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I’ve lost 33 pounds in my first two months lost bypass. I’m pretty happy with this although for some reason I thought it would be faster. The doctor said it’s really going to slow down - I didn’t realize this. Any thoughts or comments? I have 65 pounds to go!

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66 lbs in two months is excellent - and yes, weight loss slows down quite a bit after the first month or two.

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On 03/17/2021 at 06:39, catwoman7 said:



66 lbs in two months is excellent - and yes, weight loss slows down quite a bit after the first month or two.


Oh it was 33 in two months which is good... does it slow down and then rev up at any point?

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37 minutes ago, amyseattle said:

Oh it was 33 in two months which is good... does it slow down and then rev up at any point?

whoops - sorry - I must have missed something. Mine never revved up after the first couple of months. I lost about 10-12 lbs a month from about months 2-6, then it was down to about 5-8 lbs a month during months 6-12. After a year, it was slow as molasses, although I didn't stop losing weight until about month 20.

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On 03/17/2021 at 10:54, catwoman7 said:






whoops - sorry - I must have missed something. Mine never revved up after the first couple of months. I lost about 10-12 lbs a month from about months 2-6, then it was down to about 5-8 lbs a month during months 6-12. After a year, it was slow as molasses, although I didn't stop losing weight until about month 20.


Your weight loss is probably the norm. I need to get the pound a day loss out of my head (that’s what I was told) and be ok that this isn’t a sprint.

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You are doing great!!! It's fast in the beginning, then tapers off a little, but I found the average to be a little over 10lbs per month. Keep doing what you are doing!

Good luck!!!

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I have lost 24 lbs in 3 weeks since surgery. I think it’s too fast, but I am doing what I’m told to the letter. I get in 60 to 80 of Protein every day, all of my Water, and I’m staying around 600 cal. Not even a full month post op yet!! 😬

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On 03/18/2021 at 11:45, ChubRub said:



You are doing great!!! It's fast in the beginning, then tapers off a little, but I found the average to be a little over 10lbs per month. Keep doing what you are doing!




Good luck!!!


Seems to be averaging 10 a month and I guess that is perfect!

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On 03/18/2021 at 17:09, Studio54 said:



I have lost 24 lbs in 3 weeks since surgery. I think it’s too fast, but I am doing what I’m told to the letter. I get in 60 to 80 of Protein every day, all of my Water, and I’m staying around 600 cal. Not even a full month post op yet!! 😬


That’s awesome. No stalls for you?

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On 3/18/2021 at 6:09 PM, Studio54 said:

I have lost 24 lbs in 3 weeks since surgery. I think it’s too fast, but I am doing what I’m told to the letter. I get in 60 to 80 of Protein every day, all of my Water, and I’m staying around 600 cal. Not even a full month post op yet!! 😬

Are you doing any exercise or walking? I am trying to decide if I should start doing my aerobic walking youtube videos yet. I am exactly 7 days post op today. My class notebook says to add moderate walking in. For 15 minutes per day in the 2nd week. I want to start but I am also still having pain in my abdomen so I am unsure what to do.

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On 3/30/2021 at 11:29 PM, amyseattle said:

That’s awesome. No stalls for you?

Nope! Not yet. Very slow last 2 weeks so probably a “stall” - But I just keep following my plan and not really worrying about the scale. I am five weeks postop now and I have lost 41 pounds since the preop meal prepBut I just keep following my plan and not really worrying about the scale. I am five weeks postop now and I have lost 41 pounds since the preop meal prep

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4 hours ago, Lahela said:

Are you doing any exercise or walking? I am trying to decide if I should start doing my aerobic walking youtube videos yet. I am exactly 7 days post op today. My class notebook says to add moderate walking in. For 15 minutes per day in the 2nd week. I want to start but I am also still having pain in my abdomen so I am unsure what to do.

I have only been doing some very light walking. On my follow up this week which was five weeks they said I could start doing some weights. And just walk 30 minutes a day. Within the first two weeks I tried to walk and I would literally have to stop because I would get a sharp pain in my left flank abdomen that would bring me to my knees. It was my body telling me to chill out I was doing too much!! 😄 That pain disappeared by week three and I’ve been fine ever since

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I must be the only one that doesn’t want really fast weight loss. I want to try and limit malnutrition and loose skin 😩

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On 4/1/2021 at 9:06 PM, Lahela said:

Are you doing any exercise or walking? I am trying to decide if I should start doing my aerobic walking youtube videos yet. I am exactly 7 days post op today. My class notebook says to add moderate walking in. For 15 minutes per day in the 2nd week. I want to start but I am also still having pain in my abdomen so I am unsure what to do.

At seven days post op I wouldn't be doing aerobic walking videos yet. Give yourself a bit of time to heal.

If you want to walk now, walk laps of the house or garden (or the streets if not in lockdown) at a low to moderate pace, at this point in time think low impact and no jarring of the body.

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On 4/1/2021 at 5:06 AM, Lahela said:

Are you doing any exercise or walking? I am trying to decide if I should start doing my aerobic walking youtube videos yet. I am exactly 7 days post op today. My class notebook says to add moderate walking in. For 15 minutes per day in the 2nd week. I want to start but I am also still having pain in my abdomen so I am unsure what to do.

I agree with the others. Very light walking for now. I was cleared to do most other exercises (except for weights) at four weeks out (I had to wait eight weeks to do weights)

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