Anyone with BMI 30? Slowed down weight loss

[SueI90 0]

Hi

First time posting here but need some support. I started my bmi on 31 and done 70% cut of my stomach. I’ve lost a total of 13.7 kg down to 61.7 I find that my weight loss has slowed down. I’m 11 post op. Is this normal? Should I be loosing more weight? Will I loose more weight? Please if you’re going through the same please leave a comment. Thank you x

[Arabesque 6,494]

Yep it is. The closer to your goal, the slower the weight loss. It’s part of the ‘more you have to lose, the faster you’ll lose at the start’ general rule.

In saying that, you may have reached a point of equilibrium where your caloric intake matches your calories burnt which is great for maintaining but not so much if you want to lose more. Have a chat with your surgeon & your dietician to review your diet, activity levels & lifestyle requirements. What is your goal weight? How much do you have left to go?

I sat at a stall for 15 days before I hit my goal with one kilo to go. Super frustrating.

You’ll get there. Congrats on your weight loss so far.

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31 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

Yep it is. The closer to your goal, the slower the weight loss. It’s part of the ‘more you have to lose, the faster you’ll lose at the start’ general rule.

In saying that, you may have reached a point of equilibrium where your caloric intake matches your calories burnt which is great for maintaining but not so much if you want to lose more. Have a chat with your surgeon & your dietician to review your diet, activity levels & lifestyle requirements. What is your goal weight? How much do you have left to go?

I sat at a stall for 15 days before I hit my goal with one kilo to go. Super frustrating.

You’ll get there. Congrats on your weight loss so far.

Thank you so much for replying. I want to get down to 55 kg if I can. There was a typo I’m 11 weeks post op** I have 5.5kg to go. Thank you for the support means a lot to me. You’re right my dietician said the slower the better and the higher your bmi the quicker the results will be. I’ll try changing my diet as wel like you said.

[Cheeseburgh 3,075]

Yup, you’ll get there, increasing activity helps a lot but it won’t be falling off as quickly as some.

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12 hours ago, Cheeseburgh said:

Yup, you’ll get there, increasing activity helps a lot but it won’t be falling off as quickly as some.

Thank you for the reply 😊

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I feel your frustrations! I started out with a low BMI and my current BMI is 22. The weight loss has slooowed way down/stalled even though I would like to loose 10 more pounds. We have to learn to Celebrate the little losses.

[ms.sss 14,704]

Yep, it takes longer to lose at a lower BMI.

I just looked up my records, and as an example, it took me 11 days to lose the first 10lbs immediately after surgery (at BMI 41.1). When I got to a BMI of 31, it took me 1 month and 4 days to lose 10lbs...so basically 4 times as long.

Btw, you deserve some congrats on your progress cuz 30 lbs in 11 weeks at a starting low BMI of 31 actually pretty good. ❤️

Edited December 10, 2020 by ms.sss

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11 hours ago, km13118 said:

I feel your frustrations! I started out with a low BMI and my current BMI is 22. The weight loss has slooowed way down/stalled even though I would like to loose 10 more pounds. We have to learn to Celebrate the little losses.

Thank god I’m not the only one. I feel you! Thay is true we should Celebrate our losses 😊😊

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9 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Yep, it takes longer to lose at a lower BMI.

I just looked up my records, and as an example, it took me 11 days to lose the first 10lbs immediately after surgery (at BMI 41.1). When I got to a BMI of 31, it took me 1 month and 4 days to lose 10lbs...so basically 4 times as long.

Btw, you deserve some congrats on your progress cuz 30 lbs in 11 weeks at a starting low BMI of 31 actually pretty good. ❤️

Wow good on you. Glad I’m not the only one lol. Thank you so much for that means a lot 💜💜💜 congratulations to us all