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I know I shouldn't be in a hurry but I am reading on a lot of websites that it takes two years or people to reach their target weight as opposed to one year for people who got gastric bypass surgery on average. Has that been your experience? Any feedback would be great thanks. I also read that people with a higher BMI to start (mine is 51) will lose the wight quicker. Any insight would be great. Thanks!

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Hmm yes and no. I mean it all depends on how fast you lose. RNY people with a lot to lose don't lose it all in year one either. Most people with a BMI over 50 to start are going to need 2 years. I started with a 60 BMI and it took me 17 months to go from 370 to 199. I'm 187 ish right now and I expect it will take me another 4 to 6 months to lose the last 20 pounds I want to lose. My expect average weight loss for my start weight was 220,

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GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY

Your can expect to lose 170 lbs. from gastric bypass surgery. Your new weight will be 200 lbs. after gastric bypass surgery.

GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY

Your can expect to lose 146 lbs. from gastric sleeve surgery. Your new weight will be 224 lbs. after gastric sleeve surgery.

I hit the average expected weight for the sleeve at 1 year and the average expected weight for RNY in less than 18 months.

Those number above are what you can expect to lose in 2 years not one year. Most people need more than a year to lose their weight. The only reason that is becoming different now is more people are having surgery at lower BMIs. Most people in the past were super morbidly obese.

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As you can see the chances of someone with my start weight reaching the weight I am currently at (which isn't even on this chart) is less than 20%. Most people that start in the 300s never see a weight below 200, most get stuck around the 250 range.

It also depends on how low you want to go. I started out wearing size 28/30 now I wear an 8/10 (I could be smaller but I have loose skin). I could be perfectly happy in the 190 range. I stopped my diabetes meds at 2 months, my blood pressure is on the low end of normal. I am losing more to get a cushion for regain as I age. I never want to be over 200 again in my life. If I lose to 170 and regain to 190 in 20 years I won't care.

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7 minutes ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

Hmm yes and no. I mean it all depends on how fast you lose. RNY people with a lot to lose don't lose it all in year one either. Most people with a BMI over 50 to start are going to need 2 years. I started with a 60 BMI and it took me 17 months to go from 370 to 199. I'm 187 ish right now and I expect it will take me another 4 to 6 months to lose the last 20 pounds I want to lose. My expect average weight loss for my start weight was 220,

I hit the average expected weight for the sleeve at 1 year and the average expected weight for RNY in less than 18 months.

Those number above are what you can expect to lose in 2 years not one year. Most people need more than a year to lose their weight. The only reason that is becoming different now is more people are having surgery at lower BMIs. Most people in the past were super morbidly obese.

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As you can see the chances of someone with my start weight reaching the weight I am currently at (which isn't even on this chart) is less than 20%. Most people that start in the 300s never see a weight below 200, most get stuck around the 250 range.

It also depends on how low you want to go. I started out wearing size 28/30 now I wear an 8/10 (I could be smaller but I have loose skin). I could be perfectly happy in the 190 range. I stopped my diabetes meds at 2 months, my blood pressure is on the low end of normal. I am losing more to get a cushion for regain as I age. I never want to be over 200 again in my life. If I lose to 170 and regain to 190 in 20 years I won't care.

Well this is not what I want to hear! I'm 310. Probably be 300 day of surgery. You're saying I' only going to go down to 250 lbs? Iff that is true, why am I doing this?

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I just said I weigh 187 and I started at 370. I don't get how you think I am saying you are only going to get to 250, I don't feel like I have done anything impossible.

I am telling you what the averages are, and the averages are because most people suck at this.

You don't plan on sucking do you?

You can lose to a normal BMI if you want to, you just have to want to.

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3 minutes ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

I just said I weigh 187 and I started at 370. I don't get how you think I am saying you are only going to get to 250, I don't feel like I have done anything impossible.

I am telling you what the averages are, and the averages are because most people suck at this.

You don't plan on sucking do you?

You can lose to a normal BMI if you want to, you just have to want to.

I guess I misunderstood you. Thanks for your input and your reply. Congrats on your weight loss!

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17 minutes ago, Walter.Sobchak said:

My surgeon said to plan on about 18 months.
I personally do not want gastric bypass.
Dumping syndrome sounds horrible to me.
My BMI is currently 56


I can live with 18 mons. i know someone my weight who lost 124 lbs in 6 months and she is much older than me.

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My point was, expected weight loss is at the 2 year mark for everyone across the board. No one is really expected to hit their goal weight at one year. That is the standard, not 1 year. Only people on forums think you have to lose it all in the first year, because of the "honeymoon" period. Which is total BS. Honeymoon period is just an excuse to never learn proper eating habits.

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I weighed 397 when I started my six-month pre-op diet program in March 2016. I lost 99 pounds during the pre-op program, weighing 298 on the day of surgery in late September 2016. This morning, I weighed 211. I had the sleeve. I have no reason to believe that I won't get to my goal (180) within 1 year of the surgery.

It is all about grit, perseverance, dedication, and how hard you are willing to work. If you want to succeed bad enough, you will.

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No offense to @blizair09 (congrats on the loss), don't compare yourself to the losses men have, you will lose your mind. Some of the guys here lose like 150 lbs in 4 months, it is maddening.

I didn't have a pre-op diet, I went from first visit to surgery in 8 weeks. I was 358 on surgery day and 230 at the 1 year mark.

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1 minute ago, OutsideMatchInside said:

No offense to @blizair09 (congrats on the loss), don't compare yourself to the losses men have, you will lose your mind. Some of the guys here lose like 150 lbs in 4 months, it is maddening.

I didn't have a pre-op diet, I went from first visit to surgery in 8 weeks. I was 358 on surgery day and 230 at the 1 year mark.

Ugh, I tried to be nice. Please don't reply to anymore of my posts. I don't come on here for this kind of tone.

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27 minutes ago, Walter.Sobchak said:

My surgeon said to plan on about 18 months.
I personally do not want gastric bypass.
Dumping syndrome sounds horrible to me.
My BMI is currently 56


Thanks for the feedback.

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I'm typing on the internet and trying to be helpful, I can't help how you interrupt what I say. Good luck.

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15 minutes ago, blizair09 said:

I weighed 397 when I started my six-month pre-op diet program in March 2016. I lost 99 pounds during the pre-op program, weighing 298 on the day of surgery in late September 2016. This morning, I weighed 211. I had the sleeve. I have no reason to believe that I won't get to my goal (180) within 1 year of the surgery.

It is all about grit, perseverance, dedication, and how hard you are willing to work. If you want to succeed bad enough, you will.

I appreciate your honesty and encouragement. I know that it is just a tool. When I strictly adhere to something. I lose weight at a pretty good pace because I am still youngish but my mom's friend was in her late 60s and lost 112. I know I can do it. I just need to keep a positive attitude and I can't wait to share my successes on here a year from now! :)

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2 minutes ago, kinipela24 said:

I appreciate your honesty and encouragement. I know that it is just a tool. When, I strictly adhere to something I lose weight at a pretty good pace because I am still youngish but my mom's friend was in her late 60s and lost 112. I know I can do it. I just need to keep a positive attitude and I can't wait to share my successes on here a year from now! :)

Good luck!!

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