Weight gain

[Ch14 24]

I am 16 days post op. I had lost 29 lbs in 2 weeks. Now I gained 3 lbs! WTH! I don't understand? I am doing what I am supposed to. Is this normal? I am still on pureed foods. I added 1 tablespoon of pureed chicken breast instead of a Protein Shake to fight the fatigue. Could that have done it?

[Sleevarilla 169]

I'll just copy/paste the answer I gave to someone else less than a week ago who asked the same thing:

A search will show you dozens ... and dozens ... of threads about the stall that happens around week 2-3 post-op. Your body just had major surgery. Give it a break and relax and get well. Put the scale away and don't bring it out again for a couple of weeks. Be good to yourself, let yourself heal. Stalls happen all the time, this isn't a sprint it's a marathon.

[Ch14 24]

Thank you. I have such a fear of failure. I started this journey at 363 lbs. My first goal is to get out of the 300s.

[Sleevarilla 169]

No fear. How can you be afraid when you've done something that not everyone could do? I sincerely doubt that you will be the one person who doesn't lose weight with this surgery

Relax, you'll heal faster and have a smoother recovery.

[McButterpants 2,846]

You're doing fine - your body is just trying to figure out what's going on. Let it. Keep working your plan and following doc's orders.

When I was newly sleeved I weighed many times - daily, sometimes more than once per day. That's not good. My husband hid the scale from me and brought it out once per week. It saved my sanity.

I took pictures of myself often and took my measurements - that really told the story about my journey. That helped me so much more than the scale.< /p>

At 10 months out, the scale no longer has power over me. I won't let it.

[Rovobay 920]

Fear not..... totally normal. I'm in a stall right now too. search week 3 stall. seems like everyone goes though it. take care and stick to the plan