chacha
New Member
Posts: 2 
Surgery Type: DS
Surgery Date: June 24, 2015
Surgeon: Dr Hong
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Post by chacha on Jul 10, 2015 21:38:27 GMT -5
Surgery date June 24, 2015 - I am 3 wks post op and w8 loss is very slow, only 7lbs. Is this normal or should I be concerned?
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citizenk9
Junior Member
Posts: 99
Surgery Type: DS
Surgery Date: 10/13/2009
Surgeon: Dr, John Rabkin, San Francisco, CA
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Post by citizenk9 on Jul 11, 2015 3:12:39 GMT -5
I had a lot of water retention after surgery. It took a while for it to go down and lose those pounds. Have you talked to your surgeon about it?
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Post by caprice on Jul 11, 2015 6:56:01 GMT -5
Which surgery did you have? Are you closely following the instructions given you for post-op eating? Are you able to get very light exercise, that is, walking, regularly? Are you drinking plenty of water? If your surgery was malabsorbtive, are you focusing on protein, and restricting your carb intake?
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Post by west4thavenue on Jul 12, 2015 14:12:03 GMT -5
Which surgery did you have? Are you closely following the instructions given you for post-op eating? Are you able to get very light exercise, that is, walking, regularly? Are you drinking plenty of water? If your surgery was malabsorbtive, are you focusing on protein, and restricting your carb intake? All great questions! |
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Post by caprice on Jul 13, 2015 6:13:14 GMT -5
Don't think anyone's listening, tho.
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Post by OnMyWay2Thin on Jul 13, 2015 13:49:29 GMT -5
Lol, I keep listening but I don't think she's talking!
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chacha
New Member
Posts: 2
Surgery Type: DS
Surgery Date: June 24, 2015
Surgeon: Dr Hong
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Post by chacha on Jul 14, 2015 6:22:55 GMT -5
DS Switch. Slowly getting my protein up (around 60-70 gms/day). Definitely watching the carbs and the sugar.
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Post by OnMyWay2Thin on Jul 14, 2015 7:54:17 GMT -5
chacha, since you're newly out, it would probably be a good idea to actually journal everything you eat and drink. Then you'll know exactly what you're getting in, not just watching them. The truth is when we just watch them, we tend to have more than we really think (guilty as charged when I don't journal.) It's also a great habit to get in so you know exactly what you're taking in, you wouldn't want to come down with malnutrition because of lack of protein. If you got the DS, you will definitely start losing weight, just be patient. Sometimes it seems like it's taking too long but really June 24 was just 2 1/2 weeks ago and you could still be swollen and retaining water. Hang in there, follow the rules, sip water, take enough protein, and you will be amazed at what will happen to your body!
Good luck,
Kelly
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Post by goodkel on Jul 14, 2015 19:06:43 GMT -5
Welcome chacha! It is still early days in your healing process. A stall or regain is normal at this point and it is temporary. As I explained in another thread: When the body is on an extremely low calorie diet, as you are immediately following surgery, the body uses carbohydrates first as a fuel. Since you are ingesting minimal calories if any at all, your body uses glycogen, which is a carbohydrate stored in your body, as fuel. When your glycogen is depleted, it burns fat for energy. The storage of glycogen involves a large amount of water. Early weight loss is primarily water until the glycogen stores are depleted. That is the point when the body begins using fat for energy. As you begin to ingest more calories, the glycogen stores are replenished, including the water required to store them. At this point, your weight may stall and sometimes even increase by a few pounds. The fat that you have lost in the interim will remain lost. Keeping your carbohydrates low will continue to direct your body to consume fat for fuel and you will again begin to lose weight. Read more: weightlosssurgery.proboards.com/thread/9740/why-early-stall#ixzz3fuiOO3Pj |
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