My weight loss journey

[Aprils weight loss journey 2]

I was sleeved August 15th. I'm only down 51lbs. I feel like I should have lost more at this point. My starting weight was 245. Anyone else with the struggle of not feeling like you are on target with your weight lose?

[DaleCruse 756]

You lost 51 lbs in four months? That's great! Congratulations!

You didn't gain all your weight overnight so you're not going to lose it all overnight either.

Good luck! You are not alone!

[catwoman7 10,975]

you lost it faster than I did. #1 rule with this - do NOT compare yourself to others. Rate of weight loss can vary tremendously depending on a number of factors - age, gender, starting weight, genetics, metabolism rate, whether or not you lost a lot of weight pre-surgery, etc. Stick to your plan and the weight will come off.

[FluffyChix 17,413]

That's 12.75lbs/month on average. That's outstanding!

Don't watch My 600lb Life any more. In my opinion it gives a totally unrealistic picture of the realities of life after weight loss surgery. Most of us will not lose 20/25lbs or even 30-50lbs per month. (Some of us lucky bastages will...and I will hate them for it. )

[catwoman7 10,975]

40 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

That's 12.75lbs/month on average. That's outstanding!

Don't watch My 600lb Life any more. In my opinion it gives a totally unrealistic picture of the realities of life after weight loss surgery. Most of us will not lose 20/25lbs or even 30-50lbs per month. (Some of us lucky bastages will...and I will hate them for it. )

yes I do think that's a big part of the misunderstanding. A lot of people's exposure to WLS is "My 600 lb Life". Yes - those people drop 30 lbs the first few months, but they also start out at 600 lbs (and over). A more average WLS patient who starts out at something like 250 lbs? I'm sure there are some who drop that much that first month, but they would be outliers. From what I can tell having hung out on these boards for a few years is that something in the 15-25 lb range that first month is more standard. And maybe 10-12 lbs a month after that (and of course, the further out you go, the more that declines). I lost nowhere near 30 lbs the first month (I lost 16 lbs, in fact), and I started at well over 300 lbs. I like the fact that "My 600 lb Life" has made a lot of people aware of the WLS option, but because those people are far from the "normal" WLS patient (in fact, most surgeons would never operate on anyone that heavy), it gives people a skewed perception and unrealistic expectations.

[soready17 167]

I was sleeved August 15th. I'm only down 51lbs. I feel like I should have lost more at this point. My starting weight was 245. Anyone else with the struggle of not feeling like you are on target with your weight lose?

I was sleeved Aug 14 and I lost only 46 pounds since surgery and 54 since preop...and my starting weight was 294. Soooo I think you are doing GREAT. I'm just about ready to give up and cry cuz I'm so frustrated..good luck on the rest of your journey!

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[soready17 167]

yes I do think that's a big part of the misunderstanding. A lot of people's exposure to WLS is "My 600 lb Life". Yes - those people drop 30 lbs the first few months, but they also start out at 600 lbs (and over). A more average WLS patient who starts out at something like 250 lbs? I'm sure there are some who drop that much that first month, but they would be outliers. From what I can tell having hung out on these boards for a few years is that something in the 15-25 lb range that first month is more standard. And maybe 10-12 lbs a month after that (and of course, the further out you go, the more that declines). I lost nowhere near 30 lbs the first month (I lost 16 lbs, in fact), and I started at well over 300 lbs. I like the fact that "My 600 lb Life" has made a lot of people aware of the WLS option, but because those people are far from the "normal" WLS patient (in fact, most surgeons would never operate on anyone that heavy), it gives people a skewed perception and unrealistic expectations.

Your journey sounds similar to mine. Were you a slow loser? Since you said you were close to 300 lbs and lost only 16 the first month. My starting was 294 and I've only lost 44 since surgery Aug 14. Looking for advice or reasurrance that this isn't the end of it all. I'm feeling like crap and need some help getting my shi! together. Thanks

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[catwoman7 10,975]

27 minutes ago, soready17 said:

Your journey sounds similar to mine. Were you a slow loser? Since you said you were close to 300 lbs and lost only 16 the first month. My starting was 294 and I've only lost 44 since surgery Aug 14. Looking for advice or reasurrance that this isn't the end of it all. I'm feeling like crap and need some help getting my shi! together. Thanks

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my starting weight was 373 lbs and yes, I was a slow loser. I was behind my cohort for at least the first six months (although I think I ultimately blew all of them out of the Water - I was *very* compliant and lost 100% of my excess weight)

[soready17 167]

my starting weight was 373 lbs and yes, I was a slow loser. I was behind my cohort for at least the first six months (although I think I ultimately blew all of them out of the Water - I was *very* compliant and lost 100% of my excess weight)

Please, if you don't mind, tell me what you did to speed it up. And also how did you blow them all out of the Water? Did you do something different? Were you working out? Did you experience stalls or was it slow and steady? If you did experience stalls, how long did they last?

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[catwoman7 10,975]

28 minutes ago, soready17 said:

Please, if you don't mind, tell me what you did to speed it up. And also how did you blow them all out of the Water? Did you do something different? Were you working out? Did you experience stalls or was it slow and steady? If you did experience stalls, how long did they last?

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I didn't speed it up - it was fairly slow-going all the way. The thing is, after the first six months or so, it's pretty much slow-going for everyone, so after that point, we were all pretty much in the same boat. I just stuck to the plan, that's all. It came off slowly but surely. I almost never went off my plan - I suspect I was more compliant than a lot of others in my group, so I had great success with it (losing 100% of my excess weight). And yes - I did have two or three major stalls along the way (some people have more than that). My first one lasted two weeks (it was weeks 2 & 3 post-surgery. My weight loss started up again week 4 post-surgery - I dropped like 6-8 lbs within a couple of days, then the "slowly but surely" thing started up again). I don't remember how long the other stalls lasted - maybe 2-4 weeks? I remember thinking during those times that this was it, I wasn't going to lose anymore, but then....it would start up again.

I did work out (still do), but I'm not a gym rat. I mostly went to Water aerobics a couple times a week and yoga a couple times a week. A lot of it was weighing & measuring my food, tracking, weighing myself several times a week, and not going off plan. I was determined to lose as much as humanly possible!!