I was sleeved 7/1/17 and it's been about a month now since my surgery. I used to weight myself every single day until I started loosing less at about 3 weeks post-op. I am now at the solid foods stage and noticed that I'm probably eating more than I should. I also noticed that I can eat a lot of chips (which I know it's not good, and I stopped already.) but I weighed myself on Thursday, 7/27, and noticed I had gained 2 pounds! I really started freaking out. I'm kind of scared that I'm over eating and starting to gain...?! Is that possible?? Since my operation I have lost 26 pounds... counting my pre-op stage I have lost a total of 40 pounds.

Being completely honest... i don't weigh my food, and don't really follow a strict diet. I am kind of doing the "Low Carb diet" because that's what my dr kind of told me to do... I have a 4oz smoothie in the morning, then a 2oz tuna salad for a snack. For lunch I'll have a soup, then a small fruit after like an hour because I get a bit hungry. And for dinner I'll have like a 2oz chicken with a tiny bit of soup. My struggle is in the night!! I'm a night eater. I get so hungry like around 8-9ish and I feel like o start to graze. Any suggestions??? I'M REALLY SCARED to start gaining weight after just a month of my surgery! [emoji31]

What was your starting weight?

Weight loss with a sleeve doesn't occur in a predictable, linear pattern. Most of us didn't post losses daily, so weighing oneself every day can be futile and pointless.

With a sleeve we lose some weight, then hold onto some weight, then may stall and plateau on occasion, and may even regain a few water weight pounds before dropping more weight.

The only super-rapid losers tend to be males, super-obese people with a BMI greater than 50, and young people in their teens and 20s. Most people don't lose 30+ pounds a month like a house on fire.

Realistic expectations are important. Good luck to you.

What was your starting weight?
Weight loss with a sleeve doesn't occur in a predictable, linear pattern. Most of us didn't post losses daily, so weighing oneself every day can be futile and pointless.
With a sleeve we lose some weight, then hold onto some weight, then may stall and plateau on occasion, and may even regain a few water weight pounds before dropping more weight.
The only super-rapid losers tend to be males, super-obese people with a BMI greater than 50, and young people in their teens and 20s. Most people don't lose 30+ pounds a month like a house on fire.
Realistic expectations are important. Good luck to you. [emoji4]

I'm a 25 year old guy, and before weight loss journey I weighed 304 pounds. Now I weigh 264, but like I said I gained 2 pounds. I know I should be dropping weight fast, but I'm scared I'm not. I'm also worried now about starting to gain weight. I wish I had some sort of like a meal plan for the week. I find many out there but they don't really say how much of everything can you eat, or if they have meal plans, they are like supper complicated. I jut really don't want to start gaining weight again.

What are you grazing on at night? I'm a night eater too. I started saving calories so that I'm not over eating. So I either start eating later in the day (no biggie as I dislike breakfast) or I just save calories by eating less in the day hours.

It also might help if you plan out snacks and have them measured and ready.

What are you grazing on at night? I'm a night eater too. I started saving calories so that I'm not over eating. So I either start eating later in the day (no biggie as I dislike breakfast) or I just save calories by eating less in the day hours.
It also might help if you plan out snacks and have them measured and ready.

Depends on what I find LOL. Lately I've been eating too many chips... I just stopped. But I'll eat anything from watermelon, to a small piece of chocolate, a caramel ice cream bar, or a fruit. But last week I was eating way too many chips. I was surprised I could eat a lot of them! I ate them for about 3 days straight in the nights, Then after finding out I gained 2 pounds, I freaked out and stopped.

What are you grazing on at night? I'm a night eater too. I started saving calories so that I'm not over eating. So I either start eating later in the day (no biggie as I dislike breakfast) or I just save calories by eating less in the day hours.
It also might help if you plan out snacks and have them measured and ready.

What does your eating schedule look like??

water weight from the salty chips?

Do you live with other people who bring that type of food into the house? The first thing to do is get that stuff out of the house via the trash. You have to take advantage of these early days and change your eating habits. Dig in!

An example of my snacks are cheese, almonds, 2 pcs of bacon, pepperoni, a protein bar, and all of it is measured out. It's so easy to measure food and food scales are pretty inexpensive at Walmart (about the price of two bags of chips [emoji3])

Do you have a nutritionist? Regular Dr appointments? A bariatric team? You need to address what proper nutrition is needed.

Write everything down that you eat in an app like Baritastic - it's easy to use and you need to aim for at least 80 grams of protein, but shoot for higher. Ditch the ice cream, chips, and empty calories. You need nutrition to heal - protein first, then steamed veggies. If you must have a treat - try sugar free popsicles or sf jello, or greek yogurt with a little all fruit jam stirred in BUT only after meeting the protein goals first.

You have a 'habit' of night eating - maybe it is anxiety or stress eating and not real hunger. Protein and some full fat cheese will help with being satisfied more than ice cream and chips - those items are slider foods and go down in huge quantities easily. Dense meat will keep you full feeling.

Your head hunger will do you in if you let it. Go for a walk before your evening snack.

Edited July 29, 20179 yr by Sosewsue61

I would encourage you to track your intake for several months. Weight and measure. Research provides evidence that people loose more weight when tracking intake. Use your new tool to build new habits, train your mind to small portions, kick a sugar habit. This honeymoon period will stop and you will gain your weight back if old addictions and habits are not addressed. Just my two cents.

1 hour ago, pherrera92 said:

I was eating way too many chips. I was surprised I could eat a lot of them!

Chips are a slider food, a.k.a. slurry food. Other sliders include crackers, pretzels, biscuits, mashed potatoes, cookies, and other snacky carb treats. You can eat an unlimited amount of sliders.

Sliders turn into a liquid slurry once you chew/swallow and don't stay in your stomach for more than a few seconds, so they'll never challenge your sleeve in a way that produces fullness or satiety.

You can eat a 1-pound bag of chips and never feel full.

Sliders also promote rapid weight gain because they 'slide' right through the stomach into the small intestine where the calories are readily absorbed and stored as fat.

You have an amazing tool in the form of your sleeve. If you continue to sabotage your body's weight loss efforts by eating junk foods and high-glycemic fruits so early in the game, then getting a sleeve may have been an ultimate exercise in futility.

Don't waste your tool. You can do this. Good luck to you.