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So I'm 11 months post op and I cheat probably 2x a week I still work out and the rest of the week I'm steady with my diet but what I have noticed is that I will literally gain weight in those 2 days like 6lbs and then for the rest of my week I'm fighting to put those back down and then I do it again.....does anyone else gain weight that fast???? I always manage to put the weight back off some times it takes me to not cheat for 2 weeks to get it all down before I'm comfortable enough to indulge in something I'm not really suppose to have.....i have met my doc goal weight and my own personal goal.....im just trying to maintain but with that said I don't want to gain and would like to enjoy certain things every now and then without worrying about putting on a bunch of pounds in such a short period...... Sent from my SM-G935T using BariatricPal mobile app
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If you are not sexually active (I feel your pain!), you may want to wait on the BC pills. I was on BC for years and it can have a weight gain effect, but if you are having abnormal bleeding and pain you should ask your OB/GYN if it is worth the risk. I had a hysterectomy 8 years ago and all my endometriosis problems went away, but that is a drastic thing to have done. The last BC I was on was in a patch I had to change every week. It worked well for me and while on it I never got my period. Again, I'm not a doctor, but have some insight from personal experiences. Be sure to talk again with your doctor and maybe together you can come up with a solution. Good luck! Feel better!
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I have tried that but I had an LEEP PROCEDURE and it scarred my cervix so the pain was CRUCIAL. So I tried the skyla iud today same thing [emoji30] and I'm afraid to take bc pills because I know some have weight gain.
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Beginning the process
PatientEleventyBillion replied to TrishaR's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Most people that have sleep apnea don't know it because it's generally not that severe. As someone who had 55-60 apneas an hour (5 and under is normal), which is overkill, I can tell you the biggest symptom of this is jolting awake and not knowing why, or having a panic attack like you can't breathe (which is why I was put on an anti-anxiety medication). I've found one of the best ways to alleviate this is trying to change body position while sleeping, or use elevation. Before my weight gain I used to be a back sleeper. When I started having apneas, I found sleeping on my right side helped significantly, while due to sinus problems sleeping on my left side caused congestion. The sleep study is rather easy, they should give you a small bag of stuff to put on when you sleep, follow their instructions, and try to sleep as normal as if you don't even have it on. If you're found to have apnea, they may either take a wait-and-see approach, or they may want to do some kind of intervention which might include a CPAP machine. In either case, if you have OSA, regardless of the insurance situation, you still want this taken care of. -
I've changed about food, my family hasn't.
PatientEleventyBillion replied to BostonGary's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
My wife is adjusting her diet significantly because of my pre-op diet and, due to everything I learned over the course of that 3 month diet, my post-op diet plans, and seeing how successful it's been at dropping my weight and drastically improving other health issues associated. I've expressed my concern numerous times to her because she has PCOS, and I've told her I don't want her to experience what I went through with my weight gain. She wants us to have more children but I don't want to until she gets her weight down (she's around 205, like 80 pounds over her weight), to reduce the chances of situations like gestational diabetes, never mind the risks she runs of diabetes in general with her current weight (adding weight only making that situation potentially worse). Changing the diet helps doubly not only with her own health but with the health of any children we have (especially as a fetus). -
It has been going on three years since my sleeve was done. I was doing great for little over two years. Then I started putting weight back on I went from. 210 to now weighing 285. I am so depressed over this weight gain. My doctors office said it happens, but I have to jump back to losing again. I excerize. Go for walks. Watch what I eat. Try to keep my protein up. Anyone have any ideas what i else I can try.
