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Hey everyone, i am fustrated and confused i have been gaining weight and i was sleeved on july 6th and even though its only 2 pounds.. i have gained another pound today and im afraid its gonna get worse.. i mean i am eating what i am suppose to be eating, i walk everyday i eat very little and im taking my Vitamins and Protein but i also have a problem with my thyroid and starting to think maybe that could be it, i was on medicine for it but my surgeon took me off it but is this normal?? has anyone else has had this problem?

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Yes it happens. Don't weigh yourself every day. I know it is hard not too, since we have invested so much into this. The weight will come off. Weigh in about once a week. Also measure yourself. Usually of you have stalls in weight loss you can see loss of inches which is just as encouraging. Hang in there and be patient.

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I'm wondering why your surgeon would take you off of your thyroid meds?? My advice would be to go to your PCP and have blood work done and get back on your thyroid meds. The thyroid is not something to mess with and I am surprised he took you off the meds instead of monitoring your thyroid and adjusting your meds as needed. I have been on thyroid meds for the last few years and have blood work done every six months (or sooner if I feel symptoms) and my meds are adjusted as they need to be. Since my surgery my dosages have been changed twice, my PCP watches it very closely.

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I'm wondering why your surgeon would take you off of your thyroid meds?? My advice would be to go to your PCP and have blood work done and get back on your thyroid meds. The thyroid is not something to mess with and I am surprised he took you off the meds instead of monitoring your thyroid and adjusting your meds as needed. I have been on thyroid meds for the last few years and have blood work done every six months (or sooner if I feel symptoms) and my meds are adjusted as they need to be. Since my surgery my dosages have been changed twice, my PCP watches it very closely.

oops sorry about that i thought i was tooken off my thyroid pill but it was a different pill he took me off of i get my spironolactone and my thyroid pill mixed up lol

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You cannot gain a pound of fat in one day--that's about 3500 calories in excess of your metabolic rate. It's Water or it's poop. Either way, if getting on the scale is going to upset you, then weigh yourself less often.

As long as you are adhering to your plan, you will not gain fat weight.

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