Kat410

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

I know a lot of us (myself included) get fascinated with the scale stats - This is my weekly loss (currently in week 15). I made this spreadsheet to track % of excess weight lost based on a target weight of 175 (which may need to be adjusted - that is a slightly overweight BMI).
I started with a BMI of 50, size 24w clothing, pre-diabetic, age 50, no other co-morbidities. I was relatively active (given my weight) and have been able to significantly increase my activity level.
I am on the high end of the curve in terms of weight loss, but I wanted to post this to hopefully disrupt the illusion of 10 lb/week weight loss.
I didn't track my 10 day pre-op diet by week, so the 16 lbs with that is not divided up by week.

Date Week Weight Cum Loss Weekly Loss Monthly Loss Tgt Weight Excess Weight % of Excess Weight Loss 5/12/2017 0 335 175 160 5/27/2017 0 319 16 16 144 6/3/2017 1 308.6 26.4 10.4 29 133.6 16.50% 6/10/2017 2 301 34 7.6 126 21.25% 6/17/2017 3 294.8 40.2 6.2 119.8 25.13% 6/24/2017 4 290 45 4.8 115 28.13% 7/1/2017 5 288.6 46.4 1.4 12.6 113.6 29.00% 7/8/2017 6 284.2 50.8 4.4 109.2 31.75% 7/15/2017 7 280.4 54.6 3.8 105.4 34.13% 7/22/2017 8 277.4 57.6 3 102.4 36.00% 7/29/2017 9 273.4 61.6 4 10.4 98.4 38.50% 8/5/2017 10 272.6 62.4 0.8 97.6 39.00% 8/12/2017 11 269.4 65.6 3.2 94.4 41.00% 8/19/2017 12 267 68 2.4 92 42.50% 8/26/2017 13 259.8 75.2 7.2 84.8 47.00% 9/2/2017 14 257.4 77.6 2.4 82.4 48.50%

Your starting weight definitely has some impact on your rate of weight loss (and it is not the only thing that has an impact).
It takes more calories to maintain a 300 lb body than a 200 lb body.
It is simple physics.

Your starting weight definitely has some impact on your rate of weight loss (and it is not the only thing that has an impact).
It takes more calories to maintain a 300 lb body than a 200 lb body.
It is simple physics.

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

Your starting weight definitely has some impact on your rate of weight loss (and it is not the only thing that has an impact).
It takes more calories to maintain a 300 lb body than a 200 lb body.
It is simple physics.

I made the decision to be honest about how I was losing weight - in part to help educate people that this is NOT the "easy way". I've only gotten crap 2 times when I've told people about getting sleeved and after I shot back with "that's like telling me I cheated at skydiving by using a parachute", they both shut up and started listening to the science behind my choice.

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

There's definitely a remarkable difference in metabolic rate between a tall 270-pound woman and a short 220-pound woman that cannot be ignored.
Per common TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) calculators, a middle-aged 270-pound woman who stands 5'7" tall burns an average of nearly 2700 calories daily, whereas a woman who stands 5'0" and weighs 220 pounds burns about 2300 calories a day.
Taller people have a metabolic advantage: http://bradpilon.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-science/the-unfair-metabolic-advantage-of-being-tall/
Also, heavier people have a metabolic advantage because more caloric energy is utilized to move a 300-pound body than a 200-pound body, and bigger people generally have larger mass/organs that increase their metabolisms: https://fitfolk.com/what-is-tdee-total-daily-energy-expenditure/
So, yes, there's a huge difference between lightweights in the low 200s and their heavier counterparts. Starting weight makes a notable difference.
Also, genetics plays a major role. People with two beneficial markers on chromosome 15 are rapid responders to bariatric surgery and lose quickly. Those with one beneficial chromosome 15 marker lose at a slow to average rate, and those with no beneficial markers are nonresponders who lose less than 30 pounds.

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

Your starting weight definitely has some impact on your rate of weight loss (and it is not the only thing that has an impact).
It takes more calories to maintain a 300 lb body than a 200 lb body.
It is simple physics.

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

Based on the posts on this board there are a surprising number of people who have odd and unrealistic expectations of weight loss surgery

While calorie deficit is not the only thing that impacts the rate of weight loss it is at least a place to start to give you a sense of what might be possible for you. You can get a reasonable estimation of your BMR and adjust for your activity level and then estimate your calorie intake post surgery and see what you get in terms of monthly loss

I am someone who never had difficulty taking weight off, the issue was unbelievable hunger once I lost about 50 lbs. the best thing for me about the surgery is using the absence of hunger to build new patterns (both in my brain and my daily routines).

My weight loss rate is on the high end of the scale. If you take the first week out where I dropped 16 pounds, I am averaging about 3 lbs a week on a daily calorie average of about 800

That matches pretty solidly with an estimate of my calorie deficit.

Anecdotally it seems that people's bodies work differently. You will not be able to control how quickly you lose and you will be able to impact it by following a plan and using your metrics to experiment and adjust.

I watch the people on this board who have long term success because at the end of the day that is what I am interested in.

They take the long view, they work their plan, they establish new patterns, they do not obsess over stalls, they deal with what got them obese in the first place.

You may be one of those people who looses weight quickly. If not, what then?

Thanks for your replies. Obviously, I can't keep any weight off long term without surgery. I can lose about 5lbs a month on my own, but can't maintain. I am going to choose the wls option that is safest for me. But, given the option, I think we all would take the option that loses fastest. I do have Gerd, but in the past, it goes away when I lose weight. I want success no matter which surgery I get. And I want to gather as much info as possible to avoid surprises:)

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

Have a plan for your nutrition. I travel for work and the travel is not the issue. The planning for handling my nutrition was what I needed to work through.

Will you be at business lunches or dinners? Will you expected to order off a menu? Will there be social drinking and how will you deal with that ? What stage will you be on for your food plan?

Reading your posts is considered one of my NSVs.

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

@JohnnyCakes No one is saying genetics doesn't play a roll. You are following me around in threads trolling because I didn't jump on board with your dumb ass leftover food delivery service you were advertising? Thanks for once again adding nothing constructive.
If all she is wearing is yoga pants and t-shirts, she is not going to see her weight loss. Do you wear yoga pants?
Wearing fitted clothes is part of tracking your weight. Just like getting on a scale every day or weighing your food. Most of the people that come back after regaining have failed to do 2 or 3 of the prior mentioned. People can't make it easy to regain without noticing, because once you get 20 pounds up it is a lot harder to correct than 5 pounds up.

Shopping in my closet was one of the great NSVs of the first six months!

I was wearing a 24w when I had surgery and had some old items in my closet down to a 20. It was empowering to size down when what I was wearing no longer fit me.

Now the days of shopping in my closet are over and I have an interim wardrobe.

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The 10 Commandments of
Bariatric Eating



The 10 Commandments of Bariatric Eating
Golden Rules To Eating After Bariatric Surgery

You Shall Eat Your Protein First You Shall Choose Solid Foods Over Soft, Mushy, or Liquidy Foods You Shall Avoid Eating and Drinking at the Same Time You Shall Avoid Drinks/Liquids With Calories You Shall Take Small Bites You Shall Chew Thoroughly You Shall Eat Slowly You Shall Stop Eating as Soon as You Feel Full You Shall Stay Hydrated You Shall Take Your Daily Vitamins