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47 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

Stop watching My 600lb Life. LOL! Seriously, that show is cool, but gives all of us the impression that we should be able to lose 25lbs in a week! LOL!

The average rate of loss is 2-4lbs per week. That's it. If you weigh more, you "can" possibly lose a lot more than that per week in the early months. But that's not a general truth.

You're doing great. There will be stalls. I had a 3 week and a 6 week stall.

Thank you so much i appreciate it lol

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31 minutes ago, Sharon B A said:

Hiya, I'm 7 weeks post op and have only lost 34lb... i understand your frustration and hate that I'm a very slow loser but 45lbs is fantastic! You are doing great, keep it up!!

Yeah i just see other peoples journey and i feel like im not doing what im supposed to or im not doing enough exercise it is so frustrating lol but thank you!

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5 minutes ago, Goldn02Grl said:

I am right there with you! Headed into my 9th week (sleeved 7/22). I am seeing inches come off more than the bloody numbers on the scale...honestly, I stopped stepping on it. I just do my Water and Protein like others say. I am having issues where I don't really want to eat, but make myself to stay on track with the Protein. Things just taste funny!

Thank you i feel alot better!

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I'd lost 26 lbs when I was at the eight week mark, and I managed to lose every pound of my excess weight. You are doing fine. As Fluffy said, quit watching My 600 lb Life. Those folks start out at MUCH higher BMI's than the average weight lost surgery patient does, so of course they're going to lose a lot more weight the first couple months than most of us are. You are right on target!

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1 hour ago, Sharon B A said:

Hiya, I'm 7 weeks post op and have only lost 34lb... i understand your frustration and hate that I'm a very slow loser but 45lbs is fantastic! You are doing great, keep it up!!

You are NOT a slow loser. You’ve lost 4.85lbs per week over the last 7 weeks. You are above average!!! Ave loss is 2-4lbs per week.

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41 minutes ago, FluffyChix said:

You are NOT a slow loser. You’ve lost 4.85lbs per week over the last 7 weeks. You are above average!!! Ave loss is 2-4lbs per week.

Thanks for putting it in perspective!!😊😊

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I’ve also got a perspective for y’all
I’ve lost about 84 pounds since surgery date on 2-6-19.
That’s an average of about 2.7 pounds per week which is at the LOWER end of the 2-4 pounds/week average. I’ve had 2 major stalls in which I didn’t lose much weight to speak of, but the INCHES were flying off of my body.
Always always always measure before deciding that you’re going to “fail at” WLS.

I’m not even 7.5 months post-op, but I’m going to hit GW sometime within the next 4-6 weeks.
And that’s me who is at the lower end of average weekly loss and hitting a couple hard stalls along the way.

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Just now, Sheribear68 said:

I’ve also got a perspective for y’all
I’ve lost about 84 pounds since surgery date on 2-6-19.
That’s an average of about 2.7 pounds per week which is at the LOWER end of the 2-4 pounds/week average. I’ve had 2 major stalls in which I didn’t lose much weight to speak of, but the INCHES were flying off of my body.
Always always always measure before deciding that you’re going to “fail at” WLS.

I’m not even 7.5 months post-op, but I’m going to hit GW sometime within the next 4-6 weeks.
And that’s me who is at the lower end of average weekly loss and hitting a couple hard stalls along the way.

Thank you so much for commenting and congrats on your weight loss!

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On 9/16/2019 at 8:26 AM, Goldn02Grl said:

I am right there with you! Headed into my 9th week (sleeved 7/22). I am seeing inches come off more than the bloody numbers on the scale...honestly, I stopped stepping on it. I just do my Water and Protein like others say. I am having issues where I don't really want to eat, but make myself to stay on track with the Protein. Things just taste funny!

I recently started taking my measurements as well. I was getting frustrated with the scale.

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I lost a bunch of weight my first two months. However, since then it has been extremely slow. I lose less than < 5 a month. Sometimes not even that. I workout 5-7 times a week at a boot camp and do hot yoga. It gets frustrating, however, I do not mind the slow results as long as I am stronger and I can move so much better.

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I plateau’d in week 3 for 10 whole days! But I am not discouraged, my body needs time to figure out what is going on. And, I had bypass surgery. I lost 20lbs in the first 2 weeks and 3lbs in the second 2 weeks. Since I am only in week 4 I can’t truly answer your question. Just don’t get discouraged

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I have lost weight relatively slowly. 79 lbs. in 11 months. I try not to compare myself to other people. I follow my plan and am still, slowly losing. I don’t think comparing yourself to other people makes most people feel good. Run your own race, etc. If you don’t feel like you are doing as well as you want to, try to make today the day you stay on your plan. One day at a time. It sounds like you are doing just fine. Hang in there.

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Whaaaat you have lost 46lbs which is awesome look how much your bmi has changed!

Stalls suck I had a 2 week stall it was driving me mad then all of a sudden the scales have started moving again, so try and be patient stick to what you are doing while your body adjusts itself and it'll all start going down again soon :D

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Its not just you - Me and you are one day apart surgery - Driving me nuts also, More More weight loss More More - Fully understand - I decided to only step on the scale Sunday morning to see by the week, The daily checks were makiing me nuts!

I have read a ton on this site and others and everyone agrees - There are Head issues with this as well as physical ones, the head games get me at times also

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