Question:
Weight loss bouncing around - weird or not??

My weight is bouncing back and forth, between 144 and 146, 147. Literally. Today it is 145. Yesterday it was 144. Day before it was 146. A few days bwefore it was 144, then 145. One day, I exercised 7.5 miles at the rec center, between walking/jogging, elliptical and biking. Didn't lose a thing. Then I lost a few pounds back to 144 two days later. Then back up and then down. Is this normal? I watch what I eat and I exercise fairly regularly. Seven months ago, I had the RYN gastric bypass. Is my body just not ready to lose the weight at this moment? My weight loss has slowed down SIGNIFICANTLY. But I am still working on it.    — C P. (posted on October 2, 2008)


October 2, 2008
I'm three years out and I bounce around 2-3 lbs one day I can be 142 the next day 144 and I know I didn't gain 2lbs over night so I figure it could only be water weight because it will be gone the next day,
   — Lil' Booty

October 2, 2008
Your profile is private, so we have no background data on you to work with for comments. We don't know when you had surgery, how big you were when you started, etc. DAVE
   — Dave Chambers

October 2, 2008
Dave, I locked it up recently when a former guy friend saw my posting and got a BIG kick out of it (he remembered me when I was a skinny minny a LONG time ago). In fact, he got such a big kick out of it, he told my sister who I don't get along with, my boss, my friends from college who never knew I had gained so much weight, etc. I nowe have to deal with these people laughing at me (he contacted the ones who I didn't get along with). Never the less, you can summize that we aren't friends anymore. It is easy for someone to tell me not to wory about other people, but it is another thing to have those that I don't care for know my personal business. So that is why I locked it up.
   — C P.

October 2, 2008
My weight bounces around from day to day too. I think it's alot to do with salty food and retaining water...I do not eat the same things daily either... I try not to weigh but once a week. I keep track of more than 3 lbs. If I gain more than 3, I know I am gaining weight or need to drink much more water so I stop retaining it in my body! (I need to do that now...not getting my water in daily lately) You are probably at the point where you need to watch your intake much closer now and do not begin to eat more and more but maintain and even cut back to lose the rest that you might want to lose. Just be careful now and pay attention to your pouch...This is probably about where your body is happy...but you still have that nice easy honeymoon period...so take advantage of it now while it is still easy and just cut back on some cals or fat or carbs or all three! And drink more water!
   — .Anita R.

October 2, 2008
The human body does not consistently hold to a exact weight-- think about the net effect of everything you eat and drink and excrete. Plus, most bathroom scales will vary within a few pounds. These variances are why most programs don't have patients weighing themselves every day.
   — SteveColarossi

October 2, 2008
It is not uncommon for a womean to bounced around in weight. Those numbers can bounce up to 10 pounds depending on water weight. I too am stuck at 144. I am 17 months out of RYN and have not been losing. I made it within 13 pounds of my goal weight and I am ok with that. Sometimes your body just knows when to stop.
   — Alvernlaw

October 2, 2008
I am almost 5 yrs post op lost 265 lbs and am keeping it off .This is how .Every morning i weigh .I have a 10 lb float i live with.If i weigh in the first 5 lbs of the float i caneat some carbs that day,if i weigh in the second 5 lbs of the 10 lb float i do not eat any carbs until i see the scale go back to the first half of the 10 lb float.i oly count carbs and protein .i also dump so no more tha 12 grams of sugar at one time.I thik u r ormal but be sure to set yourself some boundries so it doesn't get out of control.
   — Bette Drecktrah

October 2, 2008
Why didn't you opt for DS surgery? It would solve a lot of problems.
   — philzach

October 3, 2008
It's normal and it will make you crazy. Pick a day once a week or twice a month and weigh yourself... you'll see actual weight loss/gain and not the day to day fluctuations due to hydration status.
   — mrsidknee




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