Have you lost as much and as quickly as you thought you would after surgery?

[jrsone 43]

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.

[Sprinkles1 358]

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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[DaleCruse 756]

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.

[GreenTealael 24,864]

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

[MIZ60 1,291]

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

[YeahOkay31 651]

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.

[Creekimp13 5,838]

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.

[Frustr8 7,886]

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.

[Charity G 46]

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.

[Frustr8 7,886]

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




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[LLG1981 47]

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.

[RapidFirePickle 119]

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.