It happened to me-I gained 2 lbs in ONE NIGHT-post rny
Avoid beer and pizza if you wish, but the consumption of them did not cause you to gain two pounds overnight. The sodium in the pizza probably caused water retention, and the beer may have made you bloated as well.
It is really easy to eat or not eat something and think there is an immediate correlation on the scale if the scale fluctuates for any reason. I weigh twice daily. (No, I'm not recommending that for you). I can eat under my calorie allowance for a couple of days and have the scale report a number and then bump up my calories, sometimes even over my carbs, and have a lower number the next couple of days. I track trends more than individual days. For me, having lost my weight except for five dream pounds I would still like to lose, as long as the scale stays within my range, I do not worry.
Most people will have a weight range in which they fluctuate even when actively losing.
I do ingest carbs, but in the form of dairy, beans, and legumes. I don't eat bread or bread products because it is like kryptonite for me. I don't drink at all post op because I don't want the liquid sugar calories and the two times I tried alcohol my stomach hurt, so it's just not worth it to me.
I fight badgers with spoons.
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Hi Folks,
It is me. For those of you that haven't read my previous posts, today I am 8 months and 22 days post op. I have lost 103 lbs.
I also suffer from PCOS and have to watch carbs. One would say I am carb sensitive. The surgery has really helped me lose weight but has NOT changed the ratio of FSH:LH, nor has it improved my bodies response to carbs.
For some of us, in addition to surgery, I think we really need to watch WHAT KIND OF FOOD we put in our mouths. Pre-op, I tried every diet known to man and ate a lot of carby WW and Lean Cuisines adn then would sit around hungry and wonder why I wasn't losing weight.
The vets here on the board talked a lot about eating carb forward and the honeymoon period. I figured my honeymoon would be around 8 months-1.5 years, so basically I got 8 months -1.5 years to lose all my excess weight. Make hay while the sun is shining.
I have been pretty strict with my diet (mean and non-starchy vegetables. No crackers, no bread (usually). I did eat a fold over sandwich for one meal a week just to see what would happen and I plateaued..the dietician assured me that that was not the cause...I didnt/dont really believe her).
Well, last week I really put the "no carbs" theory to the test. I went out with a friend (guy) to a pizza place to catch up. Over a 6 hour period (yes..the waitress hated us) I had TWO pieces of pizza (NOT MONSTER SIZE) and 3 beers.
The next day I got up and weighed myself. I had GAINED 2 lbs! Holy hell! I am in the honeymoon period and I can gain 2 lbs in a night!?!?! THIS IS THE KIND OF HELL I EXPERIENCED PRE-OP. I texted my friends to complain/whine/cry about this unfortunate event. One kind person wrote back to ask if "I was ok" (i dont know if they meant ok because my complaining was over the top or they find it "not ok" to gain 2 lbs with 2 pieces of pizza and 3 beers).
One sweet friend declared i****er weight. I assure you it is not. I gained my weight "saturday night/sunday morning" and it took 4 days (and a lot of extra miles jogging) to get it off.
One guy at the patent office, was sympathetic and suggested it may be the type of carb I had. Basically, that evening out had a lot of wheat in it and he suggested that I read "Wheatbelly" which I am now doing.
I have a lot of disbelief/anger/scientific skepticism vs my personal experience to work through right now.
But for those of you that are pre-op and/or post-op and may have PCOS or hyper-insulin responses, I would suggest you listen to the advice of the vets and my own ancedotal (sp) story. You have had surgery, had your intestines re-routed, and maybe things like carb (and maybe even especially wheat) are no longer in your future because the outcome they produce IN YOU may not be the outcome that YOU WANT FOR YOURSELF.
The response I want for myself is 142 lbs. If ONE beer and pizza night is going to hold me for a week at 167-168, then I DONT WANT beer and pizza night.
Dont be afraid to test yourself, learn your bodies responses/limits, and maybe even say "I choose not to believe "the establishment" on this point because my personal experience has been different."
And this is just my random thoughts...
Going to have to go with the majority rule on this one...it is most likely water retention and not true weight gain. I am 11 months out from surgery and I still have water retention, especially right before my period and when I ovulate...and when I eat a lot of sodium...and when the moon is full...or a quarter... or my cat sneezes...or..... Sometimes I seriously cannot predict what in the hell is going to cause me to gain a pound or two overnight. It is frustrating, but I know that in due time it will be gone.
Just because we had surgery it did not magically change our body or the way it inherently reacts to certain foods. If you were carb sensitive before, guess what, you are still carb sensitive. Seeing that you have PCOS, did you ever eat low-carb in the past? Did you ever notice the pattern of crazy weight gain when you started eating carbs again? Well, lemme tell you, it happened to me...but it also happened to my husband and brother-in-law (who obviously DO NOT have PCOS) when they ate low-carb for months, had a ****ton of carbs (such as beer and pizza) for even one day, and it took them (and myself) days, even up to a week to lose the water retention. Was it true weight gain, as in fat? Nope. It's just what carbs do to ya, especially if you haven't been eating them for awhile and you are sensitive to them...at least that has been MY EXPERIENCE and MY OBSERVATION (disclaimer: I am NOT a MD, nutritionist, dietitian, etc, rather, I am a keen observer).
The good news is that although you experienced "this kind of hell pre-op" you can lose it so much easier now. Just be patient, follow what you know works, and don't beat yourself up if you fluctuate a few pounds...welcome to reality. I've been battling the same two damn pounds the past two weeks. It is frustrating, but I'm not all that worried about it seeing as I have lost quite a bit the past two months and I know my body needs to readjust...that is just what it likes to do. I'm not in a race, rather, I am living my life and weight fluctuation is the reality of life.
Cheers! 
LAP RNY 10.21.13 Pounds lost by month: 1: 34 2: 25 3: 16 4: 12 5: 7 6: 18 7: 10 8: 8 9:15 10:10 11: 10 12: Total so far: 190! pounds
