I am going into surgery (21 days!) with a higher BMI. I'm 5' 1/2" and currently I'm 266 lbs. My BMI is about 50. Since I have so much to lose (over 50% of my body weight), I am wondering if I will lose weight faster. Sometimes when I look at other people's stats, it seems like those who were heavier lost more weight, faster.

I know everyone's different, too. I was just wondering if this was anyone else's experience all other things being equal. Assuming 100% compliance with diet & exercise...

I am going into surgery (21 days!) with a higher BMI. I'm 5' 1/2" and currently I'm 266 lbs. My BMI is about 50. Since I have so much to lose (over 50% of my body weight), I am wondering if I will lose weight faster. Sometimes when I look at other people's stats, it seems like those who were heavier lost more weight, faster.

I know everyone's different, too. I was just wondering if this was anyone else's experience all other things being equal. Assuming 100% compliance with diet & exercise...

Im 5'5' surgery may 8 2013 sw 253 currently 158 two weeks will be my one year hope my stats help ya(*^﹏^*)

5'4 sw 250 now 180 surgery date 11-4-2013

I thinks it depends on how far you are from your goal. Some people are naturally slower losers, which is not a bad thing! It gives your skin the opportunity to stay caught up.

For me, the farther I was from goal the faster I lost. So like the first month, starting at 296, I lost about 25 lbs. the next months were between 15-20, then down to about 10 a month. Now that I'm within 20 lbs of my final goal, it's going really slow!