Weight going up!!!
I posted a few days ago about not having energy etc. Well now, my weight has started going up pretty rapidly. I have gained 2.5# in the last week. That may not seem much but I haven't had any week where I gained weight since my surgery. I was about 10# from goal and now am going in the wrong direction. Still exercising but maybe not active enough. I am supposed to be having plastic surgery the first part of August and need to up my protein to 150 gm. I am petrified that my weight will go up as well if I do this. I know I have been hungrier the last month so have been measuring my portions so I don't overeat. All my tests seem to be normal. Should I not worry about it and eat the protein anyway or back off and go all liquid like I did at first? I am getting kind of panicky and afraid I will lose control and end up where I was before. Was really bummed out when my appetite returned with a vengance.
You would have to had eaten around 10,000 extra calories in the last week to really gain 2 1/2 lbs so I am guessing it is water weight. Have you been getting in extra sodium somewhere? How is your fluid intake been?
I wouldn't worry about adding in protein. I have found my weight loss increased when my protein did. The main thing to watch is your carb intake. Have you been eating extra carbs lately? I have found that carbs, especially refined carbs, make my appetite increase.
I really encourage you to increase the protein before surgery. I usually get in 125+ grams of protein a day and when I had my hernia surgery in April I healed so fast it shocked me. It was totally healed by 2 weeks out.
I wouldn't worry about adding in protein. I have found my weight loss increased when my protein did. The main thing to watch is your carb intake. Have you been eating extra carbs lately? I have found that carbs, especially refined carbs, make my appetite increase.
I really encourage you to increase the protein before surgery. I usually get in 125+ grams of protein a day and when I had my hernia surgery in April I healed so fast it shocked me. It was totally healed by 2 weeks out.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
Thanks for your replies. I started writing down what I was eating and found I wasn't eating enough! I went to a support group last night and the leader suggested that I was overtraining and not eating enough. That was why I was so hungry and tired. As for carbs, I know I don't tolerate them well. Blood sugar goes up when I have more than 30 or so. I think I was more concerned with the exhaustion than the weight as I remember how tired I was after RNY surgery. Its funny how easily I can get out of balance without really being aware of it. I just got used to how I ate and exercised and didn't pay attention. I just want to be in the best physical place when I have surgery as I know there's a lot of "mental" stuff that will happen after.