Weight gain

memphandaus
memphandaus Posts: 5 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I've been trying to lose these 30 pounds I've gained. I had my gallbladder removed in December of 2014 and ever since then I've gained weight. No matter what I do! Any suggestions are appreciated!

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  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,485 Member
    MissusMoon wrote: »
    memphandaus wrote: »
    Hi, I've been trying to lose these 30 pounds I've gained. I had my gallbladder removed in December of 2014 and ever since then I've gained weight. No matter what I do! Any suggestions are appreciated!

    I had my gallbladder removed in early 2012. I am losing weight consistently by sticking to my calorie goal here on MFP and exercising. In my personal experience and from what the medical community has told me, there is no reason I shouldn't lose weight by caloric deficit at the same rate as someone with a gallbladder.

    I'm glad you said this @MissusMoon , I was sitting here thinking, 'Isn't the only issue with having no gallbladder a potential inability to process fats well/without pain?'.

    OP logging accurately and sticking to your deficit should have you losing. Exercise will also help and is an important component of overall health. Good luck!
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    MissusMoon wrote: »
    memphandaus wrote: »
    Hi, I've been trying to lose these 30 pounds I've gained. I had my gallbladder removed in December of 2014 and ever since then I've gained weight. No matter what I do! Any suggestions are appreciated!

    I had my gallbladder removed in early 2012. I am losing weight consistently by sticking to my calorie goal here on MFP and exercising. In my personal experience and from what the medical community has told me, there is no reason I shouldn't lose weight by caloric deficit at the same rate as someone with a gallbladder.

    I'm glad you said this @MissusMoon , I was sitting here thinking, 'Isn't the only issue with having no gallbladder a potential inability to process fats well/without pain?'.

    OP logging accurately and sticking to your deficit should have you losing. Exercise will also help and is an important component of overall health. Good luck!

    For me, not having a gallbladder means I get very nauseous if I eat a very high fat meal, and that I don't digest salad quite as well as others might. That's it. I find I the sick stomach after a high fat meal to aid in losing weight, not hinder it. I avoid or considerably eat less of those meals so I don't regret it later.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    Lost my gall bladder 18 years ago. weight was fine at the time. It started going up maybe 12 years ago. Has been consistently dropping this year. my loss of gallblader has been irrelevant in my weightloss journey.
  • memphandaus
    memphandaus Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you for your suggestions. I stay under 1,200 calories a day and try and reach my 10,000 steps a day. I do yoga 3 nights a week and drink large amounts of water. My weight just continues to increase and my doctor has tested my thyroid numerous times and it's fine. I go back to my doctor in July to recheck my weight and I'm nervous to even look at the number...
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    How are you measuring your 1200 calories (which you should be eating at LEAST, and not under).
  • memphandaus
    memphandaus Posts: 5 Member
    I do it by the list on here. Is there a different way to do this?
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I also lost the bulk of my weight after my gallbladder had been removed. Keep checking with your doctor and see if you can get a referral to see a registered dietitian if you feel there's something really wrong with you. In the meantime, these are the things I wish someone had told me when I plateaued for two months:

    1. If you aren't already, be sure that you're logging everything. Sometimes people forget about things like veggies, drinks, cooking oils, and condiments. For some people these can add up to enough to halt your weight loss progress.

    2. Consider buying a food scale if you don't already have one. They're about $10-$20 dollars in the US and easily found at places like Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Measuring cups and spoons are great, but they do come with some degree of inaccuracy. A food scale will be more accurate, and for some people it makes a big difference.

    3. Logging accurately also means choosing accurate entries in the database. There are a lot of user-entered entries that are off. Double-check that you're using good entries and/or using the recipe builder instead of someone else's homemade entries.

    4. Recalculate your goals if you haven't lately. As you lose weight your body requires fewer calories to run. Be sure you update your goals every ten pounds or so.

    5. If you're eating back your exercise calories and you're relying on gym machine readouts or MFP's estimates, it might be best to eat back just 50-75% of those. Certain activities tend to be overestimated. If you're using an HRM or activity tracker, it might be a good idea to look into their accuracy and be sure that yours is calibrated properly.

    6. If you're taking any cheat days that go over your calorie limits, it might be best to cut them out for a few weeks and see what happens. Some people go way over their calorie needs without realizing it when they don't track.

