How long til I actually start losing weight?

[kimmy42083 1]

I am only 2 days post-op. Went in at 250, now I weigh 256! I haven't had anything solid in me for over a week, and now I'm only drinking about 2 oz every couple of hours (its all I can choke down). I have heard all these stories about people who lost a great deal of weight in their first couple of weeks. I understand that the 6 extra pounds has to be Water weight...how do I get it to start coming off? Btw, I'm walking 30 or more minutes a day. I can't walk 30 all at once, so I break it down into 10 minute walks.

[TheGamer 406]

Give it a week. It took me about that much or a little longer to get rid of all the Fluid they pumped me full of post-op.

[sarsar 824]

It took me about a 1-2 weeks to lose the, I believe it was, 8 pounds that I gained. It will come off!

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I gained too, came home about 10 pounds heavier than what I went in at. It took a few days to come off. Not only are you well hydrated from all the IV fluids, the surgery itself makes you hang on to a little Water for a few days. I think about 2-3 weeks out I had a loss of 10 pounds. Don't despair!

[Stef 264]

I think I was told half a dozen times before I left the hospital to not weigh myself the first week. With the IV and the swelling it's going to take a few days for your body to get back to "normal" so there's no point getting down over your weight increase during that time. After a week or so you should be good to go and on the "losing" team.

[SimplyFAB 83]

I am only 2 days post-op. Went in at 250' date=' now I weigh 256! I haven't had anything solid in me for over a week, and now I'm only drinking about 2 oz every couple of hours (its all I can choke down). I have heard all these stories about people who lost a great deal of weight in their first couple of weeks. I understand that the 6 extra pounds has to be Water weight...how do I get it to start coming off? Btw, I'm walking 30 or more minutes a day. I can't walk 30 all at once, so I break it down into 10 minute walks.[/quote']

That happened to me as well. Give it time. You're swollen and you took in a lot of fluids from the hospital. I am now 8 days post op and 12 lbs down. Don't worry, let time take its course.

[orthoman 114]

Yeah the nurse at the hospital weighed me the day after surgery and I was shocked to see I had gained 10 pounds - but I figures it was Water weight, because by that time I was pissing like a racehorse into that nasty bedside jug o' pee. And like a week later, I had lost all that and another 10 pounds besides. Stay away from the scale for a week - you'll have a pleasant surprise.

[T'snewstart 251]

I am only 2 days post-op. Went in at 250, now I weigh 256! I haven't had anything solid in me for over a week, and now I'm only drinking about 2 oz every couple of hours (its all I can choke down). I have heard all these stories about people who lost a great deal of weight in their first couple of weeks. I understand that the 6 extra pounds has to be Water weight...how do I get it to start coming off? Btw, I'm walking 30 or more minutes a day. I can't walk 30 all at once, so I break it down into 10 minute walks.

Relax....breathe deeply.....give it a week or two and the scale will tell a different story...... just do what our Dr. has instructed you to do and the weight will fall off......