I Gained! 'Sigh'

I tell ya! Its sooo frustrating! I have been stuck at 290 for like 5 days then I had a "release" - was constipated etc... I thought HEY! Im getting all this stuff out finally I should have lost. NOPE! It said I gained 2 pounds! I know that I am starting to really be able to eat normal food. I have a good tolerance for everything so far and now I am really scared that I am eating too much. Even though I know I am under 1,000 calories it just freaks me out! 'sigh' I cant believe that I gained. Its so strange that we are so heavy and eating soooo much less its bizarre that we are not loosing each week like crazy. 'sniff' Gotta keep my head up. Its just so frustrating sometimes Elizabeth M -42 it was -44

That is all part of it, Sweetie. Most of the time we lose, sometimes we hold even, and sometimes we even gain. We all know it is going to happen so don't beat yourself up. Are you getting in enough protein and limiting your starches? How about exercise and water? Are you doing everything you should? If you are -- keep your chin up! It will drop off of you and in a few months you will be a different person. RNY - 03/01/04 (285)258/215/130 -43 pounds since surgery

I'm six weeks out and also frustrated but dealing...My first month out I stalled for 2 weeks, I didn't drop a pound, then boom before I knew it the scales moved and I dropped 17 lb. Now here it is again, another stall so far 10 days and I'm up 2 stinking pounds. I know its because its my time of the month once again I've come to the conclusion that 2 weeks out of each month I probably won't lose cause my body is so darn stubborn and just loves water retention. I hate it so much, it gets me so mad and depressed but I know there is nothing I can do. Just hang in there, we will get though these nasty stalls. Kelley

Elizabeth, I wish we all could understand this biochemical thing that's going on in our bodies. It's SOOO different from dieting the normal way. Pre-surgery, no matter what diet I tried, I would always lose weight right away and consistently -- until I went "off the wagon." Then, I would gain it all back and then some. Sound familiar? Now, even though logic tells me I should be shedding weight like water from a sieve, I'm losing at a snails pace. It is very frustrating and I have a tendency to give in to the "poor me" syndrome -- old habits die hard. What I am trying to do differently is to concentrate on the way I FEEL, on the way my body has changed. I can move without pain! I can clean myself without the aid of implements! (Sorry, guys if this is offensive to anyone but it's very significant to me). I'm NOT starving all the time, like I was on Weigh****chers! I'M NO LONGER ON DIABETIC MEDICATION, for God's sake, what a miracle that is! I think it's like this: we ARE losing, even when the scale says we're not. I can tell I'm smaller every day, by the way my rings fit, my clothes fit, by the way I can leap out of bed in the morning, and toss and turn at night without that cumbersome feeling, something like a walrus on a beach trying to scratch its back. It's working, sweetie, don't despair. Just keep doing what you're doing. In a few weeks, you will be down another 10 lbs. and will be feeling even better PHYSICALLY than you are now. Perhaps we should all try to forget about the surgery for a while. Just think of this as a new, God given chance to really take charge of our health and take care of ourselves. HTH (Joy, I'm catchin' on!) Take care and be well, Maureen

Thank you all for all your words. Today I have been feeling just like Elizabeth. I weighed in today and only lost 1 lb in 2 weeks. I was starting to think I was eating too much too. I have kept everything down and no problems. I'm eating 800-1000 calories a day and doing just what my Dr. ordered. I guess before surgery I was just thinking I would drop weight a lot faster. I'm down 26lbs in 5 weeks. I guess thats pretty good huh? I've been walking 1/2 - 1 mile a day too.

Thanks so much everyone for the encouragement!!! I am down again to -44 lbs its really yo-yoing. I too am getting like 800-1000 a day. (I think) I am trying to count calories but it gets hard to count like a tablespoon of cheese I am going to try to watch what I eat better and I know that not exercising isnt helping any. Need to start that program!! You are absolutely right... It is a blessing that we have lost as much as we have and should concentrate on the changes that have already happened. I understand about the hygene thing! I am not breaking my back trying to "clean up" Things were so bad before. I have to remember that! thanks for the inspiration Best wishes Elizabeth M -44!