I read that Gastric Bypass patients lose an average of 75% of their excess body weight. At the time of surgery, I weighed 346 and my ideal body weight by BMI is approximately 190 pounds. So, that means I am carrying an excess weight of 156 pounds. 75% of 156 pounds is 117 pounds. So that means if I lost 75% of my excess weight, I would be a relatively svelt 229 pounds. Crunching the numbers is interesting. 229 seems like an impossibly long way off but I'm only going to take it day by day.

1 hour ago, Mattymatt said:

I'm only going to take it day by day.

It's all you can do.

And I truly believe you're gonna make it Mattymatt:)

Stay strong!

And Matty? A LOT of people beat the average weight loss:)

My 26yo son is 6'3" or 6'4" and carries about 220# -- its a very good weight for the height.

1 hour ago, Mattymatt said:

I read that Gastric Bypass patients lose an average of 75% of their excess body weight. At the time of surgery, I weighed 346 and my ideal body weight by BMI is approximately 190 pounds. So, that means I am carrying an excess weight of 156 pounds. 75% of 156 pounds is 117 pounds. So that means if I lost 75% of my excess weight, I would be a relatively svelt 229 pounds. Crunching the numbers is interesting. 229 seems like an impossibly long way off but I'm only going to take it day by day.

Surgery 3/11/18 33lbs down! It may feel like things are moving slow right now. You are going to look back after your first year and realize how quickly the weight change was for you.

Hang on for the ride. 333-229 = 104 pounds. Not impossible! Can be done.

3 hours ago, Mattymatt said:

I read that Gastric Bypass patients lose an average of 75% of their excess body weight. At the time of surgery, I weighed 346 and my ideal body weight by BMI is approximately 190 pounds. So, that means I am carrying an excess weight of 156 pounds. 75% of 156 pounds is 117 pounds. So that means if I lost 75% of my excess weight, I would be a relatively svelt 229 pounds. Crunching the numbers is interesting. 229 seems like an impossibly long way off but I'm only going to take it day by day.

I try not to focus on the statistics because I also need to loose more than the average to be at a healthy BMI. I've seen some amazing success stories on here and I plan on being one of them. I know you will be too Mattymatt!

Youre so focused....youll beat that "average" loss. Keep up the hard work, youre doing amazing!

LOL! Let's hope I can maintain the focus. I am really scared of failing for the 3rd time.

Today, my surgeon said I can probably expect to lose at least 60-70% of my excess pre-surgery weight (though she also said it's common to regain a little after hitting the low and then stay at the slightly higher weight). I did the math, and if she's right, my end weight will be in the 200-225 range. I'm hoping I beat that, because I definitely want to end up quite a bit below 200 (which is still obese at a BMI of 36). Ideal weight for my height is about 120, and I doubt I'll get THAT low, but I'd like to get to about 150-160 so that I'm at least out of the obese range.

My dream weight is approximately 175, guess what?-- at my height that still puts me at above normal and somewhere in pudgy-ville, don't care, ain't no one gonna stomp my dream into submission![emoji38]

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LOL! Let's hope I can maintain the focus. I am really scared of failing for the 3rd time.

You’ve got this.... you’re here and focused!


HW 242, SW 236- (Bypass 12/20/17)
GW#1- 199 [emoji736] (2/11/18)
GW#2- 175
CW 185
5’6”

My doc gave me a goal weight of 175 I plan on crushing that I really wanna be like 130

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You guys aren't failures, far from it, you just had a temporary postponing of success. You'll get there soon, I've got you two on my bracket in the Successful Life Playoffs & I only back winners[emoji12][emoji106][emoji12]

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Are you guys doing any better after several weeks? I'm sure the healing is going to take a while but are you starting to feel more like yourself? Update us if b you can,okay??

Matty the danger (IMHO) is in diet fatigue and recidivism. I truly believe from watching the vets here who are long-time maintainers, that some of them may have hit black ice momentarily, but regained traction quickly, going on to meet THEIR personal goals, not just some national average. The AMA uses statistics like this in order to determine a global "best practice" standard of care. But in my opinion "average" should not be anything any of us are aiming at for success, cuz average is well, kinda mediocre, isn't it? I want to be outstanding--not average.

Remember, an average is a bell curve. There are outliers in each average--so there are people who did well-more than the mean average and those that didn't lose very much at all, in addition to the glut of people who fall at the belly of the curve. It takes those outliers to define the average.

As long as you don't give up, and keep focused on your goal, you will make it. You're doing so well!

In my experience, being numbers as in pounds focused was unhelpful. Once I became focused on goals such as hiking a certain amount of miles, swimming a certain length of time, being able to buckle a seat belt on a plane without a lap extension and so on, the weight started falling off. I am 1.5 years out from RNY and have lost 160 lbs. My presurgery weight was 358. I’m still loosing weight, albeit much more slowly now but I am very fit. Fitness ability, energy level, quality of sleep and many other benefits of the weight loss are way more important to me now than how many actual pounds I lost. Set some goals for yourself that relate to activities or things other than lbs. or BMI and I think you will do great. Good luck!