Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and just wanted to say Hi !

I'm from India and just got sleeved on the first week of Jan. I weighed 261.8 pounds on the day of surgery and one month post-op I weigh 239.8 pounds. Just wondering if this is average or too-slow in terms of weight reduction. Any thoughts?

I also wanted to say that I have read so many success stories here and am hoping to jot down my own entry soon.. can't wait for the day I reach my goal (143 pounds -- looks too far away right now, but I'm hoping I get there :-) )

Congratulations! I think you are doing great!! Your weight loss sounds great to me. I'm very happy for you. good luck on your continued success!

Thank you very much, Holly!

Welcome Slim! Sounds like you're off to a great start! Keep it up.

Welcome VJSlim!!!! Sounds like you're doing great! I hope you are feeling well. Everyone loses differently. I went through a pattern of stalls then losses -- some as long as 4 weeks!!! But I discovered that my body needs to adjust somehow. No matter I have continued to lose and I am just under 80 lbs.!!! Yay me! :-) You have to be patient and diligent and focus on getting fluids and proteins in and keep moving!!! You will see the weight comes off! One more thing I always remind myself, especially in the begining when I stalled much more, we are losing at a relatively quick rate! Even for me as a "slow loser" it has been much better than before my sleeve -- when sometimes it took me an entire month of dieting and exercise to drop 2 to 3 lbs IF I was lucky... which of course could come on in one weekend if I "slipped" :-) Congratulations to you and once again welcome to the board! I look forward to reading more about your progress!!!

Your weight loss sounds like a sucesss story already! Way to go! Use this forum to get advice and support and post questions as you need answers - and make friends. You are among a vast community of very diverse people with one common interest and need.

Stay motivated - keep your head hunger under control, exercise and you will do great!

Welome

Thank you all very much for your responses - you guys are very encouraging and motivational. I've been visiting this forum for nearly 3 months. Your success stories played a major role in my decision to go through with the surgery.