I am 3 weeks tomorrow and have lost 12 lbs post op.....wtf? Please someone give me some insight. I lost more weight in the 2 weeks pre op (20 lbs). I just don't get it.

you just did major trauma to your body. it is confused and reeling and trying to heal. let it heal. I had surgery June 17th and at my two week post op appt I had lost...nothing, not even a tenth of a pound. Nutritionist, nurse and surgeon all told me not to worry the weight loss would come. I'm now 5 weeks post op and 27lbs down - after losing nothing the first two weeks. WLS is not an overnight cure for obesity. It still takes time to get the pounds off.

btw - 12lbs in 3 weeks is 4lbs per week average - which is pretty damn good.

I am 5 weeks only lost 12 so far so disappointed I don't understand why

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@@SimplySheavon

You have a lower BMI, expect slow weight loss.

Sometimes it's true that you can't see the forest for the trees. When you're a new post op, it's sort of like coming down from a high. All your energies have been focused intently on just getting here, and once you do, it can be a bit anticlimactic.

Just think of this period as the beginning of stage two. You've got another hill to climb, probably many more ahead of you too, as you work your way towards goal. And then it'll be maintenance. And after that, something else. This is a life long journey and you'll only drive yourself bonkers comparing your loss to someone else's, or becoming worried that you haven't loss a specific amount by a specific date. Bodies don't keep schedules.

Just carry on and let go of the mind games. This is your journey, which is completely different from anyone else's. If you're doing your part, you will get there eventually. And I can tell you most definitively that it's worth everything you have to go through to get there!

Best of luck!

Thank you guys.....@@The Candidate, great advice. Thank you!

@@SimplySheavon

You're welcome. You have a wonderful healthy life coming up just around the next bend. It's amazing!

Our bodies dont distinguish preop and post op. So 12+20=32. Losing 32 pounds over 5 weeks is a lot. Your body is healing and adjusting. We can help ourselves by adjusting our expectations. Scale watching can drive us crazy.