23 Pounds in Two Weeks???!??!

Hey all, so I wanted to give you some background about myself. I had the band placed September 2010, and it slipped in June 2013, and was removed immediately. When I first got the band put in I was standing at 5'7" and 320 pounds. In June, when the band slipped, I had reached a low of 195. After gaining some weight (a lot of weight), I got the sleeve done two weeks ago. I was 246 when the sleeve was done, and am currently 225.

Now, my question is, HOW DID I LOSE 23 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS? Is this healthy? Is this okay? I'm happy, don't get me wrong, I just don't want to lose too quickly. I know with the band, I lost about 15 pounds in the first month after surgery, but I am not entirely sure what is normal for this one. 

Please shed some light! Bahh

I lost 26lbs in my first month and I lost all of it the first 2 weeks and then I didn't lose anything for about 3 weeks. I think it's pretty normal. I was told that it's water weight. Good Luck on your journey!!

Thank you!!! And thanks for some insight, it probably is water weight lol

I did the same thing. My surgeon was excited! A lot of it was water weight, a couple pounds accounted for the physical portion of the stomach that was removed, and then several pounds of actual fat on top of that. Nothing to be concerned about. If you're like me, you'll slow down after the first month. For now, enjoy watching that scale zoom down!! Woohoo for 23 pounds! That's 23 pounds you'll NEVER see again!!

WOOO HOO!!! Yeah you're right, that's exciting. I can't wait to see my body transform over the next year. It was awesome with the band, and I know it will be even more awesome now! :DDDDD

I had surgery Aug 26.  I went for my post surgical check at 10 days.  I was down 24#.  SInce then I've only lost 1=2#.  I think a lot of us do that based upon what i've read. 

My husband works out of town a lot.  He says I'm losing inches even though the scales aren't moving. ??

Kelli :)

Ah that's definitely reassuring. I had a friend tell me I look so much thinner, but I don't FEEL thinner just yet. I suppose that will come in time.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who lost so rapidly. I was so used to my doctor telling me that I was losing too rapidly with the band, so I just assumed this was another one of those situations. 

Damn!!!  I cannot shed some light in your path other than to say 23 pounds in 2 weeks is nothing short of amazing!  Maybe you had a lot of water retention and might have lost a lot of that.  Either way, I am celebrating your success so far!!! Go gurl!

Thank you!! I'm not even really doing anything different lol, apart from the liquid diet. I haven't started my work out routines yet or anything. I was worried, but I suppose I should be celebrating with you!!

It totally seems foreign to drop that much weight in such a short amount of time, but it's not like we can do that every month (boo, lol!).  Good for you on a fabulous start!!