weight gain

[kershe 3]

possible to gain 5 pounds in three days have my first fill two week ago no weight loss not gain 5lbs crazy omg

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[zinhaa 363]

sounds like Water weight. no worries you lose it.

[kershe 3]

I hoppe omg it s crazy

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[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

It's not possible to gain 5 pounds in 3 days unless you were eating over 5800 calories a day.

Just stick to your daily calorie allowance and cup or less of food and you'll be fine.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Sounds like Water retention unless you are on a steady diet of milkshakes and ice cream. Make sure you are getting in 64 oz of fluids other than Protein to keep from getting dehydrated.

[kershe 3]

Ok than-u lady's

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[maximosta 0]

Surgery was 3/8. Lost 4 pounds as of yesterday. This morning I was up 1.2 pounds. Don't understand.

[kershe 3]

I do not understand how that goes up and down in weight from one day to the other is crazy

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[B-52 7,113]

I have been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs for 18 months now...got used to the fluctuations....perfectly normal and expected, I no longer try to guess why....I only know it will be different the next day....

Sometimes it will hold steady for 2-5 days then suddenly jump 3-5 lbs....next day drop.....

I weigh myself twice a day out of habit....first thing in the morning when I wake up, and later at the gym on the high- tech machine.....always the same fluctuation....

[maximosta 0]

I have been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs for 18 months now...got used to the fluctuations....perfectly normal and expected' date=' I no longer try to guess why....I only know it will be different the next day....

Sometimes it will hold steady for 2-5 days then suddenly jump 3-5 lbs....next day drop.....

I weigh myself twice a day out of habit....first thing in the morning when I wake up, and later at the gym on the high- tech machine.....always the same fluctuation....[/quote']

But would it be normal only 5 days from surgery? I'm only consuming liquids and puddings and less than 600 cal per day!

[maximosta 0]

I do not understand how that goes up and down in weight from one day to the other is crazy

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It can be discouraging. Especially only 5 days postoperative and full liquid diet!

[morelgirl 177]

While you're still so close to surgery, you're still dealing with Fluid retention, gas, bloating, and unhappy tissues that were handled during the surgery. Your weight right now is about as accurate as pulling the number out of your hat. Honestly, the best thing to do is to stay away from the scale until you're fully healed, about 4-6 weeks out from surgery. If you find that impossible, at least make sure to only weigh yourself 1-2 per week until you've fully settled into being a good, healthy bandster.

Then, you have to remember that weight fluctuates daily, even from hour to hour, and it always will. Lots of little things can affect the scale -- Fluid, sodium, barometric pressure, bowel and bladder content, the gravitational pull of the sun. Seriously, your weight will ALWAYS change. The important thing is to remember that the pattern is what's important. If you go up several times over several weigh ins over several days or weeks, THEN start to worrying and reevaluate your eating and exercise. But a random weigh in so soon after surgery isn't worth the scale it's appearing on.