6 weeks Post-op weight gain????

I will be 6 weeks Post-op HW 407 SW 338 CW 314. Last week I was 310? How did I put on 4 lbs in 1 week? I walk I drink my water and I follow the puree/soft foods I am supposed to. I struggle with protien intake as I find myself extremely thirsty when I eat or drink non water. No I do not drink with meals. Is it possible that it's period weight? I Don't usually get weighed close enough to my before and after of my cycle to know if this is an issue for me or not. Side note I was full liquids diet 2 weeks followed by a month and a half of the pre-op liquid diet prior to surgery. The length of time was due to gallbladder issue plus excessively fatty liver.

They talk about stalls and platues during the first 6-18months but I only hear about weight gain further out and I am still on puree/soft. So is weight gain normal at this stage? What can I do to correct this

The early stalls and weight gain are synonymous. Very typical. Breathe and continue doing what you're doing. Remember that if you are tracking, getting in your water, and getting in your protein there really isn't a way this surgery can fail you.

The scale is fickle. Keep doing what you're doing and the weight will come off.

Switching from liquids to solids (even soft solids) seems to make people stall or gain a bit. My unscientific opinion is liquids move through you quickly and solids hang out for a while in your colon. Stay the course, stick to your plan and everything will be fine. You are not immune to the laws of thermodynamics!

Invest about $150 into a scale that measures weight, BMI, fat, muscle, water, and bone.

The scale will transfer that information to your computer and smartphone and you can then see at a glance whether you have gained water or muscle.

I have weighed daily for several years with the smart scale and always know exactly what has changed with a gain or loss.

My scale is the Garmin Index scale. Fitbit Aria is one that many people use. I have also had dexa scans done and my results matched my Garmin Index Scale results.

In the end, for me this journey has been about weight. Doing this now without a smart scale would be like driving a car with no speedometer. I would never know exactly how I was doing.

Dumb question, but how can a scale tell if your weight is fat, muscle, water or bone? I guess I should google it, lol. Sorry, told you it was a dumb question. Sounds like an awesome scale and now I want one.

Not a dumb question. You have to stand on the scale with bare feet and it sends a current through your body to measure everything. You can't feel it happening.

Wow, that's really amazing!

My weight fluctuates up and down a lot, but as long as the overall trend is going down, I'm all good. I weigh daily but only write down the weight once a week, on Wednesday mornings, and it helps to do that.

It's pretty common to go up a big when you go from full liquids to purees, or from purees to soft solids, etc. As long as you're following your plan, hang in; it will go down again.