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I need a swift kick in the butt

Amandachanges
Amandachanges Posts: 91 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
So, on Friday I weighed in at 217.8, I was happy about the progress. Not so happy about the fact that I’m losing weight because of some unknown medical issue that doesn’t let me eat/digest fat. Friday morning my doctor ordered a 72 hour quantitative fecal fat test (last time it was qualitative, 1 sample). So this meant I had to start eating 100-150g of fat a day Friday-Wednesday...6 days. So after 1 day, I stepped on the scale to a 2 lb gain, and then this morning another 3 lb gain. This is normal, and to be expected, right? I’m now at 223.4...this has set me back about 2 weeks in progress...in 2 days?? I so just wanna go back to fat free yogurt and high fiber oatmeal. And stop drinking Sprit to settle my stomach from all of this fat!

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  • Amandachanges
    Amandachanges Posts: 91 Member
    You’re correct. I’m hoping the gain is just bloat.
  • Amandachanges
    Amandachanges Posts: 91 Member
    And my period just ended like 5 days ago, so it’s not that. I don’t think it’s possible to gain 5 actual pounds in 2 days eating under 2k calories.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Maybe stay off the scale until after you start eating your normal diet again for a week or so?
  • countcurt
    countcurt Posts: 593 Member
    1. It seems you should focus right now on health, not weight.
    2. The process of weight loss and management lasts a lifetime. Two weeks is [usually] just a drop in the life bucket.
    3. When in doubt, see #1 above.
  • VUA21
    VUA21 Posts: 2,072 Member
    Amandachanges wrote: »
    And my period just ended like 5 days ago, so it’s not that. I don’t think it’s possible to gain 5 actual pounds in 2 days eating under 2k calories.

    No it's not. But, a change in diet can trigger water retention. My personal 1 day water retention gain is 14lbs (I hit the ultimate trifecta - TOM, salty food, beer at dinner, changed my workout routine 2 days prior, and didn't sleep well for a few days before....all at once!!!) It did go away within a week.
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