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Gaining weight 6 weeks post op

Hi Ruby, welcome to our group! Had you been losing since surgery and now all of a sudden notice the scale starting to go in the wrong direction? This could be a difference of water retention, hormones or the body saying whoa!... you aren't getting enough calories in! This is not uncommon. I know you said your are following your guidelines to a T but are you tracking calories besides protein and water? I'm thinking because you are only 6 weeks out you might be so low in calories that your body needs to adjust, especially since you are exercising as well.

So what do you do? You can just sit tight and do nothing and see if next week the scale is going down or you can try to increase your water intake and if you can handle it up your calories just a little if you can tolerate it with a healthy snack. If you are weighing yourself more than once a week, I would suggest you stop. Too many variables day to day that can throw things off.

Above all, we can only give suggestions here. If you are really concerned always contact your bariatric center and then let us know what they say. It may help someone else going through the same thing.
 
Ruby, I’m sorry you’re going through this. I had my first gain since my surgery. I would recommend that you check in with your dietician at your surgery center. I’m within 30 pounds of my goal weight and from what I read online, I’m supposed to be eating 800 calories per day. I remember that it was half of that two months from my surgery date. Everyone is different and there seems to be a lot of variations with each surgery center. Good luck to you.
 
Here's the thing. First, don't look at exercise as a weight loss tool, it's not. It's great for health and has many other benefits, but it's not that instrumental for weight loss. Keep doing it, but you don't need to do it every day, especially when you are eating very low calories. Speaking of calories, what you are eating is very, very low, and I would double check with a dietician. The combination of very low calories and exercising every day can slow your metabolism down, but that being said, I GUARANTEE that even when the scale is not moving or even when it moves up, you ARE losing fat and your body composition IS changing.

You may talk to your dietician about upping your calories a bit. You may want to choose different foods. You might not be eating bad foods, but they might not be right for your body. It's a great misnomer that the post surgery diet will be effective for every single person out there. We have to adjust and tweek to find the right balance.

Many people go through periods like this and then continue to lose. Some people lose consistently until their reach their goal, others are all over the place. There really isn't a "normal" way that it all happens. Averages are misleading. Stick to making good food choices, stay hydrated and if you are going to exercise, consider resistance exercise more often than cardio to help maintain muscle mass and metabolism.

Your body is changing for the better, no matter what the scale reads. Step away from the scale for a while and just focus on food, nutrition, hydration and activity. Work toward new lifelong habits that will carry you over after you reach your goals.
 
Ruby, I’m sorry you’re going through this. I had my first gain since my surgery. I would recommend that you check in with your dietician at your surgery center. I’m within 30 pounds of my goal weight and from what I read online, I’m supposed to be eating 800 calories per day. I remember that it was half of that two months from my surgery date. Everyone is different and there seems to be a lot of variations with each surgery center. Good luck to you.
 
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