Increased Protein....Weight Gain???

December 24, 2002

Sorry for the double posting, I wanted to reach as many people as

possible.....help!

I am sitting here totally upset!!! For the last couple of weeks I have

increased my protein, to the extent that I was even having chicken at

breakfast!!! I have been avoiding the scales and I have noticed that my

comfortable pants are getting a little 'snug'. This size increase was

confirmed when my daughter got here today.....nothing like the honesty from

one's children. So, sure enough, I got out the scale and I am up in weight!

Prior to this protein increase, I had weighed myself and was up 13 pounds

from my goal weight.....today the scale said I am now up 18 pounds.

Has anyone else ever found that an increase in protein has resulted in an

increase in weight? I use to be successful on WW, and am wondering if that

is the route I must take? Any ideas??

To flip to the other page, just yesterday I stopped at Wal-Mart to buy a

pair of 'comfortable' pants....one's with no zipper. I picked up a small

and looked at it and thought....no, I had better take a medium. Well, I got

into the dressing room and the small was too big!!! I was floored,

totally!!! When I got out the dressing room I asked the sales clerk if this

pant style came in an extra small....her reply was NO, not to many people

have that problem!!! I was really p*ssed off and said, all I wanted to do

was buy a pair of comfortable pants, then walked away. This is really

playing hell with my mind. On one hand, small is too large, on the other

hand, my weight is up 'considerably!

I am miserable! My daughter just left to meet a friend for coffee, she had

on the size 3 pants that I wore last New Year's eve....I said to her, " those

aren't the pants that I wore, are they?? " Yes, she confirmed they

were.....how come I never looked that small??

Help! My fear is weight regain to the extent of what I use to weigh

pre-surgery....surely to God, one has enough smarts to stop the gain long

before that happens....right???

KJ

RNY May 2000

TT June 2001

Mastoplexy Dec 2001

148 pounds - 18 pounds OVER GOAL!!

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