Today's PSA

I see these posts a lot. 

Help me!  I am two weeks post op and yesterday I weighed 271 and today I weigh 272!  All I ate yesterday was two protein shakes and two ounces of yogurt for a total of about 400 calories.  How did I ever gain a pound?  My pouch is broken, isn't it?  I will never lose weight.  Only two weeks out and I am all done losing.  I am a total failure.  Maybe my doctor didn't really do the surgery at all?  What should I do?  Help!!!!!

Listen.  It's normal for your weight to go up and down.  Happens to everyone.  Maybe you are retaining water.  Maybe you need to poop.   Maybe your scale needs recalibrated.  Chill.  Stay off the scale if minor fluctuations in weight stress you out.  I swear to you, you are not done losing after two weeks (or two months, for that matter).  

poet_kelly, i'm pressing the "like" button for this one.   My surgery is this Tuesday the 29th, so I might be one of those posters soon.  However, when I read those post I too am like seriously it's only been a month give it time to work.