2 weeks haven't lost didly squat

charden875
charden875 Posts: 31 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
In fact I think I even gained a pound, I run 5 days a week 1&1/2 to 3 miles a day and play basketball at least 3 times a week. Now before I started I didn't do anything, nothing, nada, I gained 40 lbs during my recovery from heart surgery (afib) I'm 44 year old male, I count my calories and log my meals. I don't think I'm doing anything wrong I'm just putting this out here. I just keep telling myself welcome to the suck and I'm sure over time as long as my outputs are bigger than my input I will lose eventually

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  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks I figured I just need more time / and I'll save up for the scale
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,319 Member
    charden875 wrote: »
    Thanks I figured I just need more time / and I'll save up for the scale

    It is possible. For some they lose a lot right away because they are retaining a lot of water. Others it takes a while to get going. If you are not gaining, at leas you are not losing ground. If after 3-4 weeks there is no loss at all, I would say try eating a little less.

    A digital kitchen scale is not that expensive. A decent one can get purchase for $10-15
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    edited January 2017
    by surgery for a fib, do you mean an ablation? because I had that and it took about a month until I felt well enough to resume all my activities. the ablation was in 2015 and it did not help as much as I thought it would. But sometimes it takes a couple of times.

    I also started a new routine and have gained a lb since last week, I use a food scale. I bike 8-10 miles 5x a week and I suppose that means water retention in my muscles. Give it time.
  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    by surgery for a fib, do you mean an ablation? because I had that and it took about a month until I felt well enough to resume all my activities. the ablation was in 2015 and it did not help as much as I thought it would. But sometimes it takes a couple of times.

    I also started a new routine and have gained a lb since last week, I use a food scale. I bike 8-10 miles 5x a week and I suppose that means water retention in my muscles. Give it time.
    Yeah my blood pressure would drop almost to the point of blacking out daily for years from afib they went around my heart 2 times and my surgery was 4 hrs, my recovery was painful and long, anxiety was the most surprising side affect as I had never experienced this. "Anxiety is an *kitten*" lol
  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    rileysowner wrote: »
    charden875 wrote: »
    Thanks I figured I just need more time / and I'll save up for the scale

    It is possible. For some they lose a lot right away because they are retaining a lot of water. Others it takes a while to get going. If you are not gaining, at leas you are not losing ground. If after 3-4 weeks there is no loss at all, I would say try eating a little less.

    A digital kitchen scale is not that expensive. A decent one can get purchase for $10-15
    Yeah my extra 10 or 15 buck almost always goes to my teenage kiddos and to be honest I never thought about weighing my food or why but I'll "google " it.
  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    Kitten;I guess is their word for bad words
  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    charden875 wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    by surgery for a fib, do you mean an ablation? because I had that and it took about a month until I felt well enough to resume all my activities. the ablation was in 2015 and it did not help as much as I thought it would. But sometimes it takes a couple of times.

    I also started a new routine and have gained a lb since last week, I use a food scale. I bike 8-10 miles 5x a week and I suppose that means water retention in my muscles. Give it time.
    Yeah my blood pressure would drop almost to the point of blacking out daily for years from afib they went around my heart 2 times and my surgery was 4 hrs, my recovery was painful and long, anxiety was the most surprising side affect as I had never experienced this. "Anxiety is an *kitten*" lol

    Yeah, been there done that. I asked the anethesiologist to give me as much drugs as possible without me feeling anything. And I didn't until afterward. I had a month of utter faitgue and chest pain. I have AVNRT and unfortunately, it didn't stop it. My doc just burned enough that my hr couldn't go past 280 bpm anymore or else I'd need a pacemaker. I don't think I would go through it again, honesty.

  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    charden875 wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    by surgery for a fib, do you mean an ablation? because I had that and it took about a month until I felt well enough to resume all my activities. the ablation was in 2015 and it did not help as much as I thought it would. But sometimes it takes a couple of times.

    I also started a new routine and have gained a lb since last week, I use a food scale. I bike 8-10 miles 5x a week and I suppose that means water retention in my muscles. Give it time.
    Yeah my blood pressure would drop almost to the point of blacking out daily for years from afib they went around my heart 2 times and my surgery was 4 hrs, my recovery was painful and long, anxiety was the most surprising side affect as I had never experienced this. "Anxiety is an *kitten*" lol

    Yeah, been there done that. I asked the anethesiologist to give me as much drugs as possible without me feeling anything. And I didn't until afterward. I had a month of utter faitgue and chest pain. I have AVNRT and unfortunately, it didn't stop it. My doc just burned enough that my hr couldn't go past 280 bpm anymore or else I'd need a pacemaker. I don't think I would go through it again, honesty.
    i was under the whole time he cut everything that wasn't acting right Dr Acevedo here in Fl , I was told he is the best in the country and other than the recovery I believe them. Knock on wood haven't had any trouble with it. Best of luck to ya both

  • Colorscheme
    Colorscheme Posts: 1,179 Member
    charden875 wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    charden875 wrote: »
    Colorscheme wrote: »
    by surgery for a fib, do you mean an ablation? because I had that and it took about a month until I felt well enough to resume all my activities. the ablation was in 2015 and it did not help as much as I thought it would. But sometimes it takes a couple of times.

    I also started a new routine and have gained a lb since last week, I use a food scale. I bike 8-10 miles 5x a week and I suppose that means water retention in my muscles. Give it time.
    Yeah my blood pressure would drop almost to the point of blacking out daily for years from afib they went around my heart 2 times and my surgery was 4 hrs, my recovery was painful and long, anxiety was the most surprising side affect as I had never experienced this. "Anxiety is an *kitten*" lol

    Yeah, been there done that. I asked the anethesiologist to give me as much drugs as possible without me feeling anything. And I didn't until afterward. I had a month of utter faitgue and chest pain. I have AVNRT and unfortunately, it didn't stop it. My doc just burned enough that my hr couldn't go past 280 bpm anymore or else I'd need a pacemaker. I don't think I would go through it again, honesty.
    i was under the whole time he cut everything that wasn't acting right Dr Acevedo here in Fl , I was told he is the best in the country and other than the recovery I believe them. Knock on wood haven't had any trouble with it. Best of luck to ya both

    Thank you!

    For me, I had to be awake. My EP told me that it is best to be awake because it is easier to manipulate heart rhythms. I also have an ICM implanted in my chest which is how I know the ablation did not work to eliminate the AVNRT, but it is what it is and I've learned to live with it. I also have a valve issue and dysautonomia, so I am not the typical EP patient.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    charden875 wrote: »
    I just keep telling myself welcome to the suck

    You're my hero. I want this on my tombstone.
  • charden875
    charden875 Posts: 31 Member
    PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »
    charden875 wrote: »
    I just keep telling myself welcome to the suck

    You're my hero. I want this on my tombstone.

    It's a military saying, not mine. I served but no one was shooting at me personally. Go Navy

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