Return to work weight gain!

(deactivated member)
on 5/26/17 4:53 am
RNY on 03/26/17

I returned to work this week. I work as a PSW in a nursing home where I have to lift/repositions residents on a daily basis. I took 8 weeks off to heal from surgery. I'm happy to be back, but my back, legs and feet are killing me! I know it will get better as I get back into the swing of things. The getting up @ 4:45am hasn't been easy lol.

I weighed myself this morning to find I was up 2lbs. I have been on track with my diet, but I haven't made it to the gym because I have been so worn out and tired after work. Hopefully the gain is from my new routine.

Has anyone experienced a gain when returning to work?

Jackie S.
on 5/26/17 6:11 am - Ottawa, Canada
RNY on 06/07/17

I am not at the point you are in the journey but I'm wondering if the gain isn't simply muscle gain. If you took 8 weeks maybe it is just that you are rebuilding muscle you lost. I hope this is the case

Referral: NOV/16 Info Sess: DEC/16 OptiFAST: 3wks started May 17/17 OR: RNY June 7/17

HW:278 SW:252 1stGW:220 2ndGW:200 3rdGW:170 GW:150

Weight Management Clinic - Ottawa

Kathy1212
on 5/26/17 8:26 am

Maybe it's water retention from being on your feet so much? Wait a few days and see if it goes down again.

Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto

1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017

Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017

  Kathy  

Wayne H.
on 5/26/17 10:12 am
RNY on 02/08/17

try not to fixate to much on the scales. We go up/down in lbs almost hourly I find.

100Buttons
on 5/26/17 11:06 am
RNY on 03/03/17

When our bodies are put under any stress they immediately hold water (for survival). Your body will realize soon enough this change to your routine is nothing to stress over and let the extra water go :-)

MarinaGirl
on 5/26/17 12:54 pm

I find the scale can fluctuate during the day 1-3 lbs depending on when I weigh myself, if I've gone to the bathroom and had a BM, what I'm wearing, if I just drank/ate a bit, etc. So I wouldn't worry about your 2 lb gain.

smash150
on 5/26/17 8:46 pm

Could just be the change in your routine. Maybe building more muscle up again since a PSW is a very active job.

It's also interesting to me. I am from London too and a PSW as well but only got 4 weeks off to recover after surgery. It is crazy the differences between the surgeons and clinics.

Referral Nov 29, 2016: Orientation Jan 12, 2017: Nurse Feb 6, 2017: Dietitian and SW March 3, 2017: Trio April 5, 2017-cleared for surgery: Meet the Surgeon April 12, 2017: Post op Nutrition class May 8, 2017: RNY Surgery May 9, 2017

HW: 306(day of referral) CW: 172 Height: 5'6

Lucile777
on 5/28/17 5:22 pm

How did you manage to get 8 weeks off?

(deactivated member)
on 5/29/17 4:28 pm
RNY on 03/26/17

I asked my family Doctor, she gave me a note for work and filled out the paper work for E.I.

I wanted to make sure I was 100% before I went back to work.

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