Hello friends, I Had my surgery On April 29th. since having my surgeryI have only lost 35 pounds. I feel like I should have lost more by this point. I'm following my diet very closely I started to work out this week. So I was just wondering if anyone else has had this experience and if this seems normal to any of you. I feel like I should have lost more weight by now.

I have wondered if its typical to lose more faster the heavier a person is... I see all this drastic weight loss on my 6oo pd life. I guess I had it in my mind I would lose that fast.. lol

11 minutes ago, vikkilyn said:

I have wondered if its typical to lose more faster the heavier a person is... I see all this drastic weight loss on my 6oo pd life. I guess I had it in my mind I would lose that fast.. lol

yes - starting BMI is definitely a major factor in rate of weight loss. I think a lot of people are disappointed in their initial loss because of just what you said - "My 600 lb Life". Most WLS patients do not weigh anywhere near 600 lbs when we start, so it would be very unusual for us to drop as much weight at first as they do. Although I don't have any research data to back this up, just from my own observation of hanging around on various bariatric boards for the last five years, I would say the average is in the 15-25 lb range the first month. Of course there are people who lose more or less than that, but I'd say that's pretty average for the typical WLS patient.

Yes the heavier a person is the more drastic the weight loss is, aong with other factors. Men also tend to loose weight faster than women.

Remember if someone start of at say at 350lbs and you started off at 250lbs you may reach your goal weight first, providing you stick to the program. Another reason why we should not compare our weight lost with others.