I'm just curious on what should be the average weight lost on a weekly or monthly basis? I work retail and am on my feet walking all day for 8 hours, then I walk a mile every night after work. My weight at surgery was 397 and I've lost 25 pounds in 2 weeks so I'm down to 373. Should I be losing more or is this too much too fast?

Different people…different sizes…different metabolism…..different calorie intake…different amount of exercise…..different lives…..

…its going to result in a TON of different experiences with weight loss….

My doc is happy with 1-2 pounds per week.

I agree @@Jim1967 comparing only sets you up for frustration.

Be happy with any loss….big or small….its that much less being carried around.

I didn't gain it overnight and it surely isn't coming off overnight!

It is such good advice to not compare oneself to others. It is really hard though. I need to keep seeing it to remind myself. When I just think of myself and my own journey I am pleased. When I compare myself to others that had the surgery around the same time I start to get bummed as to why I've not lost as much as them. That's a slippery slope for me because I start to feel betrayed by my body. I have to work extra hard, exercise more extreme but that's just the way it goes. It's the only way. I now realize this surgery was the only way I could have gotten to the weight I am now. All these same things I did before the surgery was not getting me there. For whatever reason that scale is going downward instead of up for the first time in my life and I am so happy about it!