be able to eat food that I buy before surgery since I can't drive right away so I plan to have lots of shakes and lots of high protein foods and hope to sleep through the rest of it! Good luck! Stay off the scale for now. The swelling lasts a long time and that is probably the cause of the gain. Try not to focus on that number but instead on how rocking your body will look (if not already)!!

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Wish I had a helpful answer. I'm not there yet. I have LBL and arm lift in 3 weeks. From everything I have read, it is totally normal. My PS said to eat at least 2000 calories per day in the first few weeks. That scares me a little and so I asked my bariatric surgeon and she said that was just a random number but to be sure and get enough Protein by having a couple of shakes per day. For now, that is my plan but I suppose we will see once I get there. I will be out of town staying at an extended stay hotel alone (after the first few days) so I will only be able to eat food that I buy before surgery since I can't drive right away so I plan to have lots of shakes and lots of high protein foods and hope to sleep through the rest of it! Good luck! Stay off the scale for now. The swelling lasts a long time and that is probably the cause of the gain. Try not to focus on that number but instead on how rocking your body will look (if not already)!!

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Thanks so much! I'll definitely look into your suggestions. I will also be undergoing brachioplasty and thigh lift. Good luck with your procedures!

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