how quickly did you lose weight???

I am 3 1/2 months post op and have already lost 67 pounds.  I know you will lose up the most weight in about a year and then some thereafter.  Although I am so pleased with my weight loss so far ..I cant help being curious/concerned.  Is this a normal weight loss for someone who is   5' 1" and my original weight was 247.  I lost 10 pounds pre op so on the day of my surgery i weighed 237.  My ideal weight would be 125-130.  so if i go by the 130 that leaves me only 50 more pounds to go.  I hear the weight lost starts to slow down and although i dont want it to i was wondering when does that happen.  I was thinking if i lost 67lbs in 3 1/2 months and there is no slowing down in site will i end up losing too much weight?

Any info will be greatly appreciated

and one last thing...Believe me .. i am NOT complaining about losing weight.. I AM LOVING IT.

Thanks in advance

Julie

Sounds to me like you're doing incredible.  My weight loss wasn't nearly as fast, but did slow down about the 9 month mark, and then I only lost an additional 10 or so in year 2. 

You may end up a little thinner than you like, but I would encourage you NOT to intentionally gain weight.  It seems to me that many people who post about intentionally gaining end up with too much re-gain. 

I ended up thinner than I anticipated.... but I never considered myself to be smaller boned or petite. 

Thank You for the info.  I really am happy with my loss so far.. im just afraid to lose too much.  I dont want to be too thin.  when i was 17 i weighed 110-115 and was happy with myself back then..but as i look at old pics i dont think i would want to be that thin again. 
and dont worry i wont gain weight intentionally...im afraid i would gain too much like you say.  I guess i would rather be a bit thinner than to gain weight back.

My goal was to be around 140.  My lowest ever adult weight was 132, but obviously, I couldn't maintain it.  So, I figured that 140 would be reasonable.  I'm hover around 120 these days and I'm 5'5".  I wouldn't be surprised if you saw your high school weight again. 

Use this link to predict how your weight loss might go.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op +planner.php

We're all different, so we really should not compare, but I'm a numbers geek and always loved hearing others rates when I was losing. Here were my weight loss stats. My surgery was September 2008 and I reached goal 14 months later in November 2009. I'm 5'7" tall.

Highest weight: 339
Surgery weight: 311
Month 1 (9/2-10/2) -30 pounds (281 lbs)
Month 2 (10/2-11/2) -18 pounds (263 lbs)
Month 3 (11/2-12/2) -18 pounds (245 lbs)
Month 4 (12/2-1/2) -14 pounds (231 lbs)
Month 5 (1/2-2/2) -12 pounds (219 lbs)
Month 6 (2/2-3/2) -9 pounds (210 lbs)
Month 7 (3/2-4/2) -12 pounds (198 lbs)
Month 8 (4/2-5/2) -9 pounds (189 lbs) * "overweight" bmi
Month 9 (5/2-6/2) -10 pounds (178 lbs)
Month 10 (6/2-7/2) -8 pounds (170 lbs)
Month 11 (7/2-8/2) -11 pounds (159 lbs) * "normal" bmi
Month 12 (8/2-9/2) -7 pounds (152 lbs)
Month 13 (9/2-10/2) -5 pounds (147 lbs)
Month 14 (10/2-11/2) -7 pounds (140 lbs) * reached goal weight

Currently I weigh 135.

Laura

 
I think is positivily brilliant that you have that documented in that much detail!

Hmmmm.... count your blessings I say.  I lost 15 pounds presurgery, from 270 to 255.  Four and a half weeks after surgery I'm down only another 20 pounds....barely.    I've got a feeling I'm gonna be a slow loser....far tougher, I think, to keep up the motivation than losing swiftly.

If you are getting your protein in  each day, just go with it girl!

I reached my goal weight at 14 months. I went below it at 18 months. I have been on maintenance since.

Hello all, I  had my sugery in december 2011. Started wieght was 372 i am now 248 down 124 pounds. i am loving the new me.

I lost 70 lbs in the first 4 1/2 months.  Didn't lose weight for 4 week.  Now averaging 1-2 lbs every 4 week.  I am 8 months out.  I thought I was going to lose to much weight wam.........hit into a brick wall at 4 1/2 months out.  I am 5' 8" ..........I started at 242 and currently 164.  I would like to lose about 20 more.