My brother in law is getting married 7 weeks after my surgery and I am absolutely DREAMING of what size I might be in!! What % had you lost at that point?

My brother in law is getting married 7 weeks after my surgery and I am absolutely DREAMING of what size I might be in!! What % had you lost at that point?

I've lost 30lbs or 18% in 5 weeks. GL to you!

Is that 18% of your total weight or 18% of excess to lose? My 18% of excess would only be 17 lbs so I hope I am down more than that!! 18% of total weight would be almost 40. Hope it's more like that!!

I lost 30 lbs in the first 4 weeks after surgery. That would be 12.5% of my weight at the time; or 28% of the excess weight I want to lose. We are all so different, I'm not sure we can compare. I think you might want to factor in the very common stall that often starts between weeks 3 and 5. I have not lost 1 pound since July 1st; that's a 3 week stall so far. I need to increase my exercise...ugh! And if you're about my size maybe this info helps (I am 5'4" and more of a big-belly girl than a big-bottom girl: I went from a size 22/24 to an 18 already; some 16s fit, but a 14 is still too small.) As of today I've lost 5" in my waist. Yay!!

I don't know what I weighed when I went into surgery because I wouldn't look at the scale. I looked at a doctor's report from when I started the two-week pre-surgery diet and I've lost 39 lbs. My surgery was 33 days ago. Good luck and remember don't get discouraged if you get to a stall about week 3. I did and it was just my body adjusting. I am already wearing some XL clothes instead of plus sizes, so when you shop for a wedding outfit, buy something that gives and will shrink with you.

My brother in law is getting married 7 weeks after my surgery and I am absolutely DREAMING of what size I might be in!! What % had you lost at that point?

I'm at almost 6 weeks and I've lost 41% of my excess weight. That's percentage of excess weight lost, not total weight.

I'm a little over 9 weeks out.

At 6 weeks, I had lost 27.5% of my excess weight following surgery (Goal weight is 135, Day before surgery weight was 222, I am 5'6").

Excess weight % is going to vary because everyone has a different goal weight/BMI. Mine is at the lower-end of normal.

Lynda

Oh ladies you give me HOPE! I am in a 20 or 22 right now, I have some cute dressy black capri's in my closet in an 18 - and a cute shirt I bought at goodwill that is a little tighter than I like it! I may be able to shop in my own closet!! :lol: