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!

1 hour ago, Mandybb said:

I'm a slower loser and it will indeed probably take 2 years for me to reach my goal weight. I'm ok with that, it's not all gloom and doom. It took me 38 years to put all that weight on, so to reach my goal in only 2 years is amazing. It's all about prospective. It's not about losing the fastest, it's about learning how to properly eat so you can maintain a healthy weight for the rest of your life. All good things come with time. Trust the process and enjoy the journey. Never compare to others and their journey. Just concentrate on you, one day at a time! Good luck!

I appreciate that and I did not mean to put out a negative vibe. I have to accept that this is a journey and not a race. You are completely right and I am a work in progress. I am going to think realistically and positive. I appreciate your thoughtful response.

15 minutes ago, Walter.Sobchak said:

You both are completely right as I said. I hesitated to put this thread out there, but I did. Life is a learning process and I have realized I need to change my mindset. I admire the fact that you two are positive and realistic. Thanks again for replying!

I feel the same way.
It took me 17 years to get this big (I was in good shape at 21, I am 38 now)
So, if it takes 18 months or 24 months to get to an ideal weight I am OK with that.
I know it is going to take time.
I am just looking forward to having the sleeve as a tool to help me.

19 hours ago, kinipela24 said:

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!

It more depends on their body type, genetics, dietary changes/intake, surgery effectiveness (how well the surgery was done), etc.

I think all that one can expect is that you do your best to stay on the wagon and be healthy.

In my case, I can gain and lose extremely easily. Metabolism is a wreck. That's why I already have planned out a post-op diet and will be sticking to that to keep the weight permanently down. My sister on the other hand is 5'3 95 pounds and can eat a house and not gain a pound.

Edited April 14, 20179 yr by PatientEleventyBillion

8 minutes ago, PatientEleventyBillion said:

It more depends on their body type, genetics, dietary changes/intake, surgery effectiveness (how well the surgery was done), etc.

I think all that one can expect is that you do your best to stay on the wagon and be healthy.

In my case, I can gain and lose extremely easily. Metabolism is a wreck. That's why I already have planned out a post-op diet and will be sticking to that to keep the weight permanently down. My sister on the other hand is 5'3 95 pounds and can eat a house and not gain a pound.

That makes a lot of sense. I tend to lose and gain very easily as well. Two months. I'm still excited. I know no matter what the amount, if I do my best I will still be much better than I was.

I felt similarly concerned about time to maximum weight loss before my surgery (November 2015). I was 518 lbs pre-op! What I didn't realize, because I was so worried about the end goal, was how much of an improvement I would feel at each stage after surgery. I felt enormously better 3 months after surgery and could do way more things. At 6 months, I couldn't believe how much better I felt than at 3 months. As the months unfolded, I cared less and less about any sort of end date because each day was better than the next. That was the toughest thing for me to recognize before I began the process. Now, at 17 months and 300 lbs down, a particular goal weight or timeline feels completely meaningless in a way that I did not expect at the start of this.

All the best to you kinipela24!

14 minutes ago, Thucydides said:

I felt similarly concerned about time to maximum weight loss before my surgery (November 2015). I was 518 lbs pre-op! What I didn't realize, because I was so worried about the end goal, was how much of an improvement I would feel at each stage after surgery. I felt enormously better 3 months after surgery and could do way more things. At 6 months, I couldn't believe how much better I felt than at 3 months. As the months unfolded, I cared less and less about any sort of end date because each day was better than the next. That was the toughest thing for me to recognize before I began the process. Now, at 17 months and 300 lbs down, a particular goal weight or timeline feels completely meaningless in a way that I did not expect at the start of this.

All the best to you kinipela24!

Great post!

I felt similarly concerned about time to maximum weight loss before my surgery (November 2015). I was 518 lbs pre-op! What I didn't realize, because I was so worried about the end goal, was how much of an improvement I would feel at each stage after surgery. I felt enormously better 3 months after surgery and could do way more things. At 6 months, I couldn't believe how much better I felt than at 3 months. As the months unfolded, I cared less and less about any sort of end date because each day was better than the next. That was the toughest thing for me to recognize before I began the process. Now, at 17 months and 300 lbs down, a particular goal weight or timeline feels completely meaningless in a way that I did not expect at the start of this.

All the best to you kinipela24!

Awesome!! Congrats!!!

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40 minutes ago, Thucydides said:

I felt similarly concerned about time to maximum weight loss before my surgery (November 2015). I was 518 lbs pre-op! What I didn't realize, because I was so worried about the end goal, was how much of an improvement I would feel at each stage after surgery. I felt enormously better 3 months after surgery and could do way more things. At 6 months, I couldn't believe how much better I felt than at 3 months. As the months unfolded, I cared less and less about any sort of end date because each day was better than the next. That was the toughest thing for me to recognize before I began the process. Now, at 17 months and 300 lbs down, a particular goal weight or timeline feels completely meaningless in a way that I did not expect at the start of this.

All the best to you kinipela24!

Agreed and very well stated. Thank you!

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!

Hi Kinipela, I think how fast anybody loses is based on many factors. It can mean activity levels and age, starting weight. The higher the starting weight, the faster initial weight comes off, but also the longer it will take in the long run. Opposite of starting at a lower weight.

I try not to really pay much attention to that. Instead I personally try and think of the slow and steady approach, that in the long run it will be up to me to try and lose all the weight and as long as it happens, two out of twenty years won't be a huge dent. I'd love for it to come off fast but don't want all the skin. So, slow and steady as she goes. Then I can work out and tone up.

I wish you the very best on your weight loss journey, and many blessings. [emoji254]

I was told that it depends on if you take the diet and excersize serious.....The more you move the more you lose

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when is everybody having their surgery in here ? I'm meeting with my surgeon on May 12th. I hope surgery is 2-3 weeks from then.

when is everybody having their surgery in here ? I'm meeting with my surgeon on May 12th. I hope surgery is 2-3 weeks from then.

when is everybody having their surgery in here ? I'm meeting with my surgeon on May 12th. I hope surgery is 2-3 weeks from then.

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!

It really depends, I lost all my weight (80lbs) in 8 months, but I exercise a lot.

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?

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 was 333 last July, had the sleeve in October at 287, now weigh 212, still losing, but slower now at 6 months, 6 to 8 lbs a month, would be faster if I exercised. The sleeve has great success if you eat right, protein and water are key. I was a size 28, now 16s are loose, I'm 5 ft 10 in. Do the surgery, you will get your life back

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