Bad day

[MassMom 103]

Just need to vent. I am about 1.5 weeks out of gastric bypass. Things have been going quite well. Today I had a terrible day at work and went back to eating like before. Of course the difference now is “over-eating” is maybe eating a cup vs 1/4 cup. However, my stomach is killing me and I feel so sick. And disappointed with myself.

I know everyone on the forum says people should not complain about loss not coming fast or stalls. And I know I am literally 1.5 weeks out from surgery. But I have lost nothing. Same weight today as the day of surgery. You wait for months, go through specific diet, pain of surgery. I did go up after surgery and that is all gone now- but I keep hearing about people losing 10 pounds first week and I’m starting to feel like I did this for nothing. I was already doing weight watchers and trying to eat healthy and exercise. Will my results be any different if I had just kept doing that? Losing 1-2 pounds per week?

I try to be upbeat most of the time and think positively, but this day has just gotten to me. Just a bad work day which is killing my self confidence and making me feel useless.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Thanks for listening.

[Chrisb428 626]

It took me a week to get my gain from the hospital off so dont get discouraged at all and dont self sabotage! U are into the journey now. U jumped through all the hoops, now work your program!

[NewLife125 8]

I gained 8 lbs of Water weight in the hospital. They have pumped you full of fluids in case you could not drink much after surgery. Dont worry it wil come off quickly in the next week or so.

[rs 1,473]

Just need to vent. I am about 1.5 weeks out of gastric bypass. Things have been going quite well. Today I had a terrible day at work and went back to eating like before. Of course the difference now is “over-eating” is maybe eating a cup vs 1/4 cup. However, my stomach is killing me and I feel so sick. And disappointed with myself.

I know everyone on the forum says people should not complain about loss not coming fast or stalls. And I know I am literally 1.5 weeks out from surgery. But I have lost nothing. Same weight today as the day of surgery. You wait for months, go through specific diet, pain of surgery. I did go up after surgery and that is all gone now- but I keep hearing about people losing 10 pounds first week and I’m starting to feel like I did this for nothing. I was already doing weight watchers and trying to eat healthy and exercise. Will my results be any different if I had just kept doing that? Losing 1-2 pounds per week?

I try to be upbeat most of the time and think positively, but this day has just gotten to me. Just a bad work day which is killing my self confidence and making me feel useless.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Thanks for listening.

@MassMom I'm sorry you had a bad day. Tommorow indeed is a new day and I wish you a very good one!!

[NYJenn 1,464]

I didn’t lose for the first at least two weeks. Your body is healing and focused on that, not focused on losing weight. No
More weighing yourself for a bit

[Frustr8 7,886]

So,
STARTING TO HEAL IS THE REAL DEAL
WEIGHT,CAN JUST WAIT❤🎁💙

[Kaseyn2boys 69]

On 9/10/2018 at 10:29 PM, rs said:

On 9/10/2018 at 6:23 PM, MassMom said:

Just need to vent. I am about 1.5 weeks out of gastric bypass. Things have been going quite well. Today I had a terrible day at work and went back to eating like before. Of course the difference now is “over-eating” is maybe eating a cup vs 1/4 cup. However, my stomach is killing me and I feel so sick. And disappointed with myself.

I know everyone on the forum says people should not complain about loss not coming fast or stalls. And I know I am literally 1.5 weeks out from surgery. But I have lost nothing. Same weight today as the day of surgery. You wait for months, go through specific diet, pain of surgery. I did go up after surgery and that is all gone now- but I keep hearing about people losing 10 pounds first week and I’m starting to feel like I did this for nothing. I was already doing weight watchers and trying to eat healthy and exercise. Will my results be any different if I had just kept doing that? Losing 1-2 pounds per week?

I try to be upbeat most of the time and think positively, but this day has just gotten to me. Just a bad work day which is killing my self confidence and making me feel useless.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Thanks for listening.

@MassMom I'm sorry you had a bad day. Tommorow indeed is a new day and I wish you a very good one!!

On 9/10/2018 at 6:23 PM, MassMom said:

Just need to vent. I am about 1.5 weeks out of gastric bypass. Things have been going quite well. Today I had a terrible day at work and went back to eating like before. Of course the difference now is “over-eating” is maybe eating a cup vs 1/4 cup. However, my stomach is killing me and I feel so sick. And disappointed with myself.

I know everyone on the forum says people should not complain about loss not coming fast or stalls. And I know I am literally 1.5 weeks out from surgery. But I have lost nothing. Same weight today as the day of surgery. You wait for months, go through specific diet, pain of surgery. I did go up after surgery and that is all gone now- but I keep hearing about people losing 10 pounds first week and I’m starting to feel like I did this for nothing. I was already doing weight watchers and trying to eat healthy and exercise. Will my results be any different if I had just kept doing that? Losing 1-2 pounds per week?

I try to be upbeat most of the time and think positively, but this day has just gotten to me. Just a bad work day which is killing my self confidence and making me feel useless.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Thanks for listening.

I completely understand, I am just over a month out and having lost jack sh*t. Everyone said your healing, it wasn't that, then it's Water weight. It wasn't that. Then I was told well your weight fluctuates, this is very true, but no in my case it was gain. 3 lbs in fact and its taken another week of extreme cardio just to loose 2 of the 3 lbs. I gained eating exactly whats on the menu the dietitian gave me. So finally I am back down to where I started, I wake up this morning and of course another 2 lbs gained. My gain wasn't anything other than gain, I don't know why or how, but it wasn't healing, or water, or Constipation. Moral of the story is hide your scale because it will make you crazy and take it easy because beating yourself doesn't work either. Just take one day at a time, it's all we can do.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Hope by now all the frowns have turned upside down, if not we are still here for you Baby!
Woke up myself with upper abdominal/stomal pain. Is it the 5 ulcers romping and stomping? Can I drown their pain if I start drinking Fluid in? Am. I actually hungry? If I am, will anything stay down or is this a precursor to a pukey day again? I try to remember days when I woke up feeling good. Another poster stated " Don't Force Emesis" but what when it seem inevitable? How much can it be stifled?

[nomorefattypatty 329]

So,
STARTING TO HEAL IS THE REAL DEAL
WEIGHT,CAN JUST WAIT

Yep! Relax, it is going to work. I felt the same way.

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[Starry*Night 148]

Glad I saw this - I was frustrated with my own stall from 3 days after surgery. Have you girls progressed?

[MassMom 103]

Yes. I added exercise in more and have lost close to 50 pounds now! Just keep going.

[Starry*Night 148]

2 minutes ago, MassMom said:

Yes. I added exercise in more and have lost close to 50 pounds now! Just keep going.

Wow!! Thank you for the update, that gives me so much hope 💗