JamieJo 0 Posted March 3, 2022 I had my surgery (sleeve) on 2/14 and recovery is going relatively smoothly. I’ve been following the dietitians guidelines and starting to walk 30 minutes a day. Over the last few days the scale has been going UP not DOWN 😫. Has anyone experienced this? My thought is that I didn’t get enough Protein in the first week following surgery and my body is balancing that out. Thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catwoman7 11,221 Posted March 3, 2022 as long as you're following your clinic's plan, you should be fine. The gain could be due to Water retention or Constipation. 2 JamieJo and Arabesque reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony B - NJ 643 Posted March 3, 2022 It is just Water weight and your body adjusting to the lack of food. It is hoarding both water and calories for now. Keep the faith, it will start to come off. I know it is frustrating, it was that way for me too....it actually still is frustrating when I plateau for a week or two....I am down 93 pounds and I still get frustrated after 6 months. Hang in there. 2 JamieJo and I Am Enough! reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 3, 2022 This isn't unheard of. As long as you follow the plan (otherwise, different issue), you're probably due for a big loss soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Splenda 257 Posted March 3, 2022 2 hours ago, JamieJo said: I had my surgery (sleeve) on 2/14 and recovery is going relatively smoothly. I’ve been following the dietitians guidelines and starting to walk 30 minutes a day. Over the last few days the scale has been going UP not DOWN 😫. Has anyone experienced this? My thought is that I didn’t get enough Protein in the first week following surgery and my body is balancing that out. Thoughts? Welcome to the three week stall! It is probably the most discussed problem on this message board. Just keep doing what you know to do (follow your surgeon's dietary guidelines, keep walking) and it will work itself out. It is very frustrating when you are in the middle of it, but when the stall ends, you will lose weight FAST. 2 catwoman7 and JamieJo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arancini 36 Posted March 3, 2022 3 hours ago, JamieJo said: I had my surgery (sleeve) on 2/14 and recovery is going relatively smoothly. I’ve been following the dietitians guidelines and starting to walk 30 minutes a day. Over the last few days the scale has been going UP not DOWN 😫. Has anyone experienced this? My thought is that I didn’t get enough Protein in the first week following surgery and my body is balancing that out. Thoughts? My weight has “gone up” several times now since having had my surgery 5months ago. In fact this is the weirdest weight loss experience I’ve ever had in terms of predictability. It’s happened four times now where I get on the scale and “suddenly have lost” 5lbs “overnight”. Then two days later I’ll “gain 3lbs” that will remain stubborn for a week. Then after that week I’ll lose 4lbs within 4 days. Then “plateau” again for a couple days. Some days I’ll lose 1lb a day. Other days I’ve stalled for up to 4 weeks. My highest “gain” was 8lbs, which I “lost”within 3 days. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to any of this. I follow my diet very very consistently. I could exercise more but I do move around a lot naturally due to where I live. My nut and doctor both agree it’s perfectly okay as long as the overall direction of the scale is to go down. I’m 5months post op and have lost 90lbs so (despite it still being super hard) I remind myself not to stress out over it. When the scale is giving me too much a headache I just stop stepping on it for some time. All that to say: dont stress out! You’re most likely doing everything perfect and your body is working hard! Good luck! 3 JamieJo, CandiceRW and skeeterhdi549 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catwoman7 11,221 Posted March 4, 2022 22 hours ago, Splenda said: Welcome to the three week stall! It is probably the most discussed problem on this message board. Just keep doing what you know to do (follow your surgeon's dietary guidelines, keep walking) and it will work itself out. It is very frustrating when you are in the middle of it, but when the stall ends, you will lose weight FAST. ^^^ I can't believe I didn't catch that! I just re-read the OP's message and ...yep!...right on time for the infamous three-week stall! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldandtired 238 Posted March 4, 2022 AND in reference to the Constipation comment.. "this too shall pass." 🤣 2 ShoppGirl and Arancini reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShoppGirl 5,034 Posted March 11, 2022 A little late in the game but I agree with everything mentioned above. Three week stall, watwr weight, etc. as long as you are sticking to your plan it will break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
