I am so depressed!! ............ I gained weight this week!!!........Help!

[Guest guest]

Hello Everyone,

I am just beside myself. I am 12 weeks post op and weigh in only

once a week. This week I gained 1.6 lbs. This may not seem like a

lot but to me it is. I think of myself as a hard loser. By this I

mean I really have to work to lose the weight. I started at 297 then

in the first 3 weeks I lost 33 lbs. Than It got hard only 4 lbs in 6

weeks. Than I did something stupid I only ate 400 cals a day and

that week I lost 8.5 lbs. Than I came to my senses and started

eating healthy. Protein, protein, protein. Since surgery i have

been mostly eating protein. I hardly have carbs only very smal

amounts. I drink only cal free drinks, like Crystal light , water

and Diet Soda. I don't even drink milk!!!! I don't have any sugar

and I walk. Thats a lot for me since before surgery I

did " nothing " . I can't blame the gain on my period, since surgery I

have been having one 3 times a month!!! I sometimes think that I

have too many cals, but my nutritionist said I was ok. Even if I had

2000 cals a day I should still lose the weight. ( I don't, by the

way). The most cals I have had was on sat. Our family had

Thanksgiving early and I over estimated the cals and still was under

1500.

I can't help feeling very upset and depressed. Why did I go through

all the pain and effects of surgery? Why can some people eat what

they want do no exersise and still lose huge amounts of weight and I

gain even afer Dieting?

I know some of you may yell at me its only 1.6 lbs and say you have

lost 53 lbs look on the bright side. My question is if eating 1200

cals a day, getting exersise and still gaining weight at 12 weeks

post op what will happen eating 2500 cals 1 year post op? Will I

gain it all back? Will I forever be on a diet? At this moment in

time I feel like it will happen!!!!!!!

Jody

8/30/01

age 28

BPD/DS Dr. Pomp Mt. Sinai NYC

Starting weight: 297

11 weeks: 242.2

12 weeks: 243.8 +1.6 lbs :0(

[Guest guest]

Jody,

Have you tried eating a high fat meal? Whenever I do that, it cleans

me out and I have a dramatic drop in weight.

11 weeks post-op

Beginning weight: 297

Current weight: 249

Total Loss: 48 lbs.

> Hello Everyone,

>

> I am just beside myself. I am 12 weeks post op and weigh in only

> once a week. This week I gained 1.6 lbs. This may not seem like

a

> lot but to me it is. I think of myself as a hard loser. By this I

> mean I really have to work to lose the weight. I started at 297

then

> in the first 3 weeks I lost 33 lbs. Than It got hard only 4 lbs

in 6

> weeks. Than I did something stupid I only ate 400 cals a day and

> that week I lost 8.5 lbs. Than I came to my senses and started

> eating healthy. Protein, protein, protein. Since surgery i have

> been mostly eating protein. I hardly have carbs only very smal

> amounts. I drink only cal free drinks, like Crystal light , water

> and Diet Soda. I don't even drink milk!!!! I don't have any sugar

> and I walk. Thats a lot for me since before surgery I

> did " nothing " . I can't blame the gain on my period, since surgery

I

> have been having one 3 times a month!!! I sometimes think that I

> have too many cals, but my nutritionist said I was ok. Even if I

had

> 2000 cals a day I should still lose the weight. ( I don't, by the

> way). The most cals I have had was on sat. Our family had

> Thanksgiving early and I over estimated the cals and still was

under

> 1500.

>

> I can't help feeling very upset and depressed. Why did I go

through

> all the pain and effects of surgery? Why can some people eat what

> they want do no exersise and still lose huge amounts of weight and

I

> gain even afer Dieting?

>

> I know some of you may yell at me its only 1.6 lbs and say you

have

> lost 53 lbs look on the bright side. My question is if eating 1200

> cals a day, getting exersise and still gaining weight at 12 weeks

> post op what will happen eating 2500 cals 1 year post op? Will I

> gain it all back? Will I forever be on a diet? At this moment in

> time I feel like it will happen!!!!!!!

>

> Jody

> 8/30/01

> age 28

> BPD/DS Dr. Pomp Mt. Sinai NYC

> Starting weight: 297

> 11 weeks: 242.2

> 12 weeks: 243.8 +1.6 lbs :0(

[Guest guest]

I think weekly weigh ins are about 4 times too often. Weigh monthly

and rid yourself of your angst. If you lose nothing in a month, then

complain. A week is too little time to indicate a problem.

/Seattle

--- In duodenalswitch@y..., " None of your Bee's wax! " ,

>

> I am just beside myself. I am 12 weeks post op and weigh in only

> once a week. This week I gained 1.6 lbs.