Week 3 GAIN!

[kjordan83 65]

Howdy y'all! I know I've read about these before, but since it's effecting me personally, I need some reassurance!

Today is the start of week 4 for me, but I haven't lost anything in over 9 days! In fact... I've gained 2.8 pounds!?! My NUT told me I need to be getting 1000 calories a day, and I've been meeting that, AND I'm getting 80-90 grams of Protein each day. The only thing I haven't mastered is the liquid intake! I'm only getting about 30-40 oz each day.

Help me! What am I doing wrong?

[FeeIsMe2 508]

Howdy y'all! I know I've read about these before, but since it's effecting me personally, I need some reassurance!

Today is the start of week 4 for me, but I haven't lost anything in over 9 days! In fact... I've gained 2.8 pounds!?! My NUT told me I need to be getting 1000 calories a day, and I've been meeting that, AND I'm getting 80-90 grams of Protein each day. The only thing I haven't mastered is the liquid intake! I'm only getting about 30-40 oz each day.

Help me! What am I doing wrong?

I think it's the liquid's, or lack of.

I have noticed if I slack off on my Water, my weight loss slows to a stop. Try your best to drink at least 8 glasses of Water a day and you should she a change for the better.

Good Luck!

[thedivinemsQ 89]

Water, water water. I was locked up weight wise for 15 days. I upped water and boom, started losing again.

[prayergirl 55]

If I may ask, how are you getting in 1000 cal. ? What foods are you eating? The max I seem to be getting in is 475-500. I'm just curious because I'm nowhere near that. I see my Dr. Wednesday, so I'll ask her, too.

[kjordan83 65]

If I may ask' date=' how are you getting in 1000 cal. ? What foods are you eating? The max I seem to be getting in is 475-500. I'm just curious because I'm nowhere near that. I see my Dr. Wednesday, so I'll ask her, too. [/quote']

I'm already eating real foods. I'm eating ham & cheese roll ups, chicken/tuna salad, Protein bars, shrimp, sweet potatoes, chili & cheese, cheese sticks...

I'm eating every 2 hours... even though I'm not hungry.

[nerlyc 15]

I'm a little over 3 months post op and I too experienced a stall and a gain around the 3rd week. I was devastated, I was already dealing with all the mental stress that this change gives you and the gaining was just awful. My gain was from pms, as well as liquid calories. I was drinking Gatorade and not enough Water. I began tracking everything that went into my mouth.

Anyhow, I'm curious as to why you are consuming so many calories. Just curios, at 3 months out the most I've had is about 600 calories and that's on a "cheat" day. I was told, and every dr/nut is different, to only eat 3 meals a day and if I got hungry in between meals to have a snack. I am now getting my hunger back not extreme, but I am hungrier now. As long as I sip, sip, sip my Water throughout the day the hunger is never present.

[JamiO 52]

I'm already eating real foods. I'm eating ham & cheese roll ups' date=' chicken/tuna salad, Protein bars, shrimp, sweet potatoes, chili & cheese, cheese sticks...

I'm eating every 2 hours... even though I'm not hungry. [/quote']

My doctor didn't give me certain numbers to meet specifically because he said many patients will over eat to try and get enough Protein in.

I am barely eating 500-600 calories a day. So 1000 seems like a ton to me.

Also from week 3-5 I hit a stall and gained 5 pounds and lost it more than once. But now I'm over that and am losing again. I eat the least amount of carbs a day as possible and focus on protein and tons of Fluid.

[kjordan83 65]

I agree with ALL of you... 1000 calories seems INSANE!! I'm not real fond of my NUT, so Id rather go with what works for the majority!

Do you think if I stay between 600-700 that I'll be okay? I'm starting week 4 post-op. I'm definitely going to up the Water... I sip all day long... I don't know how to UP it!

[FeeIsMe2 508]

I agree with ALL of you... 1000 calories seems INSANE!! I'm not real fond of my NUT, so Id rather go with what works for the majority!

Do you think if I stay between 600-700 that I'll be okay? I'm starting week 4 post-op. I'm definitely going to up the Water... I sip all day long... I don't know how to UP it!

I'm 10 months out and don't get to 1000 calories...

[Lia M 46]

Well, I admit, I'm horrible at tracking anything. I just pay attention on getting my Protein in. I do that mostly with nectar drinks, in fact that's how I get my Water in as well. They have a lemonade flavor that I like. I drink 64 oz of that a day, and it's 46 grams of protein in total. I bet on some days I'm around 1000 calories, and some days I am much less. The Protein Drinks alone are around 500 calories.(Granted I drink 4 a day, but I also get over 90 grams of protein a day from them). I think 1000 would be easy to hit. I am not a NUT, so I won't offer that sort of suggestions, of whether or not you are getting too much or too little. I would try to up the liquid, and move around more. It's like any sort of health plan. Gotta drink water and gotta move, and I wouldn't think eating even when you aren't hungry would be a good idea, I mean..that's how most of us got here.