I'm 7 weeks post-op today. I haven't stressed much about how much I am losing since surgery. Instead, I keep very careful track of my calories, Protein, and Water on MyFitnessPal so I'm not overeating. There isn't a lot of guidance from my doctor about how many calories I should be getting at this point. My guidelines are a simple 60-70 grams of protein a day. Reading everyone else's posts I determined that a daily goal of about 800 calories is what others are using for their goal, so I adopted that as my own.

I should also note that I spent 7 days on a cruise ship with no way to track my food, but I lost 0.2 lbs.

I'm not having any trouble eating or meeting my goals, but I wonder if my weight loss is typical or could be improved upon.

Surgery Day: 208

7 week anniversay: 183

Is this normal? 25 lbs in 7 weeks?

I think 25lbs in 7 weeks is GREAT!!! From what I've read, we all lose at a different rate. I was sleeved on 10/18 and I'm right at 30lbs....slow, fast, right on track....I don't care, it's 30lbs GONE! :-) Keep doing what your doing and celebrate your loss! :-)

I am between 25 and 30 pounds gone and I had my surgery on 10/4. It has been slow but steady with no real stall. I am starting to incorporate more excercise beyond light cardio. You are doing great! Keep it up!

Thanks so much for your quick replies and encouragement. I've felt very good about the journey until I started doing the math and second guessing myself today. Thanks goodness for this forum!

I've always heard that when you lose it slower you will have less sagging skin. I am also loosing very slowly and that is okay with me. As long as the scale isn't going up I'm happy.

I think slower weight loss is healthier. I am purposely losing slowly to preserve my muscle mass, my hair, and to keep my skin tight-- so far so good!!!!

I'm a slow loser. Actually you are losing pretty fast...faster than I did. So don't worry, you are doing great.

Keep up the good work!

That is GREAT if you ask me!