I had my surgery on 4/2 and I've lost around 40 pounds. I'm happy with it but I did think it would come off faster.

I've hit a stall that's lasted a little over a week and doing some things different in order to jump start things.

40lbs is amazing in such little time!! I had bypass on 4/23 & last time I weighed myself (5 days ago) I was down 26lbs. I'm losing pretty fast. I never really put a figure in how much I thought I'd lose after surgery.

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As @Sprinkles1 said, losing 40 pounds in less than a month is amazing! Congratulate yourself! When you're done patting yourself on the back, the next thing to do is leave your assumptions behind! I doubt you put on 40 pounds in less than a month, so be happy you've lost 40 pounds in less than a month! Good luck! You are not alone.

VSG on 11/7/17 and i lost 60 something since surgery 75 since highest weight recorded at surgeons office, and almost 100 since my highest weight ever

I had no clue how it would go, just glad its gone

40 pounds in about 7 weeks is fantastic!!! Men make me sick jk….keep up the good work!!

40 pounds is great for 7 weeks!

I am 4 weeks today and lost 26 as of this morning, which is officially 100 pounds down from my highest recorded height. Yeah I was hoping to be one of those lucky outliers that loss 40 in their first month, but almost a pound a day is respectable.

People have a lot of weird misconceptions about how fast they'll lose weight and how much weight they'll lose after weight loss surgery.

Would be nice if the seminars did a better job of presenting this information factually up front. Mine did, but it seems like a lot of folks feel mislead when they're a few months out.

Statistically, most people will lose on one side or the other of about 60% of their excess weight in 18 months. This is the average result. Most people will maintain a 55% of excess weight weight loss three years after surgery...which beats the hell out of the results of conventional dieting.

Some people will hit goal and lose 100% of their excess weight....which is awesome! Some people will never reach a 50% loss of excess weight and end up feeling defeated.

Obviously, if you work hard, follow your diet, follow a good exercise program and have good support...your odds of reaching goal go up. The biggest part is compliance, for sure.

But there's also a biological component. Diabetics have a tougher time. Metabolic syndrome folks have a tougher time. Older folks have a tougher time. PCOD folks have a tougher time. Mental health issues can make things harder. Certain necessary medications can make things harder. People with limited mobility have a tougher time.

Youth helps. Good general health helps. A good support system helps.

No two people have the same experience with this wild ride.

Hmmm like the family member who thought when you,leave the hospital you're magically thin? One of the posters claimed they had a relative like That.

Three weeks out I had lost 20 pounds (plus the 10 pounds I gained while at the hospital from fluids and such). Losing a pound a day has been awesome, but today was the first day that my scale at home didn't register a loss. I really only count my official weigh-in's on Wednesday mornings at my weight loss support group (TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly), so we'll see where I am on Wednesday, which will be my 4 week weigh in. I'm excited because I'm fitting into clothes that I haven't been able to wear and I'm able to purge my over-stuffed closet off winter items that I damn well better not be able to use come cold weather.

Charity donating to charity, what a thrilling thought that idea is. One of the great joys to your weight jourrney.




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Tomorrow, will be two months since my surgery (9 weeks on Wednesday) and as of the weigh in on surgery day I have lost about 30 pounds. I thought it would be faster but I also lost a lot of weight pre-surgery for a total of 84 pounds. As I continue to get smaller, I expect slower results. I have also started building more muscle and the inches are coming off quicker than the number on the scale, so I'm not sweating it. If it takes 6 months, 12 months or 18 months to hit my goal, I will just be happy that I hit my goal and can maintain it.

When I had my three week post-surgery checkup, I had lost 13 pounds, and the doctor said that was exactly on target based on my particular body size, etc. I had hoped it would be faster, but I honestly can't complain when the doctor is saying its exactly right.