MagnoliaGirl

1. Funny but I've been experiencing the opposite. I look at the scale and think wow I'm down to 209. Then I go into my closet and cannot believe that I still cannot get rid, or even fit into some of the 18's in my closet! My motivating factor is the clothes not just the scale!!! Keep on keeping on!!!!

I had my sleeve outpatient. I am usually pretty tough when it comes to pain. For me I wish that I could have stayed overnight just because I had a terrible time with gas pains and the 1.5 hour drive through rush hour traffic was horrible for me.

6 minutes ago, Introversion said:

I've been hypothyroid for 12 years...here's a synopsis of my weight loss journey.

My weight on surgery day was 218 pounds with a 41 BMI. I lost 15 pounds the first month, 12.5 pounds the second month, and 6 pounds the third month.

Starting in the third month and thereafter, all of my losses were single digit (1 to 7 pounds monthly). It took me 17 months to lose 100 pounds and attain my goal weight.

I've been in maintenance approximately 1 year. Unlike other sleeved people, I maintain my body weight in the 118 to 122 pound range on 2000 to 2300 calories daily.

So, although I was a slower loser, I can eat substantially more while many other sleeved people start regaining on 1200 calories daily. I'll happily accept that trade-off.

My current TSH is 5.8 and I'm not gaining. The surgery overrides certain hormonal mechanisms and renders weight loss a possibility even without proper thyroid hormone absorption.

Thank you so much for explaining this to me. I just needed a bit of hope while I'm feeling like the loser, loser! Although I'm still on liquids for another week I've never been nauseous other than from the gas bubble the first 2 days and I've been able to drink all of my Water since day 5. I feel great and have zero issues other than my disappointment in the amount of weight that was quite frankly shocking to me. I'm just trying to get info to wrap my head around this very different journey then I expected. Thank you, thank you for the support!

5 hours ago, DisneyMom2El said:

As others have said...you may be surprised to find you're not a slow loser after all.

I have been a slow loser after an initial rapid loss. I lost 34 pounds in 3 weeks, that includes 10 pounds during my one week pre-op diet, and then nothing for a month.

My suggestion is to track your weightloss and remember that good things come with time. Don't focus on the now, keep your eyes on the finish line. Slow and steady wind the race, and any other cliche you can think of

Looking back at my progress, early on there were times when I was loosing 10 pounds a month, but then I would go through significant stalls. Now that I'm 8 months out and have a lot of data to analyze, I can see that I have been averaging 5 pounds per month since week 2. This has been regardless of caloric intake or how much I exercised. In the beginning I was getting 2-3000 steps per day, now I'm training for a 10K, running for an hour at a time, and easily get over 10000 steps a day. Still 5 pounds a month. It has for sure been frustrating, but I don't have any loose skin, nor did I ever have that exhausted, sickly looking face that some people experience after wls. It may have nothing to do with losing slowly, but in my mind I tell myself it does. I'm now 15 pounds away from goal.

Actually I lost most of my weight the week before surgery. I've only lost 6 lbs since my surgery. I was expecting a bit more in the first few weeks.

5 hours ago, Introversion said:

I'm also wondering, especially since surgery took place only 2 weeks ago. A sleeved person's rate and speed of weight loss can't accurately be assessed so soon in the process.

Perhaps the poster assumes she'll automatically be a slow loser due to hypothyroidism, but not every hypothyroid person loses slowly.

Tips...as soon as possible, ditch the dependence on Protein supplements such as shakes and bars. Animal-based sources such as chicken, steak, pork chops, turkey, and tuna all boost the thermic effect since your body must exert substantial energy to digest these, therefore burning more calories.

shakes and bars are a great way to meet our Protein needs although they do not activate the thermic effect of food (TEF) in our bodies.

Your tip is exactly what I was asking about. I had no idea it would be possible to lose only 6lbs in my first 2 weeks. I think I'm once again having problems with absorption of my synthroid. I think there might be interference by the antacid that I've been prescribed twice a day or something in the Protein Powder or pre made shake. I have another week on liquid and I was considering switching back to a Bone Broth protein to get away from the whey. Pre surgery I tried to mostly maintain a Paleo diet as I have Hashi.

As to the question of why I'm asking, I think any rational person would question the lack of movement on the scale that so contradicts what my dr told me to expect. I understand everyone loses differently but 3lbs the week after surgery seems a bit strange. And when you see many, many other people talking about their massive weight loss I think a lot of people would ask why is this happening.

I'm just looking for support in the hopes that I can find a way to get things moving so that I don't feel like I've made such a huge mistake. It may not be the correct way to think but it's how I feel.

I am not complaining! I appear to be a slow loser which isn't really a surprise with the amount of problems I have getting my Synthroid to absorb. I was just wondering if there are any ways that other have found successful to boost their metabolism. I was sleeved 8/28 and will be on liquids for one more week. I get between 500-600 calories a day and have no problem getting my Water in. I try to take a 2-3 mile walk 6 days a week.

Thanks!!

I was sleeved with a hernia repair on 8/28. I had no real pain from my surgery other than the awful gas pain. I was an outpatient and never had any pain killer after I left the surgery center. I did use my anti nausea melting meds 3 or 4 times. I was back to work by that Friday only feeling a little tired.

Thank you so much for that great answer. It helped to answer some of the questions that I've been asking myself as I come up quickly to me surgery date. Thank you, thank you!!

Ok that all being said, and this is a serious question, what's the point in the surgery?

Hey guys! I'm about to start my pre op week for my sleeve on Aug. 28th. I've been reading lots of threads here and notice that some people lose much more in the first three or four months than others. Can I get some advice on maintaining a higher rate of loss early on in the process? I know myself and I'm afraid if I drag it out I'll become disenchanted and start a bad cycle again. Thanks!!!