a pound is just a pound, right?

[HYCIERRA 144]

Question from my overthinking pea-brain tonight. A pound is still just a pound after bypass, right? It takes like 3500 extra non-burned calories to gain a true pound? I'm losing, slowly, and only getting in 400-500 calories a day, I just wanted to make sure that since the surgery our bodies and tummy are subject to new caloric rules for gaining. One day I'm up, one day I'm down, so frustrating!! Just making sure I'm on the right track.

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

Your body takes a while to adjust after surgery. It is very common to lose little or nothing in the first couple of weeks post surgery, even though your caloric intake is so limited.

When this was happening to me, everyone told me to drink more Water. The more Water you drink, the more you flush the fluids out of your system.

[music1618 879]

You are healing and more than likely retaining Water. Make sure you drink more water to help flush the system!

Don't weigh yourself everyday either it will help you see the loss!

[RNBSN786 206]

You have to also keep in mind that you need to eat enough to lose...do you track your intake? are you meeting your Protein goals? My NUT said to eat between 800-1000 calories a day...400-500 calories a day seem to be very low. So I think its important to increase your calories and also to eat the right stuff (proteins). Good luck!

[itsmekarenlee 129]

I'm only getting 320 call per day from the two 30g Protein drinks. Been losing about a pound per day.

But I'm so hungry.

Hopefully tomorrow I'm cleared for 2nd stage. Weight loss will probably slow down though but energy level might go up.

[jtickle 295]

I don't keep track of calories, but I know the days I get less Protein the smaller amount of weight I lose. The day before yesterday I got in close to a 100 grams of protein in. I also lost 4 pounds that day, usually I lose about a pound a day. I lost about 13 in total last week after my stall broke. I hope the scale keeps going down.