Weightloss Update

[coleenrenee 66]

So I'm two weeks out officially today and I weighed myself this morning and I lost 1 lb Jesus Help! My last week weigh in I lost 14 lbs and I thought that was how every week was going to go. Is this the three week stall everyone talks about. ???????? frustrated!!

[JamieLogical 8,684]

My last week weigh in I lost 14 lbs and I thought that was how every week was going to go.

Going to try REALLY hard not to laugh at that, but you seriously thought you were going to lose 2 pounds a day for any significant period of time?!?!!? It is VERY normal to lose a lot in the first week or two and then see a plateau as your body rebounds from the shock. And you will definitely NOT be losing 2 pounds a day. You might lose 2 pounds in A day due to Water retention and release, but you won't be losing 2 pounds EVERY day. Don't fret! You WILL lose the weight eventually, it will just likely not be nearly as quickly as your unreasonable expectations. This isn't a race. It's the rest of your life. If it takes you one day or one week or one month to lose a pound, as long as you are still losing, you will get to where you are going.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

So I'm two weeks out officially today and I weighed myself this morning and I lost 1 lb Jesus Help! My last week weigh in I lost 14 lbs and I thought that was how every week was going to go. Is this the three week stall everyone talks about. frustrated!!

No, you still lost weigh so its not a stall. Truth is you won't lose 14lbs a week until you hit goal. You may lose more than 1lb a week, but those initial big numbers go away pretty quickly. 1-2 lbs a week is more the norm.

[Babbs 14,680]

Sh*t at this point I'll take 1-2lbs every OTHER week, lol.

[coleenrenee 66]

My feelings were hurt for sure when I got on the scale and since My Doctor told me at least 3-5 lbs a week would be my goal I was shocked at the 1 lb. I've lost an average of 2.5 on weight watchers .. And had high expectations with this tool in place. Just a little disappointed... Some ppl are a little rude on the forum.. No need to laugh ????????

[coleenrenee 66]

Sh*t at this point I'll take 1-2lbs every OTHER week, lol.

Please tell me I didn't do this for 1-2 lbs a week ...

[Babbs 14,680]

Sh*t at this point I'll take 1-2lbs every OTHER week, lol.

Please tell me I didn't do this for 1-2 lbs a week ...

You'd better sit down...

[coleenrenee 66]

????????????????

[Babbs 14,680]

@@coleenrenee

No seriously, you have no stats posted except your beautiful face on your profile, so I'm not sure how much you have to lose. You will lose quite a bit at first. But it does slow down as time goes by and you get thinner. You are going to have amazing weight loss months, and not so amazing months as your body adjusts. And some stalls. Expect the stalls. Just keep doing what you're supposed to do (move a little, drink your Water, eat your Protein and stay away from complex carbs) and you will continue to lose!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Sh*t at this point I'll take 1-2lbs every OTHER week, lol.

Please tell me I didn't do this for 1-2 lbs a week ...

If your Dr. predicted 3-5 lbs. a week then that is probably accurate. He knows your variables such as starting weight, height, etc. But, that would be an average over a long period of time not a weekly guarantee. Our bodies are complex systems so we don't lose weight on a strict timetable. You may lose a lot one week, and very little the next. You may not lose anything one week, but lose inches.

In the long term you will see progress.

My strategy is to: stay off the scale and only weigh at my Doctors appointments, get all my Protein and Water in every day, and exercise when I am able (with a goal of at least 60 minutes a day).

I can only control the inputs. What the scale says is none of my business for now.

My measures of success will be the things I will be able to do as my physical limitations disappear.

I wish you all the best on your journey.

[JamieLogical 8,684]

My feelings were hurt for sure when I got on the scale and since My Doctor told me at least 3-5 lbs a week would be my goal I was shocked at the 1 lb. I've lost an average of 2.5 on weight watchers .. And had high expectations with this tool in place. Just a little disappointed... Some ppl are a little rude on the forum.. No need to laugh

1-2 pounds a week is pretty standard, especially past the first couple of months. Heck, I barely lost over 2 pounds last MONTH. Now that I am 8 months out, I have pretty low expectations, so long as the scale keeps generally moving in the right direction overall.

And I really didn't mean to laugh AT you. Just with being 8 months out now and fighting so hard for every pound, the idea of losing 2 pounds a day seems so completely absurd to me.

Your doctor's estimate of 3-5 pounds a week is fairly reasonable for the first couple of months. Many do lose slower than that, but you've already lost 15 pounds in 2 weeks, so you are well ahead of that 3-5 pound average.

I too have lost more weight faster with diet and exercise than I have post-sleeve. I lost 90 pounds in one year "on my own" before. Since my sleeve, I have lost 57 pounds in just over 8 months. But what you need to remember is that this is not a diet. It is not a race. It will never be "over" or "done" the way your past weight loss experiences have been. This surgery has altered your relationship with food forever. I know you want to lose the weight fast. Everyone does. But ten years from now it won't matter if it took you 6 months or 16 months to reach your goal weight, will it? What will matter is that you have MAINTAINED your loss (which, if you are like me you've never managed in the past) and you are living a full, happy, healthy life.

[coleenrenee 66]

How do I post the stats?

[JamieLogical 8,684]

How do I post the stats?

I believe you have to do it on the desktop version of the web site on a real computer and you can't do it through the app. But if you are on a computer, you go to your name in the upper-right corner, and click on "My Surgery". Lets you put in all your stats, your surgery date, your surgeon, etc.

[coleenrenee 66]

Thanks I'll add them right now

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@@coleenrenee - I assure you @@JamieLogical wasn't laughing to be mean. Post similar to yours pop up every day. Many people expect those big numbers all the time. Truth is there is as much a possibility you can hit that 3 - 5lb weight loss as there is that you'll hit that 1 - 2lb weight loss. It depends a lot on your genetics as much as it also depends on how good you are at hitting those Fluid and Protein goals. I also agree with @Inner Surfer Girl that staying away from the scale might be a good idea. At the very least weigh no more than once a week. Keep a food diary at least initially, and exercise.

ETA: Just noticed our stats are similar. If you want to friend me on Myfitnesspal, my username there is Milaxx