Weight Gain

[Whitar10 13]

I am 22 weeks and my ob has been concerned with that I had lost 10 pounds. I had seen my surgeon last week and had 1cc taken out of my band. My concern now is that I had gained back all 10 pounds in 1 week. What experiences have you had with weight gain and taking Fluid out? I do not feel as if I eat enough to gain 10 pounds in a week.

[Ceres 26]

when i first had 3ccs removed because they were freaking about my losing 5 pounds, my weight went...wonky is the best way i can put it. i ate salads and such like i did throughout my pregnancy and my weight seemed to skyrocket no matter what i did. the good news is that towards the middle of the second trimester it stopped rising so quickly. body moderated itself because i still continued with the salads and Proteins like i did in the beginning. hormones do weird things.

[NC Mama 23]

I had a full unfill at week six. Over the next few weeks I gained about 7 pounds. Now over the past 3-4 weeks I have lost two pounds. I think that when your body is used to a very specific calorie intake (say 1000-1200) then you all of the sudden are eating more (1500-1800) it really throws your body out of wack. But after my body got use to the new calorie intake I have lost weight and am now trying to add in some extra calories so I don't continue to loose weight. Also, if you have eaten a lot of things with high sodium levels this can cause you to retain a lot of Fluid you could try to eat some foods that are natural diuretics to see if Water weight was contributing to your problem. I know when I eat Mexican food I weigh 5 pounds more the next day.

[ErinMarie 186]

If you are eating carbs again and you weren't before you unfill (like I was) that could also contribute to a crazy fast weight gain. It should even out though! (at least it did for me)

[Heather_8.1.14 65]

Sounds like a lot of that is Water weight too. Don't stress too much, I know its easy. I went from gaining nothing to gaining 10lbs in a month and its a shock at first, but my doctor wasn't concerned at all and reminded me that Im still doing a great job and just be smart about things.