the first of the year i weighed 301. date of surgery 8/24/12 i weighed 261. i lost 40lbs on my own. since surgery i have only lost 17lbs. almost a month! getting my protien and water and i run after a crazy busy 4 year old! lol everyone else seems to be losing soooo much more than me. what's up with that? confused!!! and aggrivated!

I had surgery on the 22 of august and I have lost 24 pounds so not that much more than you. It'll even out in the end just look at it this way, 17 pounds in a month is amazing! That's about 4 pounds a week. You are doing fine!

I'm 5 months post op and have only lost 40 lbs. I follow my diet exactly as my doctor has planned, I exercise 1+ hours a day by walking and jogging and I am at a stand-still right now. I thought it would be way more that 40 lbs by now !!!

Your doing great! I have not had surgery yet, still in WAITING phase ugh! I know what you mean though, ya kinda want it to come off overnight considering the extreme measures were taking. You'll get there!

I am 7 weeks out my dr said to expect about 15 pounds a month. I have only lost 6 pounds this month and have been at a stahl for almost 2 weeks. It happens does not mean that you aren't losing inches ect... Just keep up the good work. And REMEBER this is not a mirical worker it is a tool to help us. Good luck!

I'm thinking your exceptional pre-op weight loss (GREAT job!!) followed by the surgery is a LOT of changes for your body. It just needs a little time to catch up with the new program. We all know how tough it is but be patient. Give your body a chance to find its own way in its own time. It absolutely will. Just keep doing exactly what you're doing and your metabolism will adjust to the "new program" and the weight will start falling off before you know it. I think in our desire to celebrate our success we often underestimate how profound the physiological changes that are taking place really are. You're gonna love the new you!!

thank everyone! really appreciate the words of encouragement!!!

I had surgery 8/27

Pre op weight loss was 38

After surgery 17 pounds

Started going back to gym today hope it helps

I guess we are all different

But I thought I would loss fast because I'm so big 316

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we had surgery the same day. I've lost 15lbs since surgery. It will happen, but it's frustrating I know...

i keep seeing these posts about people losing so much so fast and i think that is normal! good to hear i'm doing ok! thanks and good luck everyone!!!

I was feeling like that then realized that we are all different. I'm almost 4 months & only lost 60 pounds. I'm stuck now! Need 24lbs to go & the scale isn't moving but I'm not giving up.