Durhamlass14
Member
I was so pleased to loose 8 lbs in a week post surgery, now I have not lost any weight for three days whats going on?
Is this normal or I am doing something wrong?
Is this normal or I am doing something wrong?
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mmm whats happening?
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Neen
WLS Moderator
Just out of surgery it is perfectly normal for stalls etc as your body struggles to cope with the trauma of surgery/pre op diets and post op slushies etc.
Don't worry about weight loss until you are well past the recovery stage at least.
When you have your first fill is more the time to think about weight loss
Don't worry about weight loss until you are well past the recovery stage at least.
When you have your first fill is more the time to think about weight loss
soon2Byummymummy!
Loves a Chat!
totally agree with neen wait until you start having fills to worry about losing weight. i totally thought i would start losing straight away especially being on fluids and mash but nope i didn't even really start to lose anything substantial after my first fill. i went for about 6 weeks without a loss but stick to your guidelines and diet and it will start to come off
Durhamlass14
Member
My first fill is going to be a while as I cannot get an appointment at SRH until after I return from the USA this is going to be around mid to end of July, hope I will be ok until then
soon2Byummymummy!
Loves a Chat!
What i have found that works is eating a high protein low carb low fat diet and always eat off a side plate. i log my food diary on my fitness pal and this tells me how many cals carbs fat and protein i am meant to have in a day. so i always make sure i am under on carbs and fat and over on protein everyday. and i try to average a 1000 cals a day. why not try logging your food on my fitness pal?? you will find what works for you i am sure its alot of trial and error to start with xx
phatmomma
New Member
These posts never cease to make me laugh lol....
What on earth makes you think you'll lose weight in three days? Firstly you've had a weight loss surgery, it's not a miracle surgery, you still have to work at it and your body knows food supply is in short demand and is storing onto its reserves. Your bodies are still recovering and you've had no fill in your bands....
Follow Neen's guidelines and you'll do just fine xx
What on earth makes you think you'll lose weight in three days? Firstly you've had a weight loss surgery, it's not a miracle surgery, you still have to work at it and your body knows food supply is in short demand and is storing onto its reserves. Your bodies are still recovering and you've had no fill in your bands....
Follow Neen's guidelines and you'll do just fine
xx
magicbeans
no longer obese!!
WOW i had no idea that the weight loss actually kicks in after ur first fill! i was told by my provider that those ppl that do the best during op to first fill do best overall! i have stalled this week and thought...arrgh...i know i will have stalls but wasnt aware that the weight loss actually kicks in post fill!!
thanks
thanks
Durhamlass14
Member
I am eating so much less therefore I should lose weight
I must surely loose before my first band fill which could be in nearly two and a half months unless I will be very unhappy
Most people do tend to loose before the band fill and my dietician is expecting 2 IBs per week
I must surely loose before my first band fill which could be in nearly two and a half months unless I will be very unhappy
Most people do tend to loose before the band fill and my dietician is expecting 2 IBs per week
Sarah Metcalf
New Member
Before the first fill it is common to have to rely on willpower as you can find that your portion sizes can start to creep up once your swelling subsides and appetite returns. This isn't the case for everyone, but it happened to me and I was so glad that I'd read it on here as I was forewarned so didn't panic. Hope this helps xx
WOW i had no idea that the weight loss actually kicks in after ur first fill! i was told by my provider that those ppl that do the best during op to first fill do best overall! i have stalled this week and thought...arrgh...i know i will have stalls but wasnt aware that the weight loss actually kicks in post fill!!
thanks
I just replied on your thread but your provider could be right. That was certainly the case for me anyway. My weight loss post op to first fill was high, I lost about a third of my target weight loss.
Unfortunatly this isnt the case for everyone or by any means the norm - everyone is different x x
i am 8 days post op and will be weighed "officially" in 2 days. i know i have lost some weight but i also know that we need to be patient. dont panic if your at a stand still. however i too weigh myself everyone morning and i know my scales arent accurate so I will go to Boots every saturday for an accurate reading.... u should think about doing the same. It isnt helping, that you are weighing yourself every morning...... why dont we both decide not to weigh ourselves tomorrow........i promise i wont get on the scales
Isn't it daft Maura that we are all told not to weigh on a daily basis and I am sure that mentally it is probably an unsatisfactory thing to do, but and its a BIG but........the only thing that I want to know each day is that I am doing well and losing the weight.
I saw my surgeon tonight who "told me off" and said that a weigh in once a month is sufficient. I explained to him that even if a UFO landed in my garden tomorrow morning, I would still need to weigh myself before going out to take a look!
I dont mean to sound flippant as I know that daily weighing should be discouraged but its hard.
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I saw my surgeon tonight who "told me off" and said that a weigh in once a month is sufficient. I explained to him that even if a UFO landed in my garden tomorrow morning, I would still need to weigh myself before going out to take a look!
I dont mean to sound flippant as I know that daily weighing should be discouraged but its hard.
x
Durhamlass14
Member
I agree it is really difficult not to weigh yourself
I have always done this as about 18 month ago I hit what I would term as my crisis weight that was the impedus for me to seek WLS, from that date I have weighed myself everyday as I was heading to 17 stone
I never got to 17 stone and I believe it was because I kept an eye on my weight hence the weighing every day
Hope this helps people understand
xx
I have always done this as about 18 month ago I hit what I would term as my crisis weight that was the impedus for me to seek WLS, from that date I have weighed myself everyday as I was heading to 17 stone
I never got to 17 stone and I believe it was because I kept an eye on my weight hence the weighing every day
Hope this helps people understand
xx
Neen
WLS Moderator
Why not once a week then? That's keeping an eye on it without it becomming an obsession.
We are all (most of us anyway) in this state where we have had to have surgery because of an unhealthy obsession/ unnatural relationship with food.
We have to break that behaviour or it will mean we're never going to be happy with ourselves (eg always worrying about weight even after losing the excess)
I don't want people panicking whilst their bodies are in recovery which was my main point!!
Also it depends on so many variables, some of us banders are heavier at the beginning (not many of course) so how can we lose the majority of our weight before a fill?
Also some of us have providers that only put in a tiny amount for the first few fills...not making much difference at all to our feelings of fullness, so again, how can we generalise it at all?
However interested we are in how much weight we think we should be losing in the first year, we have to look at the overall picture. I want my weight off asap but it doesn't always work that way and I think I would rather ensure I don't regain any as well as permanently losing the rest over the next couple years.
Not sure if that helps or not but we do understand about weight being a worry and every single one of us is going to lose weight differently because we're all unique.
We are all (most of us anyway) in this state where we have had to have surgery because of an unhealthy obsession/ unnatural relationship with food.
We have to break that behaviour or it will mean we're never going to be happy with ourselves (eg always worrying about weight even after losing the excess)
I don't want people panicking whilst their bodies are in recovery which was my main point!!
Also it depends on so many variables, some of us banders are heavier at the beginning (not many of course) so how can we lose the majority of our weight before a fill?
Also some of us have providers that only put in a tiny amount for the first few fills...not making much difference at all to our feelings of fullness, so again, how can we generalise it at all?
However interested we are in how much weight we think we should be losing in the first year, we have to look at the overall picture. I want my weight off asap but it doesn't always work that way and I think I would rather ensure I don't regain any as well as permanently losing the rest over the next couple years.
Not sure if that helps or not but we do understand about weight being a worry and every single one of us is going to lose weight differently because we're all unique.
Durhamlass14
Member
Thanks Neen it makes sense
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