Newbie, Gastric Sleeve 4/7/2026

[pita71garcia]

Ok, so May 7th I will be one month post-op. I have lost 36lbs as of 4/24, that was the first time i weighed myself at home, but then this morning I weighed myself again, & I gained 2lbs. I am drinking my water, getting my protein in, taking my vitamins and I am not eating much because I get full too fast. What am I doing wrong? Is this normal? My starting weight was 296lbs.

 

[dianeseattle]

it's normal. scales are usually inaccurate.

 

[JustMe]

Make sure to weigh yourself on the same scale at about the same time each day. I weigh myself first thing in the morning after I go to the bathroom, before I consume anything, and while naked. The food and water we consume count on the scale until we go to the bathroom and they are eliminated, not just from our bodies, but from the numbers on the scale. I wouldn't worry at all. I'm sure you're going great. Our weight fluctuates throughout each day and day by day a bit. That's normal.

 

[StephT]

Congratulations on being one month post surgery! It sounds like you are following the plan and doing everything right! It can be disappointing when the numbers on the scale go up, especially when you don't understand why. Focus on what you have done and that your weight is going in the right direction - the overall progress is downward even though occasionally for some reason there is an upward spike. I have been doing this for almost 5 years and still experience bumps like you described. Stick with it and the weight loss will continue.

 

[pita71garcia]

Thank you ladies

 

[MauKai]

I had a gastric sleeve done on 4/27/26. Starting weight pre surgery 249.3. Current weight 213.4.
There is a frustrating plateau stage around 3 to 5 weeks where nothing really happens. I was so upset. Got into my own head and thoughts. My dietitian, the support team at Eviva everyone kept telling me just hang on there trust the process and stick with your program.

OH MY GOODNESS, I have a tendency to get so upset with myself. Just sure Im doing something wrong. I was terrified I'd gone through all the things and I was still just going to be at the same weight.

While speaking with my dietitian I started crying, blubbering really and all my fear and insecurities just flowed out of me.

She handed me a box of tissue, gave me a minute or two to pull it together and then said

LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND OPEN YOUR EARS TO HEAR ME NOT LISTEN TO RESPOND.

YOU JUST HAD MAJOR SURGERY. WHAT WAS DONE IN YOUR BODY IS NO SMALL THING. YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR BODY GRACE AND A CHANCE TO HEAL!

My whole life Ive been an over thinker, over achieving individual that struggles when things are not as fast as I think they should be.

I needed to understand that this gastric sleeve surgery was really truly a much bigger thing than I believed.

Not sure if you are feeling any of those frustrations but if you are according to all my care team professionals. ITS NORMAL

I wish there had been warning to the emotions. OMG Sooooo many emotions. The tears just start. No warning no real reason just tears.

So, just try and remember you just had a major surgery. Your body needs to heal. Its a long process and very rarely does the instant gratification happen.