I’m on the 4th day of my 14 day pre-op diet and been trying to google/research everything I can about the gastric bypass. I came upon an article that essentially said that older and menopausal women are slow to lose and not as great results. I figured this was the place to find out the deal from my peers. I just turned 50, so this article definitely got my mind thinking. What are your experiences or thoughts? I would love to hear.c

I am so amazed by the many many success stories on this thread. You all have definitely showed me that my goal is attainable. Thank you.

1 hour ago, learn2cook said:

Hi I’m learning to cook again. I’ve lost 30lbs. pre-op and am fully menopausal. Then I got my period again. The Gyn said it was due to weight loss. Did this happen to anyone? I was blessedly free for 4 years, now yuck.

Yep. A lot of oestrogen is stored in the fat in your body. As you lose weight the hormone is released into your blood stream. Younger women report heavier or more frequent periods. My menopausal symptoms disappeared. No hot flushes. Whoo hoo! But they came back when my weight stabilised.

Congrats for getting into cooking again.

Edited April 4, 20215 yr by Arabesque

ABSOLUTELY! I've bee prematurely menopausal for 5 years. My Bypass was 10 months ago on the 9th. I've lost 51 pounds. I'm slower than anyone I know on this site. The same was true with my diet attempts before surgery. I just keep trucking along.

On 4/2/2021 at 5:33 PM, Ready_4_Change? said:

I’m on the 4th day of my 14 day pre-op diet and been trying to google/research everything I can about the gastric bypass. I came upon an article that essentially said that older and menopausal women are slow to lose and not as great results. I figured this was the place to find out the deal from my peers. I just turned 50, so this article definitely got my mind thinking. What are your experiences or thoughts? I would love to hear.c

I am 52 and went through the change a few years ago. It has not made a difference in my case. Good luck on your journey !

On 4/2/2021 at 11:25 PM, Arabesque said:

Your rate of loss is very personal. Some older women lose quickly, others more slowly. Just as some younger women lose slowly & others rapidly. You may have fewer or more stalls on the way.

I do remember people used to say it was harder to lose weight as you get older. Not bariatric surgery related. Just one of those things people said. Old wives’ tale or fact I don’t know.

In saying that, I was 2 months shy of 54 & menopausal when I had surgery. I reached my goal at 6 months (31kgs/68lbs) at a pretty average rate. I then lost more in the year after - just over an additional 11kgs/25lbs. A good friend, a year older & also menopausal was slower, about 9 months to lose a similar amount to reach her goal & she’s way more active than me.

Good luck. You’ll get there in your time.

This could not have been said any better. Weight loss is different for everyone.

Last year I was in post menopause.

I’m 52 and post-menopausal. Since my surgery on 02/09/21 I’ve only lost 38 lbs. My surgeon only told me “it’s not a race” and to “keep up the good work “ but I feel like I should have lost more by now. Before surgery my weight was 275, SW was 242, current weight is 206. I’ve been stuck at 206 for almost a month now and am feeling very frustrated. I’ve read where post-menopausal women will lose at a much slower rate so I’m just chalking it up to that. Anybody else post-menopause having the same issues? FYI... I see a hormone specialist and all my hormones have been balanced to “normal.”

I wonder the same thing