WHAT? I gained weight!

[fatblasting 30]

I am so frustrated, again, so I have been doing extremely well these past couple of weeks. But today I had a very frustrating moment. I have been working out everyday and I'm a big boy, so my body needed rest. So I took Saturday and today off; WHY have I gained 5lbs?

I am now eating 800 calories a day, down from what I was eating just a couple weeks ago. I am so confused by this whole process. Isn't our bodies suppose to be losing weight from a caloric deficit?

[chellede 352]

Stop right there Mister !!! It could be anything from you gaining muscle. Your body retaining Water for some reason. I mean 1 gallon of Water is 8 lbs. Just give yourself a week of doing what you normally do (working out and eating right) and see what happens !! Might be your body just adjusting. You're 135lbs lost ! You're kicking ass and taking names.

Okay, I know you probably don't want to hear that , but seriously. Our bodies are going through a lot of changes.

::::: HUGS:::: Keep doing what you're doing ! I hope that helps.. I know if it was reverse I'd be telling myself.. 'Yeah yeah person.. shut up.. I don't want to gain weight" ... but that's why we come to these boards. To set our heads right

[nursejenny07 401]

I'm wondering ifaybr it's a combination of things: gaining muscle, retaining Water, and not getting enough calories. I know that when I'm working out Nd not getting quite enough calories the scale stalls! It's frustrating as all heck! Maybe try increasing your Fluid intake and increase calories to 1000-1200/day and see if it helps! Good luck!!!

[thelion99 12]

hi fatblasting,

My surgeon told me to eat no less than 900 calories, because anything less than that and your body eventually goes into starvation mode. I can attest that that's a real thing, because I was at 900 calories, and stopped losing weight for about a week and a half. My nutritionist told me I was starving myself, and increased my caloric intake to 1,000 calories. I get about 950 calories per day, all from good, healthy organic food, and the weight loss has kicked back into a normal range (normal for me, maybe not normal for anyone else). So, I'm not a doctor, and I didn't stay in a Holiday Express last night. But ... check with your nutritionist. You may simply have reached a metabolic plateau and need to increase your calories. It worked for me

[GummyTummy 154]

CALORIES! You need them. One to live, and two... so your body doesn't go into starvation mode and start creating fat stores out of anything you do put in it. Its okay to gain weight, just stop watching that scale and eat more healthy foods. 1000-1200 minimum still creates a deficit for overweight people to lose weight. Muscle weighs more than fat.

Edited October 19, 2014 by GummyTummy

[fatblasting 30]

Stop right there Mister !!! It could be anything from you gaining muscle. Your body retaining Water for some reason. I mean 1 gallon of Water is 8 lbs. Just give yourself a week of doing what you normally do (working out and eating right) and see what happens !! Might be your body just adjusting. You're 135lbs lost ! You're kicking ass and taking names.

Okay, I know you probably don't want to hear that , but seriously. Our bodies are going through a lot of changes.

::::: HUGS:::: Keep doing what you're doing ! I hope that helps.. I know if it was reverse I'd be telling myself.. 'Yeah yeah person.. shut up.. I don't want to gain weight" ... but that's why we come to these boards. To set our heads right

Thanks @@chellede! Lol @ the "Yeah yeah person.. shut up.. I don't want to gain weight"

I really do come on these boards to vent to people who understand and to get valuable feedback.

[fatblasting 30]

CALORIES! You need them. One to live, and two... so your body doesn't go into starvation mode and start creating fat stores out of anything you do put in it. Its okay to gain weight, just stop watching that scale and eat more healthy foods. 1000-1200 minimum still creates a deficit for overweight people to lose weight. Muscle weighs more than fat.

@@GummyTummy and @@thelion99 ... you both make a valid point! I think since I'm still a big guy my body needs more calories to just survive. But like many of us VSG folks understand, after surgery, eating is not nearly as desirable.

The crazy thing too, I lost the most weight when I was on vacation and probably eating 1300 to 1500 calories. So @@GummyTummy and @@thelion99 I think your on to something.

Oh this body of mine! Thanks so much for your feedback.

Edited October 19, 2014 by fatblasting

[fatblasting 30]

I'm wondering ifaybr it's a combination of things: gaining muscle, retaining Water, and not getting enough calories. I know that when I'm working out Nd not getting quite enough calories the scale stalls! It's frustrating as all heck! Maybe try increasing your Fluid intake and increase calories to 1000-1200/day and see if it helps! Good luck!!!

Thank you for your feedback @@nursejenny07