Weight loss,,does this sound right?

[tntransplant06 20]

I'm 2.5 weeks out...lost a good amount the first week I think it was 7 lbs. The next week I weighed on my own scale but the scale at doc and mine do not match. I'm just going with my scale and it put me at about -24lbs in 2 wks. I've been weighing daily for the past week and it seems I'm losing about .5lbs a day---so minus 3-3.5 a week. Sound about right? I think I like that number.

[Slim by Sleeve 17]

I'm 2.5 weeks out...lost a good amount the first week I think it was 7 lbs. The next week I weighed on my own scale but the scale at doc and mine do not match. I'm just going with my scale and it put me at about -24lbs in 2 wks. I've been weighing daily for the past week and it seems I'm losing about .5lbs a day---so minus 3-3.5 a week. Sound about right? I think I like that number.

Congrats! I averaged 1 pound a day for the first 45 days. Then I slowed down.... I now average 2.5 pounds a week or about 10 per month. I had a stall at week 3 that lasted for about a week. Since then I've had 2 more stalls but when I kick my Protein up and make sure I'm getting my liquids in the scale starts moving again.Good luck!

[kgremmy 36]

For the first 2 weeks, I averaged 1 lb a day and then it tapered to a stall and then I was back to .8-1 lbs. Some days it averages only a .4 loss or something like that. Since Dec 8th I have lost 30 lbs, so some days are better than others and some are not!!!

[StacyS 20]

Congrats to your weight loss!! I'm so happy for you all and look forward to posting my own weight loss after my surgery in March/April.

[MommyTawnie 3]

My first week I lost a big huge 15lbs. My 2nd week I lost 7lbs. My 3rd week was another 5 lbs. My 4th week was another 7lbs. My 5th week I stalled "was in the hospital for 9 days hooked up to nutrients so I didn't loose/gain anything. My 6th week I have lost another 6lbs. So all in all I am down 40lbs since my surgery on December 21st. I am now going into my 7th week and I am ready for the scales to move some more even if it is a little I will be thrilled.. Congrats on your weight loss journey it's a wonderful experience!!

[Kris 78]

My first week I lost 11. lbs. and was really thrilled with that, but every week thereafter has been less -- 3 lbs lost each of the past two weeks ... today is my one month surgiversary (yay!) and I am officially down 21 lbs. from my last pre-op weigh in the day before surgery. Like MommyTawnie I am SO CLOSE to ONEderland -- was hoping to get there by Valentine's Day but not sure if I will make it. I need to lose more than 3.5 lbs. to make it, so at the rate I'm going I'll miss my goal by a few days.

I do find myself comparing my weight loss results to others and I know I shouldn't do it -- I'm not in a race or anything -- but still I do it. I believe my weight loss is on the low end of average for my starting weight/BMI so I'm not really complaining, but I am envious of people who can lose quickly. However, I also know I am not doing EVERYTHING properly ... I still struggle to get all my fluids in daily, and still favor carbs over Protein (which was pretty easy to do in the mushy stage ... now that I'm entering the solid food stage I'm going to up my Protein intake for sure), and have only exercised sporadically. And, I cheated yesterday with a carby snack watching the super bowl. So maybe I could be average or high-average, but I've got some work to do.

[Foxbins 625]

My first week I lost 11. lbs. and was really thrilled with that, but every week thereafter has been less -- 3 lbs lost each of the past two weeks ... today is my one month surgiversary (yay!) and I am officially down 21 lbs. from my last pre-op weigh in the day before surgery. Like MommyTawnie I am SO CLOSE to ONEderland -- was hoping to get there by Valentine's Day but not sure if I will make it. I need to lose more than 3.5 lbs. to make it, so at the rate I'm going I'll miss my goal by a few days.

I do find myself comparing my weight loss results to others and I know I shouldn't do it -- I'm not in a race or anything -- but still I do it. I believe my weight loss is on the low end of average for my starting weight/BMI so I'm not really complaining, but I am envious of people who can lose quickly. However, I also know I am not doing EVERYTHING properly ... I still struggle to get all my fluids in daily, and still favor carbs over Protein (which was pretty easy to do in the mushy stage ... now that I'm entering the solid food stage I'm going to up my Protein intake for sure), and have only exercised sporadically. And, I cheated yesterday with a carby snack watching the super bowl. So maybe I could be average or high-average, but I've got some work to do.

Hi, Kris--

We are a week apart and I have lost 19 lbs, so like you I feel like I am losing slowly, not like some people who lose 75 lbs in two months...However, it's 19 lbs that isn't coming back and I have never lost 19 lbs in 3 weeks before. I have not cheated, my carbs are below 50 each day, and I am getting at least 60 gms of protein and 60 oz. of Water in each day. I think metabolisms are just different between people. As long as the scale is trending down, I am okay. Who knows, in six months I might be at goal! With you!

[educationrulz 18]

I don't think this is unusual for someone starting out over 300 pounds. It should level off and slow down soon, which will be a good thing too because you don't want to keep losing like that for months and months. At some point it would probably catch up with you Healthwise.

Congratulations on your surgery and weight loss!