Question:
Help 3 weeks out and gaining!!!!

i am 3 weeks out from open rny and i had started at 261 and was down to 238 but i got on the scale today and i am 242 what is happening here? i am panicking is this normal?    — blank first name B. (posted on September 4, 2002)

September 4, 2002
Hon, dont panic, we all flucutate in weight a couple of pnds. Its probably water retention. Just follow your Drs orders and you will be fine. Good Luck
   — Deanna Wise

September 4, 2002
DON"T PANIC!!!! You could have some swelling or water retention causing the weight gain. Get you some mild water pill and take one (be sure to drink plenty so you don't dehydrate). Also your body may be using some of your stored calories because it is "Starving" and be causing some fluctuation in the weight by a pound or two. Don't worry, you will lose.
   — Lynda T.

September 4, 2002
I had this problem too---I was eating canned soups alot--then I checked the sodium levels--they were out of sight---check your sodium on your food---might cause you to retain water---
   — Linda L.

September 4, 2002
Cherice, this happened to me a couple of times. Shocked the crap out of me when I looked at the scale in disbelief! But in afew days it will go away with more too. Its just the body's way of reacting to this extreme weight loss. Be prepared for a plateau right about now. The first one hits at 3-4 weeks for many and can last several weeks-just continue eating your protein first, getting in enough nutrition, water and vitamins and it'll pick up again.
   — Cindy R.

September 4, 2002
Hi Cherice, Don't worry like the others said. This won't be the first and last time this will happen. I go through this every month, and I am 6 months post op. I gain a few pounds when I start menstruating, spend a week losing the gained weight, and then lose more weight over the next 2-3 weeks. Then it's a vicious cycle all over again. So, you may gain a few pounds here or there for various reasons, just be sure to stick with your diet and drink pleny of fluids - it will come off!
   — Becky S.