    7. If you weigh yourself frequently, consider using a program like trendweight to even out the fluctuations. You could be losing weight but just don't see it because of the daily ups and downs.

    8. Some people just burn fewer calories than the calculators predict. If you continue to have problems after 4-6 weeks, then it might be worth a trip to the doctor or a registered dietitian who can give you more specific advice.
  • memphandaus
    memphandaus Posts: 5 Member
    I was thinking about a dietitian because I'm struggling. I weighed the same weight for 10years and then I started gaining after my gall bladder was removed which is why I'm curious as to others situations. Mine was removed because it was damaging my liver. I didn't have the pain or anything that would cause people to eat less prior to the surgery. I try to eat healthy nothing is fried, lots of veggies and fruits. I quit soda in November thinking that I would start to lose weight and nothing, not even maintaining just continuing to gain. It's very defeating to get on a scale so I don't.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    memphandaus wrote: »
    I do it by the list on here. Is there a different way to do this?

    Logging is good, but you need to make sure that the amount you say you're eating is correct. Using a food scale to weigh your foods is an excellent way to ensure this is happening.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I just want to drop these links here because I think they might be useful:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1290491/how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10191216/the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-lose-weight
  • ummijaaz560
    ummijaaz560 Posts: 228 Member
    Do you mind making your diary public so we can see what you're eating?

    Honestly if you're gaining weight eating at or below your 1200 calories, you're not eating 1200 calories.
  • vingogly
    vingogly Posts: 1,787 Member
    I had my gall bladder removed in October 2014, and it had zero impact on my weight which was steady in maintenance at the time. I started back up on reduced calories in November 2015, and have lost about 30lbs since then (total is nearly 80lbs).

    I had some gastric distress due to fatty foods early on, but mostly I eat the way I was before without any negative effects. If you're going to go to a dietician, I'd look for one that has experience working with people who've had their gall bladders removed if it were me.

    So it sounds like something else is going on -- are you logging everything and sticking to your calories? Do you have a food scale? Sometimes we're eating more than we thought we are, and measuring accurately can be a real eye-opener.

    You say ever since you had your gall bladder removed you've gained weight, but you also say you're trying to lose 30lbs. Assuming that's what you've gained over a year and a half, that's a gain of less than a half pound a week -- which would say you're not very much over maintenance calories. That's hard to believe if you've been doing 1200 calories for a year and a half and also doing exercise. Something's not adding up.
  • memphandaus
    memphandaus Posts: 5 Member
    vingogly wrote: »
    I had my gall bladder removed in October 2014, and it had zero impact on my weight which was steady in maintenance at the time. I started back up on reduced calories in November 2015, and have lost about 30lbs since then (total is nearly 80lbs).

    I had some gastric distress due to fatty foods early on, but mostly I eat the way I was before without any negative effects. If you're going to go to a dietician, I'd look for one that has experience working with people who've had their gall bladders removed if it were me.

    So it sounds like something else is going on -- are you logging everything and sticking to your calories? Do you have a food scale? Sometimes we're eating more than we thought we are, and measuring accurately can be a real eye-opener.

    You say ever since you had your gall bladder removed you've gained weight, but you also say you're trying to lose 30lbs. Assuming that's what you've gained over a year and a half, that's a gain of less than a half pound a week -- which would say you're not very much over maintenance calories. That's hard to believe if you've been doing 1200 calories for a year and a half and also doing exercise. Something's not adding up.
    That's my stress... I know it's not adding up so that's why I'm frustrated. Side note im coming off of cymbalta because my doctor thinks that is what did this. Cymbalta is not really known for weight gain but the most obvious choice for him was to take me off. I started that for anxiety in June of '14. Fingers crossed that I continue doing what I'm doing and my doctor is correct.
  • DaniCanadian
    DaniCanadian Posts: 261 Member
    edited May 2016
    Are you using a food scale to weigh portions? That's the most likely culprit if you are gaining weight. Anything that's not a liquid should be weighed into grams or ounces. It's very easy to over eat if you're using measuring cups/spoons or eyeballing portions.
  • 85Cardinals
    85Cardinals Posts: 733 Member
    It's the only weigh to go!
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    Having my gallbladder out in 2009 didn't stop me from losing 100 pounds, gaining 115 back and then subsequently losing another 65 (as of today).
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