After losing 14-15 pounds in a nine day period (the liquid phase), I was thrilled with my progress and the decision I had made to have gastric bypass. I was on to pureed/soft foods and felt like is was smooth sailing from here. My surgeon had warned me not to weigh myself everyday, because after a quick weight loss like that, things would slow down for a bit, but I didn't listen. Every chance I got I weighed myself and the scale was stuck at 204 pounds for THREE entire weeks. No movement at all. Not up, not down, absolutely no movement. I continued eating the way I was taught, 60 grams of protein a day and I couldn't eat that much anyway, due to my new pristine pouch, however the frustration was unreal.
Being a nurse, I knew there was a science behind weight loss, however,I continued to believe that this was just not going to work for me. I looked up several articles and they all said the same thing. Basically, that initial weight loss was not actual fat weight loss, it was water. It is near impossible to lose that much fat in 9 days. As I continued to eat and rehydrate my body, the weight was shifting from true fat loss and not just water. Ever notice how when you go off a diet, you quickly gain back 5-8 pounds? So, the scale was playing tricks on me and I just had to either deal with it, or stay off of it, like I had been instructed by my surgeon in the first place.
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