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Popcorn.. when did you start eating it
Introversion replied to princessK23's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I tolerate popcorn with no adverse issues, but ain't nobody got time for that. Since popcorn is carb-laden and lacking protein, I do not eat it these days. You love popcorn, but do you really need it? For many people in the bariatric community, a love of certain foods got them to the point of needing weight loss surgery in the first place. Popcorn is a slider food, a.k.a. slurry food. And in sleevers, slider foods are the root of most weight regain. It is a phenomenon that most surgeons do not discuss with their patients. Sliders (e.g., chips, popcorn, crackers, bread rolls, pretzels, pastries, cookies) are low-nutritive, carb-laden 'snacky' types of foods that 'slide' through your stomach and into your small intestine without inducing fullness or satiety. You can literally graze on several pounds of popcorn without ever feeling full. The predictable result is weight gain. Popcorn is a wondrous food for dieters with normal sized stomachs. It can, however, spell disaster for sleeved folks who need to prioritize protein and fluids over snacks with minimal nutritive value. I will repeat that the road to weight regain in sleevers is paved with Doritos, Lays, Ruffles, popcorn, Chips Ahoy, crackers, pretzels, and donuts. There are 475 calories in a bag of Orville Redenbacher popcorn. You can eat the whole bag and still be hungry for more due to the lack of protein, or you can get incredibly stuffed eating four chicken drumsticks for 475 calories and 45 grams of protein. To maintain whatever weight you lose with a sleeve, the "protein first" lifestyle is imperative. Popcorn will not get you there. -
How is it even possible to gain wt after this?
Introversion replied to paintmysleep's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I know of someone who was sleeved at 395 pounds on surgery day, lost 140 pounds during the first post-op year, then proceeded to regain it all plus more in the second year by eating copious amounts of slider foods. She is now exactly 400 pounds. I am two years out and have maintained my 100+ pound weight loss with decent food choices and exercise. However, I know I could easily regain everything if I resort to grazing on too many sliders. It is amazingly easy to eat around a bariatric surgery after one year out: just eat a slice of pizza every 45 to 60 minutes, and in a few hours you will finish the entire pizza. Slider foods, a.k.a. slurry foods, are the root of most regain problems in the weight loss surgery community. I have mentioned previously that the road to weight regain is paved with Pringles, Fritos, ice cream, fast food milkshakes, Doritos, Chips Ahoy, Oreo cookies, bread rolls, donuts, Lays potato chips, crackers, and popcorn. Since slider foods do not create that feeling of fullness or satiety in a sleeve, a sleeved person can eat unlimited amounts of chips and cookies. The result is fast weight gain. A sleever can eat a dozen glazed donuts and never feel full. Guess what? That dozen contained more than 2400 calories and you are still hungry for more. However, you cannot eat a dozen turkey burgers because you will feel full after eating one. The one turkey burger had 250 calories at the most. My capacity has tripled since those early days. At a month post-op I had no appetite and could eat maybe 3 ounces at the most before feeling stuffed. At two years out I can eat 8 to 9 ounces comfortably. My appetite returned full force during the 8th and 9th month post-op. At this stage in the game, it is all about good food choices for me. -
Hubby says " you aren't the one that has to be attracted to you" ..., WHAT?
MBird replied to Dknal2's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
It's healthy to want the things you want. What you desire is healthy. The problem is when we are unhealthy for whatever reason emotionally, we choose unhealthy partners. I'm going to go out on a little limb here and may be way off base. What I think from all you say is that early on you both had issues. I suspect he was really the charmer when you initially met as young adults. I also suspect that the mask fell off very fast, and you've been dealing with a lot. I also suspect he's a bit Narcissistic. I don't like labels but the comment regarding you being crazy as you implore him to not treat you as he does by asking WHY he does, kind of stood out like a huge red flag. Whatever is happening with him is bad. There is a poster on here who suggested a book for you and described her own abuse. She hit the nail on the head. And you did too when you talked about the fat you gained being so tied to your childhood issues once you were married and realized the status quo of your bad marriage. The weight gain is like insulation, comfort when hurt. I think your best recourse is to get counseling on your own. I even suggest a therapist, because if he is a Narcissist, or has some other mental issue, he's probably nearly broken your spirit. I can almost imagine the emotional roller coaster you've been on. The label doesn't even matter, what matters is he's being utterly selfish and cruel. And I'll tell you something, I was with an abusive guy too. Spent 14 years trying to get away, once I did, wow. I felt better. I learned a lot. What we don't know is how stumped our own self growth is when we stay in relationships that negate us from who we really are. I think counseling as you break away will help you, this way if things get ugly you're not completely without someone to lean on. Also one last piece of unwarranted advice, please. Don't engage him about the weight issue. Don't bring it up. If he brings up your weight, just listen and say you understand his views and let it go. Be kind and pleasant but don't engage arguments or rude comments. Be like a strong object, feel little, react even less. Otherwise he just takes more pot shots and you give him more fuel to fire. You'll be in my prayers and thoughts. If you feel you need to message for any reason, please do. -
Please help me....almost 2 years out...starting to gain
Dawn Rae replied to ShelleyBelle's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
Main question is, are you weight lifting? Sometimes weight gain isn't really fat. It's muscle. When you work with weights, your fat can disappear and what's left will turn into muscle, giving you one or two pounds of weight gain. It's not a big deal, especially if that's what you're going for. It's also not bad. Just hang in there, you got this. I have faith in you :). -
How do I get over my stall?
