Average weight loss in 4 months?

 I saw a post on the site that said one person lost 70lbs in 4 months!!! I know everyone is different, but is there a rough estimate on how much we "should" lose per month?

Here is a tool from obesity help.  This is very different from person to person. I'm at four months am four pounds away from what this calculator said.  My weight loss didn't go by the monthly amounts they showed but it's pretty close.


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

 thank you!

That tool is awesome! i am just below what the table says i should weigh! :) i thought i was doing poorly and beating myself up but i am doing better than the computer ;) awesome! The same with the table posted below.

Woo Hoo!!!! Good job!  

Everyone is going to tell you what you already know - everyone is different. The only certainty is that if you do what you're supposed to the weight will have no choice but to go. That said, I came upon a post awhile back that I found very reassuring. Some people lose faster, of course, but I find it comforting to know that I'm reasonably on track.

I wish I knew who posted this originally.

REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS!
While you will lose weight in the first few months after bariatic surgery, you reach your maximum weight loss in 12 to 18 months.  Here is what you can expect to lose post op!

For patients weighing 200 to 250 lbs.
10 lbs. in first 10 days
15 to 25 lbs. in 6 weeks
25 to 35 lbs. in 3 months
35 to 45 lbs. in 6 months
60 lbs. or more in 1 year
70 lbs. or more in 18 months

For patients weighing 250 to 300 lbs.
10 to 12 lbs. in first 10 days
15 to 25 lbs. in 6 weeks
25 to 35 lbs. in 3 months
45 to 60 lbs. in 6 months
80 lbs. or more in 1 year
90 lbs. or more in 18 month

For patients weighing 300 to 400 lbs.
10 to 30 lbs. in first 10 days
25 to 45 lbs. in 6 weeks
35 to 55 lbs. in 3 months
50 to 80 lbs. in 6 months
100 lbs. or more in 1 year
120 lbs. or more in 18 monthsee

 For patients weighing 400 to 500 lbs.
10 to 30 lbs. in first 10 days
25 to 45 lbs. in 6 weeks
35 to 60 lbs. in 3 months
50 to 90 lbs. in 6 months
120 lbs. or more in 1 year
150 lbs. or more in 18 months

 thank you, printing it out and saving it :)

You're most welcome. I used to get discouraged because other people seem to lose much faster than me. That post encourages me because regardless of how anyone else is doing, I'm within normal parameters.

I still look at other people's tickers and celebrate with them, but I don't compare any more. My job is to control what I can control - what I put in my mouth and getting off my bum. It took a lot of the pressure off when I accepted that.

Thank you for sharing that Kelly-Anne, its nice to have as a reference but you are absolutely right.  I am not in competition with anyone to lose "x" amount of weight, I am in this to learn lifelong habits.  Losing weight is obviously a huge plus but I know I didn't gain all this weight in 2 weeks and I am different from everyone else  :)