This cannot be good! ONLY 11bs so far?

[Karnie 66]

Ok, I know some people lose slow but I must be the slowest!! I started at 382. I lost 29lbs in a 3 week pre op diet. Since surgery (June 27th) I've only lost 11lbs!!! My doc asked me a million questions and did not seem pleased. I walk 2 miles a day, sip Water constantly, and try to get my Protein in. I am moving to soft foods like fish. I probably average 45-60 grams a day. I know I need to work on that. But I am not eating more than 700-800 calories a day. For a big girl, eating this small amount, wouldn't you think I would be dropping the weight a little faster??? So, this stall has been about 2 weeks. Anyone experience this so early?? I'm about to go walking...maybe I'll try to do 3 miles instead of 2. Any slow losers out there??

[Catherine707 253]

I was a slow loser too. I found increasing my Protein intake to 90 grams a day, ensuring I got the full 64 oz of Water and a minimum level of calories seemed to put it all in balance for weight loss. When I have about 900 calories a day I lose weight, less than that and I don't lose and I feel like crap the next day. I'm sure each person's "tipping point" is different so experiment with how you feel when you make a change to the pieces of the equation.

[christieouchley 55]

Ok, I know some people lose slow but I must be the slowest!! I started at 382. I lost 29lbs in a 3 week pre op diet. Since surgery (June 27th) I've only lost 11lbs!!! My doc asked me a million questions and did not seem pleased. I walk 2 miles a day, sip Water constantly, and try to get my Protein in. I am moving to soft foods like fish. I probably average 45-60 grams a day. I know I need to work on that. But I am not eating more than 700-800 calories a day. For a big girl, eating this small amount, wouldn't you think I would be dropping the weight a little faster??? So, this stall has been about 2 weeks. Anyone experience this so early?? I'm about to go walking...maybe I'll try to do 3 miles instead of 2. Any slow losers out there??

I am a slow looser too. My first 2 weeks I lost 19 lb and since then I have been eeking out the lbs. I am a few days from being 3 months out and have lost as of this morning 40 lb. I am 5' 8" and at surg. was 258. I would have never been able to do that before surgery, but it stings because I am self pay, and I just expected so much more. I walk/run at gym 2 mi every other day and have been working with weights with my trainer. l lost 5 of those lb last week, and there has been many weeks where nothing has come off. Keeping cals below 750, but lost those 5lb when I increased my cals to 1000. I guess my point is if your really doing all you say you are above there is no figuring it out. You just have to keep on keeping on and trust it will come off. I'm done trying to figure it out. I know if I keep it up even if it slow coming off, Ive never felt better about taking better care of myself, my skin looks better than it ever has, and I am happier than I have been in a long time. Surely your Dr checked your thyroid?

[clk 3,519]

As a general rule, people that do a pre-op diet experience less loss their first month.

Your surgeon should know this.

This means that in roughly seven weeks you have shed 40 pounds. That is not slow loss by any measure. You're losing nearly six pounds a week if you average things out. I lost nearly six pounds a month when I average it out.

My advice? Your surgeon might be experienced but is clearly not a good source of support. There is no need to panic or be concerned or feel like a failure. You have a higher start weight so you have a long road ahead of you. Trust me when I say that if you continue to do the right things you will shed an enormous amount of weight. Look to the boards - we have a few folks that have shed well in excess of 150 pounds and some of them took nearly two years to do it.

Loss is loss - be thankful for it at any rate and please, don't let your surgeon's insensitivity get you down. There is absolutely no need to fiddle with your diet or increase exercise more than you're ready to at this juncture.

Everyone stalls along this journey - many of us more than once and for extended periods. Remember that a stall is three weeks with zero movement. More than five pounds a week is a shock to the body. You don't get to control your rate of loss, only what you put in your mouth and how much you move.

You're doing fine, keep it up. Keep in mind that hormones play a part for the ladies, too, and I even gain a few pounds each month, so be prepared for that if it happens.

~Cheri

[Karnie 66]

As a general rule, people that do a pre-op diet experience less loss their first month.

Your surgeon should know this.

This means that in roughly seven weeks you have shed 40 pounds. That is not slow loss by any measure. You're losing nearly six pounds a week if you average things out. I lost nearly six pounds a month when I average it out.

My advice? Your surgeon might be experienced but is clearly not a good source of support. There is no need to panic or be concerned or feel like a failure. You have a higher start weight so you have a long road ahead of you. Trust me when I say that if you continue to do the right things you will shed an enormous amount of weight. Look to the boards - we have a few folks that have shed well in excess of 150 pounds and some of them took nearly two years to do it.

Loss is loss - be thankful for it at any rate and please, don't let your surgeon's insensitivity get you down. There is absolutely no need to fiddle with your diet or increase exercise more than you're ready to at this juncture.

Everyone stalls along this journey - many of us more than once and for extended periods. Remember that a stall is three weeks with zero movement. More than five pounds a week is a shock to the body. You don't get to control your rate of loss, only what you put in your mouth and how much you move.

You're doing fine, keep it up. Keep in mind that hormones play a part for the ladies, too, and I even gain a few pounds each month, so be prepared for that if it happens.

~Cheri

Thank you so much! I am not going to give up! Gonna fight the good fight! Thanks again!

[TwinsMama 483]

While this is not my thread...Cheri I so needed to read your comments. I was 326 at surgery, my starting (prior to my roughly 1 year of pre-op qualifying) was 365. So since my surgery 6 weeks ago I've only lost 16 lbs.

I know what my individual problems are since the surgery but having so much to lose and losing so slow has been difficult. This thread and the encouragement was much needed!