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Losing only 13lbs in 5 weeks

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Travelher    915

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Your weight loss is similar to mine. I'm also 48 and started with a surgery weight of. 244. Did you do a preop diet? How much did you lose there? My dietician has told me that my weight loss has been incredibly fast. I can tell you a friend had the same surgery the day after me and I'm 10lbs ahead of her so I know that is true. Don't worry. You are doing well!

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47NHeaven    21

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Your weight loss is similar to mine. I'm also 48 and started with a surgery weight of. 244. Did you do a preop diet? How much did you lose there? My dietician has told me that my weight loss has been incredibly fast. I can tell you a friend had the same surgery the day after me and I'm 10lbs ahead of her so I know that is true. Don't worry. You are doing well!

I lost 20lbs preop

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catwoman7    10,872

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Your weight loss is similar to mine. I'm also 48 and started with a surgery weight of. 244. Did you do a preop diet? How much did you lose there? My dietician has told me that my weight loss has been incredibly fast. I can tell you a friend had the same surgery the day after me and I'm 10lbs ahead of her so I know that is true. Don't worry. You are doing well!

I lost 20lbs preop

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that's a factor as well. I also lost a bunch pre-op. People who lose weight pre-op tend not to have big initial drops, because part of that drop the first month is Water weight. If you lost a lot of weight pre-op, then that "water weight" is long gone. I was the same.

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Travelher    915

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Agree with cat woman. I'm counting total weight loss. Not just post surgery loss. You lost even more than me pre-op.

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healthyliving23    16

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I'm in the same boat as some of you. I had bypass on 1/24 at 225 and I'm only down 16 pounds. It is frustrating because of course this is new to us and we think because we haven't eaten like we used to in a month. I'm also encouraged by reading some of the responses to hear I'm not crazy[emoji4]

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Please    188

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@Clementine Sky I was just wondering how much did you loose in the 14months , My BMI is 31 I'm 5'10" 220lbs so it takes awhile for weight loss to show on me. (Which is long as I'm loosing it's fine)

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Clementine Sky    707

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20 hours ago, Please said:

@Clementine Sky I was just wondering how much did you loose in the 14months , My BMI is 31 I'm 5'10" 220lbs so it takes awhile for weight loss to show on me. (Which is long as I'm loosing it's fine)

I'd lost 75 pounds by then, and a bit more than 80 now. I went from a tight size 14 / XL to a size 2 / XS. I had long stalls along the way, but they'd eventually break and I'd regain momentum with weight loss. The benefit of losing slowly was no loose skin, and minimal Hair loss. Best wishes to you!

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Please    188

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@Clementine Sky okay, thank you for sharing. That's a lot to loose tongo down to a size 2. I am very big boned, so I think I'll be happy to to wear a medium. You did Great, that's Awesome!

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carlychloe2    106

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Wow! You look 28 in your photo!
There are a host of factors that contribute to the pace of your weight loss, from your starting BMI to what you're eating (too few calories can paradoxically cause a stall), and your activity level. I also lost around 13 pounds in six weeks. I stalled out for several weeks before I started to drop again. One of the only adverse reactions I had to surgery was having a really upset stomach when I started to reintroduce solid foods at the one-month mark. This caused me to progress through the post-op eating stages more slowly, staying on a liquid and soft foods diet that was really too low in calories and freaked my body out into thinking it was starving and holding onto weight to try to survive. When I was able to start eating solid foods and get into a reliable routine again the weight began to drop. It still went slow. My starting BMI was in the low 30s, and I knew in advance I'd lose more slowly due to it. I did eventually exceed my goals, but it took about 14 months.
You might experience silver linings to losing weight slowly, as I did. I lost a minimal amount of hair, and have absolutely no loose skin.

I was gonna ask that question. I f you lose slower is the Hair loss less. Thank you for that answer.



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