esskay77 replied to lessie's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
It seems that 2 years post-op is when it starts to get tough and weight gain can begin. I'm also at that point and have been afraid to weigh myself because my clothes are starting to get tight! I do have to get back to basics and I think that is key but I am also considering (just haven't found the time -- excuse number 1) to see a therapist who deals with food/eating issues. do you attend a support group? You should. But, you are not alone, I think this is fairly normal but the trick is to get back on the bandwagon!! Let's hop on together! -
Please help me....almost 2 years out...starting to gain
Introversion replied to ShelleyBelle's topic in Post-op Diets and Questions
I am exactly two years post-op since I was sleeved in April 2015. Losing a regain after undergoing bariatric surgery involves no special insider secrets or magical sorcery. My personal mantra is this: "The road to regain with a sleeve or bypass is often paved with snacky slider foods such as Lays, Pringles, Fritos, Ruffles, Doritos, popcorn, pretzels, crackers, breads, Oreos, Fig Newtons, and ice cream." Sliders (a.k.a. slurry foods) do not produce that important feeling of satiety or fullness in the sleeved stomach or bypass pouch, so we can eat unlimited amounts of them. They slide rapidly out of the stomach and into the intestine, promoting fast weight gain. If you eat sliders, I suggest you cut them out your life cold turkey ASAP. Revert to what you did during those first post-op months. Eat abundant lean protein such as chicken, fish, and beef. If you are still hungry, eat non-starchy veggies until full. Due to its high thermic effect, protein cranks up your metabolic rate because it requires more calories and energy to for your body to digest than slurry carbohydrates. Consider this: after eating 10 yeast dinner rolls you will never feel full. However, you cannot eat 10 tilapia fillets or 10 chicken drumsticks. You will be stuffed with one or two servings or fish or chicken. The 10 yeast rolls had 1200 calories and you are still hungry for more. The one tilapia fillet or chicken drumstick had 110 calories and you are feeling full in relatively short order. -
How do I get over my stall?
Introversion replied to lessie's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
I am also two years post-op. I was sleeved in April 2015, so we have something in common. There is no magical secret to losing a regain with weight loss surgery. I like to say that the road to regain with a sleeve or bypass is often paved with sliders such as Lays, Fritos, Ruffles, Doritos, popcorn, pretzels, breads, Oreos, and ice cream. Since sliders (a.k.a. slurry foods) generate no satiety or fullness in the sleeve or bypass pouch, you can eat unlimited amounts of them. They slide rapidly into the intestine and promote fast weight gain. If you eat any type of slider, it is time to cut this type of food out out your life cold turkey. Again, there is no secret to getting back on track. Return to what you did during those first few months post-op. Eat plenty of lean protein such as chicken, fish, and beef. If you are still hungry, finish the plate with non-starchy veggies. Due to its high thermic effect, protein revs up your metabolic rate because it requires more calories and energy to for your body to digest than slurry carbohydrates. Think about it: you can eat 50 tortilla chips and your stomach will never fill it. However, you cannot eat 50 chicken breasts. You will be stuffed with one or two breasts. The 50 tortilla chips has 500 calories and you are still hungry for more. The one chicken breast has about 175 calories and you are feeling full in 20 minutes or less. -
How often so you weigh in?
