take this journey, one day at a time. Keep your eye on the prize.......a healthy you. The scales are just a bleep on the radar....

Follow the suggestions for decreasing the blood sugar spikes.

people don;t gain that much weight in a couple of weeks. Are you having any swelling in your hands or ankles, rings tight? sounds like some fluid retention.

Oh, Sweetie. Try not to get down on yourself. I know 11 lbs sounds like a lot, but this could be water weight. Are you getting ready to start your period? Have you been wanting more salty foods lately? Sodium and salt are hidden in a lot of these fat free foods too. So that could be the culprit here. Just don't beat yourself up over this. Those scales can vary greatly depending on the time of day you weight too. The best time to weight is first thing in the morning before eating anything and after you go to the bathroom and are completely naked. That is your true weight. Any other time of the day will not reflect your true weight.

One of the things I did before I had my surgery was cut out all "white" foods. Breads, pasta, rice, and potatoes. It helped me with my weight loss and also with my blood sugars. My blood sugars went from 250-300 to 120 when I got rid of the "white" foods in my diet.

I had my surgery 3 weeks ago and my blood sugars are around 127 with no diabetes meds at all.

Try getting rid of white foods and processed foods, it will definitely help with both your weight loss and your blood sugars.

Good luck!

Laurie

hey don.t beat your self up...I have gained like 12 pounds over the last month and yes it makes me sick but I think I got a handle on it ..had to go on pedizone for a week because of back pain and i know how it afects me so ..I too was surprised at 12 pounds...not had surgery yet but waiting for doc call for date....I am an emotional eater and surgery is the best hope I have ...so chin up my friend...i am with you and we will get through this ...smile bella chow

All you can do is make healthy choices. You will have to make them for the rest of your life.. I had surgery 9 months ago and it is amazing. I haven't taken diabetes, blood pressure, or colestrol meds since the day before surgery. Just hold on, you will always have to work at it, but it won't be as hard.

At least you are aware of your weight now. If you werent getting weighed, maybe it would be a bigger gain?? Each day is a new start, use it wisely.

Don't beat yourself up and start feeling guilty or it could continue. Usually a change like that is water weight if not then just be more careful. Everyone has days like that...I just gained 7 pounds in one day after eating pasta the one day. I know that is not possible but I was getting weighed in that day...not good. But it makes you try harder. Just put it behind you and press on. You can do it!

I can identify with your frustration! I was diabetic before surgery, and neither the blood glucose levels nor my weight would stabilize. It was very frustrating. Happily, GBS fixed both issues. Hang in there....

It could be water/fluid retention. My typical eating day has been lately like this

Breakfast: nothing I don't usually like to have breakfast working on trying to change that

Lunch: usually something quick like some chicken salad (I make with low fat/low sugar mayo and lots of veggies), tuna salad (made like the chicken), or some soup

Dinner: usually has some protein source either baked or grilled (hate the taste of fried foods), and a ton of veggies, sometimes there is a little carbs but usually if that is the case it is like brown/whole grain rice made with broth of some kind.

For beverages during the day I usually down 64 ounces of water, caffeine free tea, sugar free lemonade or juice of some kind, and between 8-10 ounces of skim milk

portions are small (except the veggies), sweets are basically a no go due to the diabetes. The veggies I choose are ones that are low on the glycemic index again due to the diabetes. I don't think it would be due to that time of the month for me as I had and endometrial ablation in December of 2010 due to issues with my uterus. I have had a lot of swelling in my back after having three nerves in my back burned to kill the endings. Have been pretty much constipated since then. I have had a horrible reaction to it and have ended up with my muscles on one side of my back seizing up and causing a knot the size of a softball. Seeing the doctor every few days to keep an eye on them and was put on muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory medication which given that I am the one at home when the husband is out on the road I can't take but only at night because they make me very sleepy and I have a five year old to care for. Haven't been able to move that much since the nerve thing happened but it has been getting better. It was on the first that I weighed in at the diabetes clinic for my meeting with my nutritionist and I weighed in at 366. Today at the same clinic for my meeting with my diabetes nurse practioner I weighed in at 377. I tend to eat even less when I am inactive or have really high numbers. As for white breads, pastas, etc well they are pretty much no-no's for diabetes and I have cut them. When I have a chicken or tuna salad I have found that I love to wrap it in lettuce or cabbage leaves. I just really hope that this doesn't become a mental block for me and I stop eating again. I have a tendency to do just that when I have a huge gain like that. Its just hard for me cause I have struggled so long with all of this and I am so tired of weight gain/loss yo-yo things, blood sugar numbers yo-yo, pain and other health issues that the surgery can't come soon enough. I am going to embrace everything the surgeon wants me to do so that I can be healthy. Thank you all for your kind words of support and advice. I just wanted you all to have a bigger picture of a typical day for me. I have issues with food as we all do yes, I went from loving food because it was my friend to hating food because of my struggles and I am just starting to get to a place where I have a healthier relationship with food, but when something like this happens I tend to start hating food again and avoiding it. I think we all have a love/hate relationship with food at some time or another. I just don't want this scale jump in a two week time to undo everything that I have worked hard on from my mental aspect. Thankfully I get to visit with my counselor today (Friday) and we can work through this.

I'm sorry you're feeling bad but you are right about this surgery it is a very powerful tool and you will be able to loose and keep it off.

I'm so sorry you are struggling! You mentioned that you don't eat breakfast, but know you should. I can't emphasize enough how important that is. Studies show that getting 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking up will boost your metabolism for the entire day. 30 grams is a lot...I do it with a protein drink...then I eat breakfast a couple hours later. Studies are also showing that it is actually healthier to eat real, full fat foods rather than their low-fat counterparts. Fat helpe satiate us and the stuff they substitute is usually more unhealthy than the fat. Although milk is ok for some people, it has been linked to a higher fat percentage/lower muscle mass.

Personally, I try to stay away from artificial sweeteners. They trigger my carb cravings and are associated with increased insulin levels for many people.

Try keeping a food diary...when I did, I discovered I wasn't being honest with myself about what I was eating. I was getting way more calories from snacks than I realized.

The good news is that GBS is considered a cure for type 2 diabetes. Many people leave the hospital not needing their meds any more.

Hang in there!! You are doing a brave thing by taking control of your health. This stuff really works!!!

JJ

They are now saying GBS is NOT a cure for type two diabetes. It's true that I no longer take meds and have a normal ha1c. They are calling it a remission. Because when people go back to their old ways it will come back. So take good. Are of yourself!

I am not sure if you take insulin, but I know when I took it, that almost everything I ate seemed to go to fat. It was horrible. Now I am no longer on insulin or most of my prescriptions. My A1c is normal. Insulin converts calories to fat. My glucose was over 300 all the time too. Finally I started losing before surgery, but it was from secreting too many ketones because my blood sugar was too high. . that is why i am so glad I had this surgery. Also, I was retaining fluid a lot when I did ever have my glucose under control. I think that much weight in 2 weeks has to be mostly fluid.

I am not sure if you take insulin, but I know when I took it, that almost everything I ate seemed to go to fat. It was horrible. Now I am no longer on insulin or most of my prescriptions. My A1c is normal. Insulin converts calories to fat. My glucose was over 300 all the time too. Finally I started losing before surgery, but it was from secreting too many ketones because my blood sugar was too high. . that is why i am so glad I had this surgery. Also, I was retaining fluid a lot when I did ever have my glucose under control. I think that much weight in 2 weeks has to be mostly fluid.