Weight gain???

Thanks, Charmaz. And I hope WW helps you, too.
Chris

Yeah I agree...most of us know every diet there is under the sun. I suppose I find counting easier!

Hope everything goes well for you!

Yes, you guys are right, but I really, really, really don't want to have to start counting calories or doing points again if I can help it!
I know what foods to eat and what not to eat, and portion control isn't really an issue any more, so I should be able to do it myself - I hope I'm not kidding myself here, though!
I'll take it easy, see how the weight goes over the next few weeks, and then - and only if I have to - will I resort to counting!

Chris

I found that cause i was eating so little I wasnt really looking closely at what I was eating. I actually jumped back into weight watchers recently to track what sort of food I was eating and its points value. I am doing much better now. I could have easily put on weight a kilo or two as I wasnt really looking at the kj value. I have now focussed more about eating all food groups each day and tracking the amount of water I am drinking also. I have found that this helps me alot. Even though I put on 100g one week I did not fret as I knew that my kj intake was controlled and I would lose the weight in the weeks following because of that. I found that tracking the kj value is helping me not to have to worry about any associated weight gain via greater intake of sodium or otherwise. I could not care how much I weigh now somewhat...I am just so happy to finally be under some sort of self control when it comes to food.

Chris - Figure out how many calories you are eating before you beat yourself up about eating more.... if more is 1200 calories then you will continue to lose weight only slower.

Hey, you guys are giving me nightmares! LOL
Last night I dreamed about weighing myself and losing weight (haven't lost much over the last few weeks, just a few hundred grams).
Unfortunately, it's not fluid retention - it's just that I can eat more now, and am doing so. Must stop now!
Chris

I am sure it is fluid retention. Because if I forget to take my high blood pressure pill (and it has a diuretic in it) I will gain as much as 2-3 lbs. But when I take it the next day, it comes back off. Up and down and then down it goes is the way it seems. It also seems that if I'm good about drinking water, it goes down.

Sometimes I gain as well, but I put it down to fluid retention. The other day I gained 1kg which stayed for two days and annoyed me no end, then this morning I lost that 1kg plus another 1kg, so I think it is pretty normal to fluctuate from 1 day to the next. Although it's probably best to only weigh once a week so that you don't see those daily fluctuations, I can't help myself and have to weigh every day, so I guess I shouldn't beat myself up about it too much.

Oh My goodness I don't want to gain weight but I know what you mean I am not going as often either to get rid of fluid......3 weeks since op.

Grrrrr...... Jumped on the scales today expecting to see a loss......It didn't happen, instead I find I put on nearly a 1kg...... Grrrrr..... So disappointed.....

aaah - the sodium stance sounds logical cos i certainly haven't been going to the loo as much - will keep an eye on that!

thanks for the replies - its nice to know i'm not alone!

Cheers all
DR

Dear Dragon Rider and All,

I am fairly sure you are not putting on weight. What you are doing is putting more sodium into your body than you were putting in when you were just on fluids. Try tracking this - keep a running total of how much sodium you are putting in - it is probably substantial. Lots of mushies like canned soup, cottage cheese, stews, etc contain unbelievable amounts of sodium. The sodium makes you retain water. If it makes you feel any better I put on 16 pounds worth of fluid in the 48 hours I spent in the hospital - and that was at a time when I was eating absolutely nothing and taking in nothing but Propel. Once the sodium goes out, so too will the fluid go out.

Good luck and let me know if my hypothesis is right.

*hand up* of course I thought I was the ONLY one hehehehe it came off with its friends of course :)

applesauce

Hi Dragonrider
Don't worry about it. I have had a few weeks when I've put on a little, but then a week or two later it comes off with extra.
The same with stalling, where I am at the moment.
It's hard to get used to - my first thought is always "I knew it was too good to last - here it comes back on again", but that doesn't happen.
Chris

Hi

Just wondering if anyone else gained weight when they went from 'nutritional fluids' (eg optifast, yoghurt etc) to the 'mushies' stage?

I've put on weight since the change over and am not impressed!!!! Eating stuff all so how can i put on weight?

Very annoyed
DR