Hi everybody!

I am really considering weight-loss surgery because I have been struggling with weight issues for six years... Tried everything and it doesnt work. Based on BMI, etc, I should be around 130-140. Therefore, I have about 60-70 pounds to lose. And as I was talking to a nurse she mentioned that weight loss for me was not going to be as fast as I expected. This kind of bummed me out because she mentioned that I would maybe 5 to 10 pounds a month... Even though I know weight-loss is good regardless of the amount, it kind of bummed and discouraged me...

Did anyone start off at around 200 lbs and have successful "normal" weight-loss in the first months? Please share your stories!

I would really appreciate it! Thanks!!

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Here is the link to the Don't Sweat the Stall Stuff:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1102-dont-sweat-the-stall-stuff/

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Thanks so much!!!!

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Very welcome! Enjoy the reading, and you will see that a stall is a normal rite of passage

I was 199.5 day of surgery (sw 206), sleeved 7/12 cw is 179.

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I started at 219 am down 36 lbs now 183 have 53 to go i feel great you can see the diff ive lost inches and i go to gym 5x a week. Its noticeable i am a 5 pounder a month the initial loss was 15 after surgery i just keep plugging at it.

I get the impression that for many, they see WLS as the end of a long journey. It is a process to decide if surgery is right for you, then which surgery to have, and finally you have surgery. Where the thinking is wrong, is that surgery is the end of the journey when in fact it is just the beginning. Your surgery will be with you for the rest of your life. Whether you lose 9 pounds or 19 in the first month is immaterial when you understand that surgery was just the end of the beginning.

I love this post. I am thinking about the WLS. I have to remind myself that this surgery will be a tool and not a fix it forever procedure. I lost 60#'s on WW in a year. I really worked the plan. 3 years later I've gained 40 of it back. I keep thinking I don't want to go back to tracking every bite, every liquid and exercise I do. I'm starting to realize that this is exactly what I will have to do if I have the surgery. I have only just begun to seriously think about WLS. This forum and all the people here sharing their journeys is amazing. I'm so glad I found you

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@@kimberb In this case - it's important to track to make sure you're getting ENOUGH (usually) rather than too many points!

I am also glad i found this app and it is the beginning its work not just making the right food choices but getting your strength back by making sure you move mayb walking ir gym but you have to move. Good luck what you wrote is on the money. I know people who have gained the weight back and ill b damned if after all this hard work will i let that happen.

OP-I weighed 193 on the day of surgery, 8/31/15, I lost 7lbs in the pre-op diet, so technically started at 200. This is the best decision ever. I "only" lost 17 pounds in the first 30 days, but I was down a full size so I was pleased. At 3 months out I had "only" lost a total of 30lbs since surgery, but nearly 40 with the pre-op diet, but I was down 4, almost 5 sizes! Yes, the loss was "slow" compared to some standards, but fast compared to what I could lose before. It's about perspective. My original goal was 140-145, giving me a few pounds to bounce around with. I am now just days from my 1 year surgiversary, and I l weighed 132 this morning. The last 10-13 lbs have come off slowly over the last 4 months and not really intentionally. So I'm well below my goal, even more below my surgeons goal. But I am happy, I am healthy and I don't regret this decision for even a second. It's truly the journey and now I have to figure out maintenance. I know this year is now all on me. I still follow the protein rules and stay low carb, mostly because I just don't have room. My carbs are veggies and maybe a bite of potato, rice or bread, but not until most of my protein has been eaten. Have I had cake? Yep, but rarely and a few bites is all I need or want. I look at it now that I must eat this way to be healthy. Do I wonder if that mentality before surgery would have yielded the same results, sure, but I know that if, and that's a big if, I had been successful, it would have been much more difficult and taken a lot longer.

So to the original question, for me it was worth it. My health is worth it. My best advice is to realize, this is your journey and yours alone. Comparing yourself to "normal", will make you crazy and it's just not worth it or fair to you.

Edited August 28, 20169 yr by tdhaddox

I love this thread. It is so encouraging, because we hear "everyone's journey is a little different" and that's how our stores sound - a little different. However the over-arching theme sounds the same: WLS has been a great decision for nearly all of us, and if we follow the plan we lose weight and can maintain that loss. Pretty simple plan, dedication and commitment are required. Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm 10 days post-op.

I have to laugh when the deli lady cuts a slice of turkey and gives it to me to eat. And then says here is a slice of cheese. And I was full! Guys! I am so thrilled with this one aspect of our new sleeve. So what if I'm lower BMI, I had several friends say you've done this before. But so much about me has changed. I'm sick of the roller coaster ride. I want the help! I couldn't do it without the leg up! Thank God!

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Quick update. So, I didn't have a lot of weight to lose by many standards, but this weekend I realized I lost 41 inches, while losing "just" 68 pounds.

Fabulous you know you just reminded me thats what my nutritionist recommended I do also take measurements. Youve done a fantastic job stick with what you are doing if its not broken don't fix it!!!!

I was sleeved 3 weeks ago. I started off 200lbs and am down to 180 The progress does slow down, but when it does that's when you start walking and putting a bit more physical effort into it. That makes the weight continue to drop. Also, don't forget about all the health benefits! Preventing heart disease, reversing weight gain, leaving and avoiding obesity, I could go on and on! I know it doesn't seem like 5-10lbs is much, but the closer you get to your goal, the better you'll feel. Believe me!

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Quick update. So, I didn't have a lot of weight to lose by many standards, but this weekend I realized I lost 41 inches, while losing "just" 68 pounds.

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That's awesome! Congrats. I hope I do as well as you. I am 5 weeks post op.

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@@doingitmyway

Sounds like this is your first stall. It is quite normal, and stalls happen, then weight-loss resumes again, then another stall etc .....

Our bodies have a mind of their own, and they do stuff in their own time.

My first stall lasted 2-3 weeks, and I was still losing inches though, even though my scales did not budge!

I actually refused to weigh myself for 2 weeks.

Providing you stick to your post op food plan, the weight-loss and stalls will keep happening.

My last stall was due to me indulging in the wrong foods, sugar laden frozen yoghurt.

Soonest I stopped eating this, my weight is peeling off again.

Further down the Forums are 2 great Sub-forums: "Don't sweat the stall stuff" and "Embrace the Stall".

InnerSurferGirl explains beautifully the nature of stalls and why they happen.

After being directed to these Sub-forums, and reading up on stalls, I felt at ease and stopped worrying about the stalls, unless self inflicted, of course

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