Lightweights..how Long Before You Really Saw A Big Change?

[Sleeved&Hopeful 182]

Hey there lightweights. I know the weight loss is slower, It is a bit discouraging but I'm sticking with it. I am a month and a half out and have some weight loss but it's not a big enough change to really make it noticable yet. My clothes are fitting looser and I look a bit slimmer but nothing dramatic yet. How long before you went down a couple of pant sizes or lost enough to know you were really on the way to the newer, slimmer you?

[windycitymom 60]

im wondering same. Thanks for asking.

[peacequeen 434]

I'm 11 weeks out, I've lost 43 pounds and 2 sizes in tops and 1 size in pants. I had some complications so 13 pounds of that, I had to lose twice. I can do fast paced walking..haven't done in years. I'm sleeping better, more motivated,,etc. You have to look at the little things,,the nsv's (non scale victories) How much have you lost? If your clothes are fitting looser, you are probably losing inches!

[kimmr 5]

I'm excited to hear from the lightweights, too. I'm a band patient, and I'm having a revision to a sleeve in 9 days. I got down to about 155 w/ my band (about 10 lbs above my ultimate goal), but since my band is now not functioning, I weigh about 195.

[mommy794 119]

Good question I'm 6 wk out tomorrow. I'm 5' and started at 202 now down to 178. 7 was during pre op diet. I feel like I'm losing soooo slow but that's to he expected being a low BMI "light weight" haha doesn't feel like it! I would also love to hear similar sz and wt success stories and how long it took to actually get the weight off.

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[christin 54]

I am 10 weeks out tomorrow and have lost just over 28 lbs. I started in a size 18 and can now fit in a 14. I was stalled for 3 weeks and it was during that stall that I started dropping sizes. I am losing slower than I expected, but I am learning to be patient. It is definitely working and the good news is that this time the weight will not ever return. I can tell this will be a permanent solution.

[Shoppingbeemom 31]

When I was about 4 months out I stalled on the scale, but, I had to start buying clothes. In the fourth month now going on to fifth I have gone from a loose 12 to a tight 2 in jeans. I wore my abercrombie size 6L jeans twice before I got baggy butt and had to give them away. The scale has only moved 6 lbs during this time.

[christin 54]

When I was about 4 months out I stalled on the scale, but, I had to start buying clothes. In the fourth month now going on to fifth I have gone from a loose 12 to a tight 2 in jeans. I wore my abercrombie size 6L jeans twice before I got baggy butt and had to give them away. The scale has only moved 6 lbs during this time.

Wow! Now that is some serious size dropping!

[Shoppingbeemom 31]

Wow! Now that is some serious size dropping!

Your telling me! I started buying my jeans at consignment stores so I don't break the bank. I also buy the next size down so I have something on hand.

[ereneeh 77]

Please realize that every body shape is different. If I looked at all these size 2 and 4 people I would definately be depressed. I am 5'6" and was 240 on surgery day and wore an 18W. I have lost 72 lbs and am just now wearing a size 14. Even when I was 20 years old and weighed 135, I wore a size 11. I have 28 lbs to go until my goal weight and I don't know if I will ever be a size 2, 4, or 6. I may end up a size 10 or 12, but I am happy with that. Be content with how you feel in your body. To me, size 14 looks so small right now.

[lyndynojo 140]

I agree ereneeh, everyone is different. I am at 165 and wear a size 9/10. I don't even know what a 2 looks like and in my younger days at 135 I only wore a 6/8. I'm 5'7" so i guess body type and height makes a big difference. I think different brands are sized different too. I would like to drop another 15 or 20 lbs but don't really care if I do or not, I feel great and am told every day that I look good. I am just so much happier than where I started.

[Foxbins 625]

Other people started to notice my loss at about 3 months, when I had lost about 40 lbs. I noticed a big change at about 60 lbs--I started to like how I looked, my legs were thinner, my hips and waist were smaller, and I totally skipped size 12, went from a 14 to a 10. I, too, bought at thrift stores because I didn't want to buy clothes that I would wear for only a couple of weeks.

[Joiebean 53]

Great post. I started at 239 and am .8lbs away from 199, so just about 40 lbs in two months. I was a snug size 18 and I am fitting into some 16's now. Not all....and yeah, different companies cut clothes differently.