"bounce back" weight

Didn't you start a new medicine?

Yes, and it's one that sometimes causes weight gain so I'm watching things really closely.

I got down to 146 (eight pounds below goal) and I gained 9 after my tailbone surgery in March. i've been a sloth all summer and so my weight inched up a bit while I was doing nothing at all... now it's 158 (12 lbs over minimum, 4 lbs over goal) and this is the highest I've been in a long time. I treat this as bounce back weight, even though it's really "havign surgery adn being immobile for 5 weeks" weight.

I worry about it because I'm paranoid. That doesn't help me with eating more and better, and that's my current problem... not eating properly.

I’ve got to be honest. I do not believe in the theory “bounce back weight". Please don’t shoot me...lol

 

I have had many discussions with my surgeons office and they feel the same way. They have told me in their experience that most people are creatures of habit and only a few really change their lifestyle dramatically. Yes it is exciting at first to see the weight drop off, but then people get complacent, or life happens, or they have never dealt with the issues that lead them to seek food as comfort rather than something more constructive.

 

Of all the people I personally know who have had weight loss surgery (12), I have never seen the success in them I have seen in me. I do not hold anyone to my standards and try to encourage others to reach their personal best whatever they decide they can live with.

 

I am anal-retentive...lol  I love creating plans, graphs, and charts. I love the thrill of pushing beyond what is accepted and going for what I want because I believe I can attain whatever I am focused on. If something I try does not work, I think of another way to overcome the obstacle.

 

Let’s face it, it takes a lot of diligence to plan your eating on a day to day basis...for the rest of your life. 

 

It takes 3500 extra calories to gain 1 pound. Medication, water retention, hormones, ageing, illness, poor food choices (non-high protein, non-complex carbohydrates, high calorie liquids) can cause weight fluctuations. These are areas that all have to be addressed as life goes on and adjustments may need to be made.

 

Suprisingly, exercise does not contribute that much to weight loss. A lot of charts are over-blown regarding calories burned during it. Only if you are training or competing for major sports activities will you burn a lot of calories. Exercise is really more for stamina, muscle tone, and a feeling of well-being.

 

That being said, I want everyone to be at peace with themselves and their bodies. Let’s not judge ourselves or others. We are complex people with complex lives. Let us all cheer each other on. 

 

 

Not going to shoot you.

You are less than 18 months out, so don't be over-confident that you will not see a bounce back.  I promise you it happens to the majority. 

My surgeon told me when I went for my 9 month appointment and I was at goal that I'd probably lose around 10 lbs more then level out and see myself landing at about goal weight.  It happened exactly like that with 5 months or so.

I went "wild" on my choices when I was laid off in 2007 and moved, then had a REAL gain of 7 lbs. which I have since lost.

I'd venture to say if you asked 100 post-ops 3-5 years out if they had any regain 94-95% of them will tell you yes they did.