When does the real weight begin to come off? I know It's still early, but being that very little is going in it seems the weight should be coming off quicker. HW 274, DOS 254, 5/4/14, 251. I wonder if I'm doing something wrong. I'm following everything they told me, but that's only 3lbs since DOS.

Hang in there. It will come off. Don't you worry.

My 1st 10 days post-op, I was still so full of fluids that they gave me in surgery that I hadn't lost but a few lbs. We all lose weight at different rates post-op. It can be frustrating at first, not seeing the weight fall off - especially after seeing the fast losers post things like, "7 months down 117 lbs". My weight loss was more gradual - about 12 lbs/month.

All I can say is hang in there, follow the diet your doc gave you and keep exercising. The weight will start coming off. It won't be a steady weight loss, you can expect some plateaus that will keep you wondering if, "Is this it? Is this all I'm going to lose?" I've gone through about a dozen of those moments and I've found through experience that if I just stick with my diet and exercise, the weight will start falling off again.

Wishing you the best.

My 1st 10 days post-op, I was still so full of fluids that they gave me in surgery that I hadn't lost but a few lbs. We all lose weight at different rates post-op. It can be frustrating at first, not seeing the weight fall off - especially after seeing the fast losers post things like, "7 months down 117 lbs". My weight loss was more gradual - about 12 lbs/month.

All I can say is hang in there, follow the diet your doc gave you and keep exercising. The weight will start coming off. It won't be a steady weight loss, you can expect some plateaus that will keep you wondering if, "Is this it? Is this all I'm going to lose?" I've gone through about a dozen of those moments and I've found through experience that if I just stick with my diet and exercise, the weight will start falling off again.

Wishing you the best.

does anyone know how long you have to wait after surgery to go into the tanning booth

I went through the same thing. I think I almost drove my husband crazy. I kept thinking i was doing something terribly wrong. Bottom line…..it was nothing I was doing wrong. It just takes time. I lost for a week and now I'm back to waiting…..Kinda sucks, but I know it will come off when it's ready. I do feel the inches slipping away. It's not you!! Keep on keeping on!

Happy Losing,

Mississippi Girl

it was driving me nuts that the scale wasn't moving so I measured my hips and thighs and neck and bust and waist I dropped inches even when the scale stayed the same !!