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I had surgery on October 28th. I have lost 9 lbs. is that typical? I guess I’m being impatient and expected weight to drop off quickly. I am having trouble meeting a daily calorie goal. Any suggestions, would be very helpful!

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Typical for who and there personal circumsances? Hasn't been two weeks yet so I would say 9lb is pretty good. Reset your expectations.

First few weeks are a bit skewed...there is surgery weight (as in IV fluids and inflammation), weight loss from pre op diet (and if a lot lost then don't expect to lose a lot in the first few weeks post op), body getting use to the various post op food stages, surgery day weight, gender, incidental activity levels, hydration/dehydration levels.

If you are going to stick around, it would be helpful if you filled in your profile, weight, height etc, it gives context to any questions and helps frame responses.

It is difficult at this stage to meet goals, a calorie goal is probably even more difficult. Focus on Water, Protein (very helpful for healing/recovery from surgery as well as helping feel satisfied), volumes etc.

What calorie goal has been set for you at this stage of your post op progress?

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I lost 16 lbs the first MONTH, and I started off at over 300 lbs. Rate of weight loss depends on so many factors - starting BMI, whether or not you lost weight before your surgery, age, sex, metabolic rate, activity level. It seems most people lose in the 15-25 lb range the first month (although there will always be outliers), so you'll probably end up in that range, too..

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I lost 15 pounds in the first month, so I'd say 9 pounds in under two weeks is good. You're off to a good start!

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31 minutes ago, Hop_Scotch said:

Typical for who and there personal circumsances? Hasn't been two weeks yet so I would say 9lb is pretty good. Reset your expectations.

First few weeks are a bit skewed...there is surgery weight (as in IV fluids and inflammation), weight loss from pre op diet (and if a lot lost then don't expect to lose a lot in the first few weeks post op), body getting use to the various post op food stages, surgery day weight, gender, incidental activity levels, hydration/dehydration levels.

If you are going to stick around, it would be helpful if you filled in your profile, weight, height etc, it gives context to any questions and helps frame responses.

It is difficult at this stage to meet goals, a calorie goal is probably even more difficult. Focus on Water, Protein (very helpful for healing/recovery from surgery as well as helping feel satisfied), volumes etc.

What calorie goal has been set for you at this stage of your post op progress?

Thank you for the advice! Very helpful!

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9 pounds in less than two weeks is good. I lost 10 pounds in the first two weeks so I was about the same and I was well over 300 pounds. Trust me, you're doing good! But, try not to set unrealistic expectations. It's not healthy to expect to drop 30+ pounds every month. Some months you'll lose less than others. The first six months you'll lose the most, but your weight loss WILL slow down. I'm 9 months out. Last month I lost 4 pounds, but this month we're only 9 days in and I've already lost 5 pounds. And stalls WILL happen! You can't avoid them. But when they happen I just look at my weight loss since surgery and it stresses me out less. I've lost 109 pounds since my surgery. I'm probably losing slower than most due to thyroid issues and not being able to exercise like a normal person, but it's still coming off even if it's slow. Try not to stress through your first stall when it happens. It'll pass.

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Sounds good to me! I GAINED 7lb from my hospital stay (I was in for a few days with complications). I have lost it now, and finally down again by a couple pounds (I am a week post op).

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