Ok, I have just read the thread "My doctor's a crackhead" or something of that nature where a lot of people were talking about their weightloss per month. I am 3 weeks post op tomorrow and have lost 8 possibly 9 lbs by cutting back on my intake. I have no fill but feel that I do have some, if ever so slight, restriction. I eat 3-4 small meals and usually start each day with a slim fast or SF instant breakfast unless I make scrambled eggs. My doctor has advanced me to soft foods. My question is, will I keep losing at this rate especially when I add 30 or more minutes of excersize a day? Or will the loss slow down quickly? I know eventually I will hit a plateau, but am I only losing like this because of being post op? I was never on a pre op diet and was only on liquids for 2 days after so my MD's PA says that the loss is real loss and should be gone for good. Will I have a pattern of loss, like some of you say that you lose 6 lbs a month. I know that not everyone is the same, I guess I am just looking for an actual to count on, LOL. I know that it is up to me, but I was just wondering what everyone else thinks or knows about the loss in the beginning.

Thanks in advanced :biggrin1:

I don't know if there is an answer to your question. Everyone loses at different rates. You might end up a rabbit and lose more than 100 pounds your first year out. You might be a normie, losing 50-70 pounds a month, still amazing. You might be a Turtle, and not lose 40 pounds.

There just is no way to predict what you will lose.

Right now you have no fill. You aren't expected to lose weight. With the proper fill, you are supposed to lose 1-2 pounds a week. That is the average and statistics...

Like Vines said... some are rabbits and some are turtles tho.

Goes to show how differnt we all are.... and how differnt our Dr.'s are.

I was on strict Clear Liquids for 10 days prior to surgery and continued for 4 weeks post-op.....I am on normal foods now, however had my first fill 3 days ago and am having trouble getting soft foods down!!!

I walk 2 miles a day and I think that really helps me.

Don't get discouraged!!!

Thanks. I guess I was just wondering if I am losing fast now even with no fill, will it keep going like this. I guess there really isn't any 1 answer to this question. I was hoping that the weight I lose in the first month might be a sign of how things will be in the coming months.

Thanks again