so, how am I gaining weight?

Ok, first question... A stall is one thing but now I am up two pounds.  I'm trying not to freak out but...I'm not doing too great at that.  I track every bite of food on MyFitnessPal.  I drink 64 oz of water a day.  Yesterday I did eat almost 1000 calories but even that doesn't make sense.  My husband, who is a bio-chemist keeps telling me that it's water, there is no way on earth I can be gaining weight with the amount of calories I am taking in and expending, it is not metabolically possible. But I've read on other boards that people do in fact gain weight on those few of calories.  It's all very confusing to me.  I lost 10 pounds the two weeks leading up to surgery by eating 1500 calories and no more than 50 fat grams, how can my body now be gaining weight at 1000 calories?  

Its ok, deep breath.  Stalls and small gains are common.  IMO your hubby is right it IS water.  Drink more to flu**** out, 64 should be a minimum, try for 100 oz.   Keep to your plan and it will work - give it time :)

Thanks Candy.  Taking deep breaths in between drinks of water :o) Intellectually I know the pounds aren't real but it's so hard not to let fear get in the way.  

Ok - I second and third the deep breath!  It is almost certainly water weight - we are always happy when we drop 2 lbs in a day and we never question why  - so don't beat yourself up just yet over  these few pounds of water weight.  I have found that eating anything slighty salty (nuts or cheeses, even some deli meats) will make the scale go up a bit and if I really flush myself with water the next day things get back into balance.  The surgery works - it just may be on it's own time line and not yours....

I drink more like 3 litres a day including shakes and tea and coffee (128oz) and this definitely keeps the scale steady or on the downward trend.  I also think that the more protein you get in the better.  You will get where you want to be - but it doesn't happen overnight no matter how much we want it too.  The funny thing is that being farther out I look back and it seems like it happened in the blink of an eye!  It's all perpective.....

Hang in there - it's all new and you will figure out what works for you over the next few weeks and months.

Ashley I admire your fluid intake.  I am happy to get 2 liters in. I would love to get up to 3!

Anne

It would be helpful to have some information on your surgery, date, etc so we can be more helpful.

It is water.  When we start losing, our bodies do all kinds of crazy things that get in the way.  Up your water, up your protein with no carb stuff like a good whey shake with water or ice. Post on miles and menus so we can help.  Is it TOM?  That causes a rise for lots of women.  Medication change?  That sure can do it.

Throw out the scale.  If you are tracking and knowing you are doing what you need to, it will come off.  Who cares what the scale says day to day?  This is for the rest of your life.  So go by how your clothes fit, take your measurements, eat the way your plan says and exercise.  It will happen.

BTW, did I thow my scale out, no.  But I did do the rest and that put my mind at rest.

I don't know your age but I kind of feel like a weight loss expert, having lost hundreds of pounds over the last 40 years and when I was having my cycle I learned about my weight loss pattern.  It was very predictable.  Week one, post period I would lose weight, anywhere from 1 to 5 lbs or more.  Week two and three I would pretty much hold steady or play up and down a few pounds.  Week before period, bloat and gain.  If I had lost 5 lbs in week one I could be up two or three at this point.  And trying not to panic.  Period week, the weight I gained is gone along with a few more pounds.  Rinse and repeat.  This was after the initial first month or so of weight loss.  If I was smart I would have only weighed myself that last week but I couldn't help myself so I just kept my own pattern and time of month in mind during weigh ins.

This last time I was in menopause and things were a lot less predictable.  I kept track of my weight daily to try to find some kind of pattern and I never could.  Just when I would think I had a  handle on it things would change.  The good thing is I had few stalls or gains but it drove me crazy not knowing what to expect.

If you have been tracking your weight loss for a while look for a pattern.  That will help you off the ledge when it looks like you've gained.  If you haven't been tracking it might be a good idea to start.

Welcome to our LW Board!

It is possible that is the water.  I'm not a water drinker and have little experience in that area. Protein Drinks are my choice of liquids.

I see you had a revision RNY in Feb. How much did you have to lose?  I'm amazed you can get 1000 calories in this early out.

To me 1000 calories is a lot and 1500 calories is an enormous amount.  I lost most of my weight on 500-800 calories (gradually increased to 800), raised my calorie level to 1000 (using protein drinks) once I had lost the majority of my weight and was starting to panic because I was getting really thin.  I've been on Maintenance about 3 1/2 years and at 5 1/2 years out I still only average around 1300 calories daily with Protein and a few carbs

I don't count fat so i have no idea if what you quoted is a good number.  Protein and low carb is what works for me.

I start Menus and Miles (M&M) every day.  I would love to see what some of your Menus look like.

lots of good questions and advice.  I do have weird weight fluctuations due to TOM but I'm about two weeks from that at the moment... but I do know when I had my lapband and it working my period made it almost impossible to eat.  I guess I had so much swelling in there!  So, in other words I can't rule it out.  As luck would have it I had my last period about 10 days after surgery.

I'm 47 years old. As for when I had my surgery, it was on the 25th of February.  I lost 13 lbs on the two week diet leading up to surgery and since surgery have lost anotber 11 lbs. I need to lose about 110 altogether.  I too am surpised and horrified , actually that I can eat as much as I can.  My surgeon said he had to make my pouch bigger because of scar tissue from the band.  He moved me through the stages very quickly, he moved me to soft foods at my second week and to regular food in my third week.  1/4 of a cup was not close to cutting it.  I was so hungry!  So I callled the nutritionist and asked about 1/2 cup of food, she said it was ok, that some people moved along faster than others. I've never had a moment of nausea or felt that I had eaten too much. In fact I haven't felt full and I am stopping myself when I no longer feel hunger but not to the point of saiety.    It's not at all what I expected it to be.  I didn't think I'd feel hunger but I did, about 4 days after surgery, much to my dismay.  I tried to contact both my surgeon and the nutritionist about the number of calories I should be eating. The surgeon said he doesn't get hung up on that, he wants me to get my protein from food and do away with suplementation  as he doesnt like consuming liquid calories.  The nutritionist told me to the numbers from the surgeon...so....yeah, no answer there at all.  Hope I cleared up some questions.  Thanks for all your help!

1000 calories is way too many for someone only a month out. It was a year before I was physically able to consume that many. Weigh and measure your portions. Your nerves have been cut. You may not feel "full" for a while. I would cut back to 600-700 calories.