Normal to gain weight immediately after surgery?
Totally normal. This is due to the fluids they pump you with and the swelling from surgery. I made a promise to myself not to weigh for two weeks post-op because of this. I made it one week :)
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
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Definitely normal. Your body is full of fluids, swollen and in healing mode. It will go away and you will lose.
I would suggest not weighing yourself again until you hit the one month mark from surgery. With the extra fluids plus the extremely common "3rd week stall" (which isn't really a stall, it's your body trying to figure out what's going on) you will make yourself crazy checking and not seeing consistent number drops. Work on getting in that liquid protein, sipping fluids and walking and stay off the scale for a while. Good luck. Heal well.
Surgery: April 30, 2014: HW: 288 SW: 250 Achieved Goal 149 lbs: April 8, 2015 CW: 158 lbs (working on losing 65 lb regain as of June 1, 2021. Weight was at 215 lbs). Fighting every darn day!
on 7/16/17 2:52 am
It's normal. I had a large gain too from my weight right before surgery to when I just returned home to weigh myself. It's fluids, and it takes a while for you to get back to that pre surgery weight.
Its very disheartening!
But you are on the long term path to weight loss. You have decided to remove most of your stomach, permanently. So focus on the fact that you will lose weight. It will happen. It will be with stalls and quick drops, through focus, through good choices on a consistent basis, but the very first week, try not to look at the scale too much, as you will feel frustrated at all that gain from the hospital.
Oh, and walking helps the kidneys to flush out all that fluid, so if you feel up to it, walk!
Surgery date May 4, 2017
HW 290. Start weight 229. Day of Surgery 209. Month 2: 190. Month 3: 182. Month 4: 174. Month 5: 164. Month 6: 159. Month 7: 153. Month 8: 147. Month 9: 145. Month 10: 142. Month 11: 138 Month 12: 137. Month 13: 139 Month 14: 131. Month 15: 130. Month 16: 131. Month 17: 128. 162 pounds lost!!
Two year anniversary upon me in 3 days: 136. Need to lose a few pounds..
