I had sleeve surgery on Aug 7, 2012. I weighed in on surgery day at 296. I am down to 238. I thought the weight would have been down a lot more than that by now. Is this the norm?

there really isnt a norm, every person is diff 1 person may lose really slow while another could be fast, you just need to be happy w/the lose you have done so far and just keep doing what your doing, its not a race and I know it can be hard and frustrating at times, but as long as you keep losing and not gaining your doing great,

Are you exercising? Are you still following a diet? Yes, everyone is different, but if you are stalled, there are things you may be able to do to get the scale to start moving again...

A lot of people lose their weight between 6-9 months. Some are done sooner and some will keep losing up to 18 months or longer. It all depends on the type of diet and exercise plan you adopt. My weight loss finished at month 7. I had a pretty good loss rate andi attribute it to eating low carb and participating in a mild exercise plan. My exercise plan became much more involved after I reached goal. I think a lot of post op find themselves getting more and more active as the weight comes off.

Fiddleman - what are you doing in the Ladies Gone Wild forum?? (caught ya! -lol)

I think we all understand the desire to feel like you're losing at a "normal" rate - I know I got caught up in it myself, (and if you're super competitive, you want to feel like you're losing faster than everyone else!) Just remember, there are SO many factors that go into your rate of loss - age, sex, pre-op loss, starting weight and height, any additional medical factors ... astrological sign, first letter of your last name, position of the moon in relation to Jupiter (ok, I'm just kidding, but you get the point). If you really must compare, try to find people who are similar to you - other women of the same age and starting BMI. But try not to let it make you crazy. You reach a point where your body's going to do what it wants, and all you can do is your best as far as following your plan, getting some exercise, and making good choices.

Oops -didn't know I walked into the ladies room. Lol. There needs to be a bigger sign on the door. Seriously, I am just responding to posts in the current list and had no idea....but sometimes it is fun to sneak in here and see what is going on. I am sure y'all are checking out the fun times we are having over in the man cave.

Yeah, that was my first guess, but it was more fun to razz you about it!

still follow the diet, well minus some cheating here or there. I am trying to exercise, mostly by walking. I am doing the walk away the pounds dvd. You know the one. With that skinny lady and her skinny friends. Makes me want to sit down with a ten pack of Reese Peanut Butter cups and just watch! (like I could even eat three of those candies!) I think I just need to snap out of my winter weather funk and embrace that nice weather! Btw~ Thats ok for a guy to sneak into the girls threads. At least we know that it is something that never changes no matter what size you are :-)