I'm wondering how soon I'll begin to see weight loss. How much weight did you lose in the first couple of weeks? The first month?

@@lauraellen80

I lost 18 lbs the first month, too! Like Ann and Blerdgirl said, you started with a lower BMI. The losses won't be as much as someone with a higher BMI at first.

I just remembered something that happened the first week after surgery. (Let's face it, it's pretty much all a blur, isn't it?)

I was sitting in the waiting room for my first post op appointment, when a gal that had surgery the same day as I did came in for her appointment also. We had walked the halls together at the hospital and everything. We were talking, and I excitedly said "I've lost 8 pounds this week!"

She said "Impossible. I've lost 17 pounds"

I went into my appointment ready to cry. I told the PA, and he said "Barb, she weighs about 100 more than you do. Of course she's lost more weight! The more you weigh, the more you lose!"

He made me feel much better after that.

Also keep in mind the weight loss is different based on age, pre-existing conditions & co-morbidities and sex. As for total loss, those who did preop diets will almost always have bigger numbers than you. I didn't have a preop diet so my total lbs loss at 10 mths is different than those who did. That said, I am happy & pleased with how my body feels & looks. Even though I still have a long way to go, I know I can do this.

@@BLERDgirl

I wish we lived closer. I would so love to be your friend. You're sassy and confident. I bet you're fun to hang out with

I'm one week and one day out...including my loss from the 7 day pre-op diet I have lost 22 lbs,

I was sleeved on 6/2/15 and have lost 14.5lbs. If you include the pre-op diet, I have lost 27.5lbs.

Edited July 14, 201511 yr by JennD

I was sleeved 6/30 and I am down about 14lbs since the day of surgery (2 weeks ago) and I lost about 3 on the 2 day clear liquid diet. My BMI was about 41/42. I am sure I will hit a huge stall soon though.

No pre-op diet, and at my 2 week appointment post-op I had lost 34 lbs. I'm 30 years old, male, so it might be easier for me to get rid of some excess weight. Currently I'm at 2 months today post-op and down 58 lbs. I finally have been able to start running again without my knees feeling like they are going to break!

The important thing to remember is this isn't a race to see who loses the most weight. It's a chance for you to start over with healthy eating habits and regular exercise. If it takes some a year or more to hit goal, oh well... that means less skin related issues because they gradually lost weight instead of rapid weight loss and skin removal surgery later. I recommend weights to help with skin issues. It really seems to have helped me.

I am four weeks post op and am down 27 pounds. I lost 12 of that on my preop diet so I have lost 15 pounds in four weeks.

Thank you everyone! I had my surgery this morning (I'm 12 hrs post op). I'm on my way now! Yay us!

I am 4 weeks out today. I had no pre-op diet. At ,y 10 day follow up visit, I was down 19 pounds. I'm currently down 27 pounds, however, I've hit 2 stalls already. My doctor told me to expect to be down 10% of my weight the first month, and he's pretty spot on!

Also, I was in the hospital for 3 nights, as I was throwing up anything I drank. I'm sure I threw up all the IV Fluid, etc that was pumped into me, so I credit that to some of the weight loss.

I'm not expecting to lose this much in the upcoming months, so I will take this and just stick with the program. As long as the numbers on the scales (and my clothing sizes) keep going down, I'm good!

Don't be discouraged...as many of these members said, everyone is different!!

Good luck!!

I lost 19 lbs the first month. It slowed way down after that for me.

I was 281 at my highest, day of surgery 277. I am 254 now. I am on my 6th week now. Don't worry. I was concerned with slow loss too but as long as the scale is going in the right direction and I am following my plan all is well.

Sleeved 6/10/15 pre op weight was 221 and as of today I weigh 196..... 25lbs total. I feel like I'm a slow loser

Slow is not necessarily a bad thing. It gives your skin more time to recover & may lessen the amount of sag you have.

You're right. I had a stall in lbs lost however I did notice inches lost so that's a good sign