Am I average

[Joyful4 3]

I am at 6.5 weeks and have lost 30 lbs. what is the average weight loss at this time? Everyone I run into has lost this extreme amount. Makes me freak out!! Some lady just told me about her 59 year old brother who had his surgery right before Christmas and has lost 89lbs already. 😬😭😱

[Creekimp13 5,838]

What was your presurgical weight, your weight day of surgery, and your goal weight?

[Joyful4 3]

273, 269, and goal is 140

[Creekimp13 5,838]

Ok... Just before surgery you were 269...and you would still have a normal BMI at 145 (as a 5'4" person)....so your total excess weight on the day of surgery was about 124 pounds.

People vary...a lot. Stalls happen...a lot. Not because you're doing anything wrong, but because people are just a little biologically different...and can react to the stress of rapid weight loss with some defense mechanisms. It's important to trust the process and stay consistent. It's maddening.

The average person loses about 18% of their excess weight in the first month. 18% of 124....is about 22 pounds.

After that, each month, the average person loses less. At around 6 months, the average person will have lost about 50% of their excess weight...or in your case...about 62 pounds.

Sounds to me like you're losing at a reasonable, pretty average rate.

Best wishes!

Edited February 24, 2018 by Creekimp13

[kakatlady612 1,053]

Joyful 4 you don't really want to be merely average, average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top. You want to,be extraordinary doing extraordinary things.

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[James Marusek 5,244]

55 minutes ago, Joyful4 said:

Some lady just told me about her 59 year old brother who had his surgery right before Christmas and has lost 89lbs already. 😬😭😱

I wonder if this is an exaggeration! In your case 30 pounds down in 6.5 weeks sounds good for a sleeve patient. Individuals lose weight at different rates. Individuals with a lot of weight to lose can lose more pounds per day than someone with less weight to lose. The type of surgery also matters. I had gastric bypass surgery and my weight dropped off swiftly and I transitioned into the Maintenance phase at around 7 months. Sleeve patients lose weight at a slower pace but they transition into Maintenance much later, somewhere around 2 years.

[GotProlactinoma 458]

By your time I had probably lost 7 lbs or something. It was very slow for me, and stayed very slow. But 6 months did slowly go by and I am 50 lbs down. So just try to be patient. Your body has gone through a shock. The weight will come off.

[frust8 962]

Never strive to be just average, you have the capability to be extraordinary. Just average is as close to the bottom as the top of things.

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