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Omg!! I thought the weight loss was fast. I am about 12lbs heavier since having the surgery on Monday! I know there is supposed to be some Fluid retention but I'm freaking out. How soon do the pounds come off?

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I came home 7 pounds heavier than day of surgery. But at my one week checkup, i had lost that 7 and 5 more. It will come off, just takes a few days. Those dang bags of fluid!!!!! Hang in there!

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A few days wondering how come with the exception of 1 time I have never gain weight and been threw monthly period. Only once I gain 3 pounds and the following week lost 5 pounds after period

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I was10 pounds heavier and now at 7 weeks I have lost 46 pounds. Don't sweat it and stay off the scale, it's self sabatoge

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I was10 pounds heavier and now at 7 weeks I have lost 46 pounds. Don't sweat it and stay off the scale' date=' it's self sabatoge[/quote']

Thx. I feel better. I will stay off the scale. Lol. Congrats on your weight lost.

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Thank goodness I was so out of it after surgery that I didnt have the mind set to even step on the scale otherwise I would have been freaking out too. Follow the program and the weight will come off.

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I have to stay on the scale to keep myself on track. I always gain a few pounds with my period. It's frustrating.

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For me there's weighing and then there's weighing..the first two weeks I lived on the scale.crazy obsessive and no way to live my life.now I weigh on Tuesday's and Fridays and I try not to compare...I did this to change my life and become free. I'm just trying to go with the flow.

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I have to stay on the scale to keep myself on track. I always gain a few pounds with my period. It's frustrating.

My surgery was Thursday. They put me on the scale when I took my first walk and I was up 13 lbs. Thank goodness some of you have talked about that here so I was not surprised. I'm going to stay off the scale for a week.

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Also, I'm so bloated! I feel like a blimp. My fingers look like fat sausages, my ankles and knees are swollen, and I look like I'm pregnant. Can't wait for that to go down!!!!

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I dont trust my home scale. So I only weigh at my nuts office once every other week

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