Question:
What's Happening???

I am on the liquid diet and am not losing weight? It's been 11 days and i'm getting discouraged. Please help    — supermom (posted on December 14, 2002)

December 14, 2002
Be patient. It's possible that you could have gained in the hospital from all the IV fluids. My surgeon didn't allow us to weigh in the hospital and asked us not to until we saw him in his office. I don't ever weigh except at his office or at support group meetings - that way I don't get so discouraged. Believe me, you will lose - it will happen.
   — Patty_Butler

December 14, 2002
I had lap RNY on 10/29/02 and was in the hospital for 2 days. I came home with an extra 15 lbs. of fluid. (ANd I started with a BMI of 41!) It took almost 2 weeks to get rid of it. Also, on liquids only, your body may be responding to "famine". Give it a few more days and I would bet you will drop several pounds over a very short amount of time.
   — koogy

December 14, 2002
What liquids are you drinking. A lot of salt???, calories ???.
   — faybay

December 15, 2002
I am almost 10 weeks post-op. One thing I've noticed is that, if my calories are too low, my weight loss stalls. If I up them (especially with protein), my weight loss picks up. I try to keep them around 800 a day and track them at fitday.com. Don't stress out--once you can start eating solid foods, your weight loss will probably pick up. Your body is probably in starvation mode right now.
   — Want2bslim

December 15, 2002
I gained 10lbs in the hospital and it took me over a week to get rid of it--then the weight started coming off--it will be patient--
   — Marie R.

December 15, 2002
It's the water weight from all those IV's. Dont worry a single second about it. Just keep drinking lots, and your body will begin to flush it out. Good Luck! (open RNY 7/23/02 -93 lbs)
   — Shawnie S.