Hello

I am 12 weeks out from gastric sleeve and have only loss 18 pounds. Is that normal?

Meant 2 weeks

Meant 2 weeks

Hi.
I'm 19 days and lost only 15 lbs.
I think it really depends on your starting weight.
I just hope to see more going down in next weeks, months and years.

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The general rule is the more you have to lose the faster you’ll lose to begin. That ‘s why people on My 600lb Life lose 25-30lbs in a month. I’m not sure what your starting weight was but 18 pounds is a lot of weight to lose in two weeks.

I lost about 5kg in the first 2 weeks so about 10lbs which seemed pretty average for those with similar height & starting weight to me. But, everyone loses at their own rate as other factors besides just caloric intake can come into play (age, gender, metabolic rate, weight loss history, lifestyle, etc.).

As long as you’re following your plan & meeting your protein & fluid goals, you’ll lose weight. Every pound lost is a win in my book. Celebrate each one you lose.

Congrats on your surgery & good luck on your journey.

18 lbs in two weeks is a lot.

You've lost 18 pounds in 2 weeks and you wonder if that's normal? That's HUGE! Have you ever lost that much in two weeks before WLS? You should be excited!

18lb in 2 weeks? Holy crow. "Only" should not be used in your sentence LOL...

On 12/08/2020 at 19:12, rlmontgomery said:

Hello



I am 12 weeks out from gastric sleeve and have only loss 18 pounds. Is that normal?

That’s a lot to lose, I am scared I’m not going to lose any weight. So far I’ve lost 6 pounds since starting my shakes...I’m surprised by that

18 lbs in two weeks is huge!!! Nice

On 12/8/2020 at 4:12 PM, rlmontgomery said:

Hello

I am 12 weeks out from gastric sleeve and have only loss 18 pounds. Is that normal?

Not sure how much you were expecting to lose in in 2 weeks before surgery but that's 1.28 pounds per day. I lost like 4 pounds before my WLS - on a freaking liquid diet. I mean seriously how is that even possible?! But it is what it is, now after surgery I have "good" weeks of losses and what I consider a "bad" week with loss of nothing or .2 gain. Bodies are weird, there is no real "normal" because everyone is so different.

Just stick with your program as best you can - I think you're going to do great if you lost 18 before surgery. Just omg don't weigh yourself right after surgery and getting home. They pump you full of fluids. I don't think I weighed myself for 3 full weeks after surgery.

Nothing only about 18lb in two weeks.

On 12/11/2020 at 2:47 AM, Ostflicka said:

Not sure how much you were expecting to lose in in 2 weeks before surgery but that's 1.28 pounds per day. I lost like 4 pounds before my WLS - on a freaking liquid diet. I mean seriously how is that even possible?! But it is what it is, now after surgery I have "good" weeks of losses and what I consider a "bad" week with loss of nothing or .2 gain. Bodies are weird, there is no real "normal" because everyone is so different.

Just stick with your program as best you can - I think you're going to do great if you lost 18 before surgery. Just omg don't weigh yourself right after surgery and getting home. They pump you full of fluids. I don't think I weighed myself for 3 full weeks after surgery.

OMG.....I know exactly what you mean about weighing yourself when you get home from the hospital. I was 10 lbs. heavier the day I got home compared to the day of surgery 2 days earlier. And I looked like I was about 7 months pregnant. It took a good week for all the fluid weight to come off. But, I knew they pumped me full of IV fluids while in the hospital!!