1st week post op only lost 5 lbs is this normal?

[carmelita 0]

Hello Im now ending my 1st week post op...and I know I know Ive been weighing my self everysingle day..and on the day of my lap band I weighed 257...the first day I came back I weighed 251 today my weight was 253...now Im getting frustraded....am I doing something wrong?

[happy2lose 0]

Are you on the liquid diet?

[carmelita 0]

Yes.....well most of it..Im having my Protein Shake once a day and I yesteday I blended 1/2 a potato with a small chicken thigh...and had that for lunch...Im also having Jello and pudding and yogurt...

its all low fat!!..

my second meal before leaving the hospital was tapioca pudding..cottage cheese and jello...

may be i should just be having all liquids..

[happy2lose 0]

I had to stay on Clear Liquids only for the first 10 days, then the next 10 days were full liquids which included Protein shakes. I wasn't allowed cottage cheese or anything mushy until day 21. During the first 20 days the weight came off rapidly. Once I started mushy food it did slow down some.

I guess you really can't compare yourself to me since we were eating differently at the same stage. I will tell you that in the 9 months since I have been banded I have not eaten a potato. Too high in carbs. I watch my fat intake as well as my carb and sugar intake. Focus on eating Protein and veggies lower in carbs such as broccoli. Once in a while I do have a slice of pizza but if I were to eat high carb/fat foods on a daily basis I would not be losing weight.

Just my opinion! Best of luck to you.

[snowboundbutterfly 0]

Yes, it is normal. I would ask my doctor about eating puree food just yet. I also think it is only Clear Liquids and Protein but then again that was my doctor. :thumbup:

[futurbander2007 24]

I know the frustration you are feeling right now. But I must tell you that the first few weeks are more about healing than losing weight. I went into surgery 189lbs cam home weighing 196lbs. Talk about being frustrated! It took me a few weeks to get that Water weight off and to finally see the scale move in my favor. Hang in there and you will see results. Just keep following your doctors orders and continue to drink your Protein. Good luck and I hope this gives you a little piece of mind

[onikenbai 33]

Step away from the scale.:tt1: Put a towel over it or something. Now don't go near it for the next two to three weeks. Healing is not the time to be watching your weight go up and down like a yo yo, which is what it is probably going to do.:thumbup:

[mominkansas 2]

YOu have to know that you are puffy for at least a week from all the fluids they run through you during surgery. Keep on truckin and make sure to drink plenty of water!

[carmelita 0]

thanks alot guys!!!!!!! i feel much better now!! and I did take the scale out of the bathroom and into a closet!!...I also realized that I need be carefull of what I eat... I am trying to eat what I was told when I was released..Kaiser did give me a good information booklet! so Im just being paranoid...