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So I had my Lapland placed dec 17th which is making me slightly over three weeks post op. I weighed in tonight and noticed that I'm down 18.8 lbs.i started at 235 down to 216.2 is this normal? Ive been trying to eat healthier and only have only been to the gym twice for a total of an hour.

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Just follow what your doctors instructions. Sounds like you are on your way to a healthier you.

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Well my dr told me 2lbs per week and now im in the middle of switching drs since I cant ever get ahold of my current dr nor even get In for a post op appointment

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Everyone's rate of loss is different. I know for myself I'm almost 4 mos post surgery and am down 67 pounds. I'm eating healthier than ever, getting my needed Protein in, following my doc/nutritionist suggestions for amounts at each meal and doing a little exercise (I need to get a more regular schedule but do the best I can right now).

So that averages about alittle more than 4 lbs per week (I was thinking it would only be 1-2 also). I'm sure that will slow down at some point. But I know that I am eating healthy and doing what I'm supposed to.

Hope that helps you in some way. Good luck on relocating with a new doctor...keep us posted!

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Thank you that makes me feel a bit better.one of the reasons I chose this surgery was because I was told id loose slower and was told losing slower was healthier. But then it just confused me more since I was told because I was diagnosed as hypothyroid and pre diabetic id really be losing at a slower rate.

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As long as you're following the rules, you're doing fine! :) I'm not even a year out yet and have lost a significant amount of weight...especially considering they told me to expect only about a 40lb loss the first year. Enjoy it while it's falling off, the weightloss will slow down, I promise! ;)

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if you are not doing (wrong (whatever that is).....aka eating processed/high fat/high calorie foods, not exercising, doing the opposite of what the dr advised you to do for best results, why on earth would you be concerned you are doing something wrong?

the scale will go up and down all day long.....base your weight loss on inches and not just what the metal monster says......if you are losing inches, you are losing weight.......and def having better health and feeling better is the way to go.....even if the scale is not saying what you want it too.....as the one poster said, keep doing it (eating better/moving) and see what happens.

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You sound like you are doing everything proper, you lost 18.8 lbs in less than a month. Even though you can't make it to your current surgeon's office, you can still follow the guidelines set up when you were in pre-op and after surgery. Do not try to overdo anything at the gym. Waling and cardio are okay, but don't do weights or sit ups, etc, as they are usually not recommended at this point. Best wishes on changing doctors. Karen..aka..kll724

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Hi and im on my 3rd week of post opp , I've lost 1stone up to know and to be truthful I haven't got a clue how as I noticed last night I think im having to many calories ... how many are we supposed to consume in one day ?

Im also impatient and expect it to do miracles over night but gave my head a wobble and back down to reality of I hae to do the work and its a tool to help me . first band fill on the 30th ... strangely looking forward to getting it filled . your doing great just persevere and keep on going x oh has any one been on a vibrating plate or wobble plates and if so are they ok to use and good ?

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