I am new here and am in the submission for approval stage. Hoping to have surgery 12/28!! I haven't met anyone in person who has had WLS.

Can you post your first couple of months losses so I can see what is possible?

Thank you so much!!

Surgery date 10/26/15 weight 215

Today 185

Down 30 lbs

Goal 140 - 50 to go.

Feeling better every day.

Oooooh.... Tomorrow's my 3 mo surgiversary!

I thought I'd loose 35 in that time but I cheated a bit at Christmas so that's fair.

Edited January 18, 201610 yr by itstimealready

Sleeved 11/17. Am down 17 lbs since then. Started 215, now 198.

Hello! I saw that we started at the same weight 215 lbs day of surgery. I will be one week out tomorrow and am currently about 210lbs. How has your weight loss been since starting at a smaller weight then most? Just curious... I know everyone is different! I am also a lapband to sleeve revision, so I have been told my weight loss may be much slower. THANKS

I just hit my 3 month mark post surgery. I lost 30 during my pre-op period and 45 since surgery.

Started at 268

Now 193

I just hit my 3 month mark on March 16th, I have lost 53 lbs. I was 226 and now weigh 173 : )

I had my one month post op appt on Thursday 3/17 and I was down 49 lbs. I'm very excited.

at one month I am down 20 lbs and feeling great. but this number is meaningless unless you know what weight the person started at and more information. Someone else posted it is better to look at percentage of overweight lost, and I agree that gives a much better idea of progress. I know we are all afraid of being that one person it doesn't work for - of failing like any other "diet" however, it is about moving forward and being healthy, it is not a race it is health for the rest of your life.

Edited March 19, 201610 yr by Christinamo7

I had my sleeve done Jan 11/16, and am down 75lbs

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I had surgery on 2/16/16 and as of Thursday may 19 I'm down 91 lbs. I'm biking,meal king more and swimming. So excited to be making progress.