gained 5 pounds in 3 days????

Ok i'm totally lost here about why i'm gaining weight. I am 14 months post op and over the past 3 days I have gained about 5 pounds. I work out every day. I do 40 minutes of Denise Austin arms & abs video and I do between 6-7.5 miles on the elliptical every day. I eat about 1200-1300 calories a day. The only thing that is different for me lately is my doctor took me off my blood pressure meds. I was on Norvasc and Maxide. that's the only thing i have done differently is the meds...anyone have a clue as to what the heck happened over the past 3 days?? 5 pounds is alot. and i'm not sure if it's "that time of the month" because i haven't had a period in 2 months either. advice please!! Steph

Steph, I had the same thing happen to me a while back, I gained 4 lbs within a couple of days, no rhyme or reason. I upped my water intake and was very conscious about what I ate, back down to 900 calories a day and I lost in in 2 days, but did it ever freak me out. As I've said on some of the other boards I'm on.....the first year for me was easy, the hard part has began....maintaining. Just stay on top of it like you are if it requires a change in eating for a couple of days, I've no doubt you'll do it. Dana

hey steph: don't panic. going up and down within a certain range is totally normal. just stay on track and hang in there. it'll be ok. sounds as though you're doing everything right. good luck dorthe

I think blood pressure meds help by reducing fluid retention. It's probably just fluid retention and if it doesn't go up any higher that's not a bad thing.