rainyann replied to maggieO's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
The first thing every morning..... I get up go into the bathroom, get undressed and weight myself.... It has never gone up more than 2 ounces and occasionally stays the same. The 2 ounces I don't attribute to a "weight gain". it always goes down the next day -
Getting pregnant
Deactivatedfatgal replied to charley27's topic in Pregnancy with Weight Loss Surgery
When I gained a ton of weight I was convinced I had pcos but nope, the weight gain made my cycles irregular & I was having hard time to conceive. I was warned that I needed to be on bc for 12 months after vsg so I am excited to start trying after my one year post op I'm 25 yo also. -
My scale(s) at home always displayed a lower weight than the ones at my various doctors' offices. At the doctors office, I usually weighed in at 3 to 4 pounds more than my home weight that same morning. Anyhow, insurance companies differ on how they proceed with an insured person's weight gain prior to surgery. My insurer apparently did not care because they still paid for my procedure although I had gained 25 pounds in four months while waiting to be sleeved (combination of food funerals and lack of self-control).
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3 days post op
sleevinpops replied to Ready4aNewStart's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
The weight gain is from the fluids pumped in for surgery as well as swelling from surgery. He best advice that I was given and seemed to work great was keep walking. It helps to move and expel the gas while promoting healing. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress! -
Hey everyone. I had my surgery on 04/18. So ten days have gone by. The first week I struggled getting 2oz of protein shake per day down. And would attempt to drink water. Now, I'm on soft foods. But I'm gaining weight. Is this normal. I was down 7 lbs since surgery and now I'm back up a pound and a half. What's really going on? Has anyone had similar issues?
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I had a reduction done several years ago. Pre surgery and pre weight gain. Mine were naturally huge. Having that surgery helped every aspect. It was easier to exercise, my back improved. It was a major operation for me but never got me as small as I wanted. Recovery was simple. Fast forward to now. When I get to goal I'll investigate having another one. I would say go for it if it's covered. Just find a great surgeon.
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All that working out and so little calories equals stalls and weight gain in the long run. Try to eat a bit more, you'll see it start to move again.
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I hope my boobs get smaller post surgery. I'm only 16 days out, so too soon to tell. I always liked my A/B sized breasts but with weight gain they got up to a D size.
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worried about weight gain , hungry every 90 minutes seems
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Advice and Support Needed!
Introversion replied to specialkron's topic in Mexico & Self-Pay Weight Loss Surgery
It makes things easier when you lose weight prior to getting sleeved. Firstly, your liver is less congested when you lose weight, so it is more apt to be out of the way and less likely to be inadvertently nicked or scraped by the surgeon during the procedure. Finally, losing weight before surgery gets you that much closer to your goal weight. Do not be like me: I actually gained 25 pounds while waiting to be sleeved due to maladaptive food funerals (a.k.a. overeating all my favorite foods one last time before saying "goodbye"). My initial consultation weight was 200 pounds and I was up to 225 pounds one week before the surgery. Thank goodness my surgeon and insurance company had no issues with my substantial weight gain. I did reach my goal weight, but the weight gain prior to the sleeve was a setback. If I could do it all over again, I would have ensured my head was into the right mindset earlier in the process. Good luck to you. -
I'm so bummed! I worked harder than any other week this week and I gained a pound! How?
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DOMS, Water Retention, and Weight Gain
Introversion replied to Jewelgirl04's topic in Fitness & Exercise
Another afterthought...I want to provide the actual numbers associated with glycogen stores that results in weight gain. The important thing to consider is that you are likely NOT gaining fat. Your body stores 2+ grams of water for every 1 gram of glycogen stored in tissues. This results in increased body weight as well as potential bloating. However, it is water weight. You are not gaining fat. Remember that 1000 grams of glycogen needs 2000+ grams of water for storage in your tissues. Also, under-eating can result in weight gain. You are more than two years out. You should not be restricting your intake to the 600 to 1000 kCal range each day. You are doing metabolic damage by restricting so low and combining it with exercise. read the article below if you have the time. http://strongfigure.com/why-under-eating-is-making-you-gain-weight/
