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Hi. Just wondering if there is a time where weight loss will be a little faster? I'm down 20 pounds from July 27th (my surgery date). Is that good/bad? I've been exercising the best I can. I do videos at home, now that the humidity is gone, I'm going to start walking. Still getting days where I feel weak.

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20 pounds is great! It is not even a month. I am losing much slower. I am 3 months out andI lost 34 pounds. It also depends on your starting weight.

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Take that twenty pounds a month while you can get it. When I hit six months, the weight started coming off in grams instead of pounds.

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The way I used to eat, compared to now is just so amazingly different, I thought the weight would just fall off, but it is not, so I am pretty discouraged. Everyone keeps telling me it will happen but when. I lost 16 lbs preop and only 1/2 lb post op on day 12. I am at day 19 today and afraid to weigh. Be grateful for any weight loss I guess, I hope mine is coming soon. I am not cheating at all, and we are all different, but i do see some people who lost 30 lbs in a month or 2, good for them, but I am afraid after this honeymoon phase, how slow does it go. Like everyone says, just gotta trust in the process and listen to doc

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I lost 19 lbs the first month and then it slowed down dramatically. I average about a 5-6 lbs loss each month, which seems ridiculously slow... but it has been consistent and easy, so I don't mind. That slow steady loss has added up to almost 45 lbs now, and I know that it will continue.

Your rate of loss will be unique to you. It varies due to a compilation of factors such as: start weight, age, exercise, calorie/carb intake, metabolic factors, etc... There is no magic "you should lose ____ lbs per month" number, however your surgeon/nut should have given you some realistic goals to work towards.

Most people seem to lose a nice chunk the first month and then it slows down some. Some are lucky enough to lose large amounts each month and reach goal in a very short time. You just need to follow your surgeons plan and you will be successful! It sounds like you are already doing great!

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I lost 19 lbs the first month and then it slowed down dramatically. I average about a 5-6 lbs loss each month, which seems ridiculously slow... but it has been consistent and easy, so I don't mind. That slow steady loss has added up to almost 45 lbs now, and I know that it will continue.

Your rate of loss will be unique to you. It varies due to a compilation of factors such as: start weight, age, exercise, calorie/carb intake, metabolic factors, etc... There is no magic "you should lose ____ lbs per month" number, however your surgeon/nut should have given you some realistic goals to work towards.

Most people seem to lose a nice chunk the first month and then it slows down some. Some are lucky enough to lose large amounts each month and reach goal in a very short time. You just need to follow your surgeons plan and you will be successful! It sounds like you are already doing great!

This is about how it is working for me. I'm really enjoying the journey this time. I am a revision patient. I'm enjoying planning healthy meals and cooking more thoughtfully for my young kids. With my band I wasn't eating healthily and constantly worrying about needing an adjustment. I lost about 19 my first month and this month will probably be around 8. I need to pick up the exercise when I get back home in September. That usually slightly increases my rate of loss but really it's the food.

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I lost 18 pounds in the month before and 23 in the first 2 weeks after. Then NOTHING FOR ALMOST 5 MONTHS!!! ???????????? but I'm 6 pounds out and the last time I weighed I was 63 pounds down!! My doc says that some people lose a lot up front then the rest come off slow. Some people lose slow up front then the weight just falls off after a few months. Some people have said that they lost super slow up until about the 6 month mark and then it picks up greatest after that until about 18 months. It varies greatly. I'm hoping I'm one of those who doesn't have such a difficult time with stalls from now until 18 months.

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I lost 30 lbs in four weeks then five ponds in the last two weeks. I'm six weeks post surgery and I have hit a lag. I start exercises this weeks so I will see what happens. The main thing I don't like is the decrease of bowel movements. Advancing from full liquids to soft foods I expected better bowel activity. I think the body goes through a starvation period that holds onto all nutrition, which may feel like bloating. I'm still hanging in there with the diet plan but it gets hard with coworkers, family lunches and dinners.

Hang in there guys. We can and will do this.

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I was 200 and now I'm 162 two months out. Some weeks I lost 5-10lbs and a few weeks I lost 1/2-2lbs. Doc said first 30-40 will fall off. Then you'll have to really work at it. Don't compare. You'll do it in your own time. Good luck!! ❤️

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