melziemae 0 Posted January 7, 2013 My name is Melody and I'm 2 years and 2 months post RNY. My operative weight was 290#, I'm 5'0" tall, and I'm now 107#. That's my problem- I've lost too much weight; I look like a walking skeleton now. I can't seem to gain any weight. The highest I've gotten is 109#, but then I'll drop 2 or 3 pounds the next day- it's really frustrating. I'm taking all my vites, my bloodwork is all normal, but I'm not gaining. I know part of the problem is my stomach capacity. I had forgotten to advance from 1/4 cup portions to 1/2 cup portions like I was supposed to at 6 months post-op so since then I can only eat 1/4 cup portions at meal times; for some reason my stomach won't stretch. Does anyone have any ideas or advice for me? I'm seriously thinking about seeing if my surgeon will do something to stretch my stomach for me or partially reverse the surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicki Loichinger 444 Posted January 7, 2013 The only thing that comes to mind is maybe eating the 1/4 cup portions more often. Also maybe asking you doc about a supplement drink that is especially for putting weight on. My brother in law, before his double lung transplant, was so thin, he had to supplement his daily intake with a special Protein supplement type drink that was supposed to add weight to him. Wishing you the best, And thank you for sharing because we all need to know that we are all different and things can go so many different ways and as much as we all want to lose and lose fast, we can actually lose too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElleG 394 Posted January 7, 2013 I have never read a post like this on any of the sites. I didn't know this was possible so thanks for sharing. Wishing you lots of luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slowtogo 301 Posted January 7, 2013 Add nuts...high cal- decent Protein.< /p> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
