So sad....crushed---I GAINED today....HELP!

I am just terrified right now....for the first time in just over five months I GAINED weight this morning.  Two pounds.  I sometimes (especially once I hit 100 pounds lost & am getting closer to my goal weight) stay the same for 3-4 days, but I have never GAINED weight.  It is really hard....I am terrified that my body will regain this weight after all this hard work. 

I am trying to honestly evaluate why I gained.  The reasonable side of me says that of course, at some point, there might be a gain....but then the other side remembers pre-surgery when I would diet & exercise so hard & still gain weight.....I felt betrayed at times by my "system".

So, I have worked out four times this week....and really hard...a spin class, a lifting class a spin/lift class and, last night a Fusion class (step/abs, etc).  I wish I believed that whole addage about "muscle weighs more than fat", but when you really look into that you (and having a husband who is such a fitness fanatic & researcher) you really have to be gaining A LOT of muscle for that to be true....we can't gain what we don't have & women who lift weights won't get "man muscles" without using supplements, etc. to get them there.  So, this is not a situation where I have put on enough muscle to make a two pound weight gain make sense.

Of course, then there's my diet...I have been getting in my protein and staying at about 600-700 calories....that's a little above the post-surgery 400-600 range, but I am working out so hard that I have had a pre workout string cheese or even some nuts.  Maybe it's the nuts...they do have more fat than would be allowed, probably....I guess I thought it would all even out w/the cardio I am doing.  Ug.  Okay....who am I kidding....it's those dang sugar free Jello puddings.....that's what it is, I bet.....I have been having one a day....but, then, it makes me want sweets & I end up having some SF Cool Whip.....the sweets thing AGAIN....when will I learn????  I need to get them out of the house (and the Cool Whip, too) and when I want something sweet have a SF popsicle or SF jello....I hate this addiction....definitely my cross to bear....but, I need to fix this.....funny, I just remembered that last night I had a dream that I had gained all my weight back (okay...NIGHTMARE)....I must have a guilty conscience....

Maybe I need a psychologist...is this self sabatoge or just a sugar free pudding?

eeeks....M.

Ok hons, first - slow, deep breaths...
second, where are you in terms of your monthly cycle? weight gain is common during certain times of the month;
third, go back and re-read your post - I think you answered your own question.

You are doing great, you will continue to do great and as long as you stay your course, you will not regain all of your weight.
last, slow, deep breaths!

Thanks Pammers.....I am at the mid-way point in my cycle, but, really, I haven't seen any weight gain at that point in the past.  I know what I am doing wrong....I just thought at this point, with the amount of exercise I get in, I could eat a few more things.  Nope.  Hopefully the scale will be kind to me tomorrow.

I'm sure going to miss that September Franklin support group....

Off to breathe, xo, M.

Now I feel worse lol  I had surgery on July 13 and for the last two weeks I have gone up and down by 2 pounds and can not go further!  You said you never even gained a pound but went down the whole time so I am wondering what I am doing wrong too.  It is so frustrating.  Yesterday for the first time in a very long time with clothes on I am in the 300's.  In May of this year I was 15 pounds from 500 so I need to keep remembering how much overall has made a difference but it seems this never gets any easier!  In the last 4 months I can move again...I exercise every single day but I still rarely eat much and can never get all my water in.  You are doing such a terrific job and I always look forward to reading your posts...I hope things get better for you! 

Oh my goodness, skinny-mini.........you are doing an incredible job!!! And....it is so typical to "stall" at 4-6 weeks & it lasts a little while....it's your body's last ditch effort to fight you for "starving" it......soon, you will see the scale drop away......you will never see the 500s, nor will you ever see the 400s again....fantastic.

Try hard to get your water in...it does help....but, sheesh, for me it took so much planning.  Before surgery all the diets I went on/off/on/off took so much planning....and then, post-WLS, I had to actually plan when I had to drink each day so that I could get my water in by the day's end......you are coming up on the point where you will start feeling like a normal human again--such an exciting time!!  xo, Micheala.

Chill out, dear. It is impossible to gain two pounds of fat overnight. I'm sure it is fluid retention. As long as you are sticking to the plan and doing all the right things, you can trust that things will go in the right direction. Water weight can fluctuate even more than 2 pounds. Dont panic. Remind yourself how great you are doing and trust your surgery and your plan.
Blessings,
Karen

Thanks, Karen.....okay, first, you look AMAZING!!!! Your pics are such a transformation, I just keep staring at them!!!  Three cheers for you....hip, hip, hooooray!!!!

Thanks for the support....I am trying not to panic. I know, it might seem really over-reactive, but I do have this little voice inside of me that says that all those people who are saying, "Why did you have that surgery....I hear people just gain the weight back?!?!" will be right....I have been defending this surgery for months now &, even more important than what other's say/think, I just want to prove to myself that I can do this.  I have worked really hard & want to get to my goal weight.

I have really buckled down today.....Saturdays & Sundays are my off days from  my hard workouts, but I did take the kids to the park & we walked a few miles & then I jogged about 1/2 mile.....so, hopefully the scale will be kind to me tomorrow.

xo, M.

No need to explain, Mikey. I have the same little voice in the back of my mind whispering, "This wil never work. You will never get to goal." I cant help but wonder about it sometimes. It does get annoying though and sometimes I tell that little voice to kiss my much smaller butt.
Hang in there. You are doing great! And thanks for the encouragement!
Karen

My weight can fluctuate 3-5 lbs due to hormones and "Time of month" issues.  Today at lunch bunch, Susan passed around the tablet for us to write how much weight we have lost..  I asked, "Can I count the same 3 lbs that I've lost, gained, lost, gained, lost gained?"  While my total is 135 lbs, I think if I count those 3 lbs, it would end up being 3,589 lbs...

Hang in there sis!  You don't have anything to worry about at this point about gaining weight. You are doing wonderful, staying on track, losing...  its just a temporary "fluke" I'm sure

Michealn,  You disgusting over weight looser!

OK now that I've have your attention!!! 
Just think a year ago you would have stood there shaking your head if someone said gee I gained 2 lbs. (yea well go take a poop).

I really do understand the fear you are feeling and actually that's a good thing it's what keeps us honest.  Your calorie intake with the amount of exercise is extremely good.
 
Even if you've never gained water weight during your cycle before WLS doesn't mean a lot.  Your system has changed a great deal. 

But eating the little bit of cool whip or what ever makes you crave sweets then I would stop before it does lead you astray.

Go back and read your encouraging post to everyone who has gained a couple pounds or has stalled.  Listen to your own great advise and you will be just fine.

C'ya Bob