Guest guest Posted August 23, 2000 Report Share Posted August 23, 2000 Gosh, somebody else who was exactly 3 weeks post op just wrote me the other day and your letters could be identical. I wish I could find my reply to save me typing all this, lol! It is PERFECTLY NORMAL to not lose weight the 2nd/3rd week!! The weight you lose immediately after surgery is water weight. After that, your body has to break down fat, a lot of which is then released as water which your body will carry around to replenish the water weight you lost that week of surgery! So you are losing weight -- actual fat -- but the water your body carries around from it makes your weight seem like you have not lost any weight! It takes 2-3 weeks for your body to break down actual fat, then when it does, it will *still* carry the leftovers of the fat (water) around awhile anyway. Give it another week to start getting rid of the water, too. It's a cycle that has to go its course to get started. That is why you should MEASURE YOUR ARMS AND WAIST before surgery and then in the 2nd-3rd week, when you are SURE you " aren't losing anything, " measure your arms and waist again. You will find you have lost a lot of inches and then you will know that the " no weight loss " really is because you're just carrying around some water as your body gets started in the " break down fat " stage. You're fine!!! Everybody, including me, that I know who went through surgery said the EXACT SAME THING at 3 weeks " I'm not losing! Is my stomach too big? What's the deal? " (Ask Dr. Rutledge -- your letter was *just* like mine at 2-3 weeks!) It's okay! You're fine! Really! Hugs!! deno33@... wrote: > > Today is my third week anniversary post-op. I am doing really well > as far as no nausea, pain, or any discomfort at all. However, I am > not losing. I haven't lost an ounce in over a week and 1/2. My > typical diet is maybe 1/2 banana on my way to work, 1/3 cup of yogurt > around 10:00, 1/2 cup soup or mac and cheese at lunch, and maybe a > handfull of oyster crackers in the afternoon, and yogurt or 1/2 baked > potato at dinner. Am I eating too much? Yesterday, I had a meeting > after work and didn't have anything to eat, so I ate 4 bites of a > happy meal burger. Is this bad? What is everyone else eating? > What's wrong with me? > Kay > > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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