Realistic Expectations - Repost
I haven't seen this posted lately and can't find the original post to credit the source but since I had to go find this, thought I would share again. Perhaps it will help someone.
REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS! While you will lose weight in the first few months after bariatric 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 months 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
HW - 319, SW - 303.5
Um... not so much. There are FAR too many individual variables to make generalizations like this, and I can almost guarantee that SOMEONE here is going to look at this and freak out because they are a "slow loser" because they didn't lose 10 pounds in the first 10 days (some people lose NOTHING in the first 10 days because their weight loss is offset by all the fluids they received while in the hospital) or someone is going to worry that hey are losing too fast because hey lost much more than the amount listed here.
Also, it is pretty pointless to say that someone who starts at 400 pounds will lose "120 pounds or more" at one year out. There is enough difference between 120 pounds and 220 pounds that the "120 pounds or more" is meaningless.
I would completely ignore everything about weight loss at 10 days, 6 weeks, and one year for all starting weights, and would take the rest as AVERAGE losses.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Plus many people do NOT reach their maximum weight loss in 12 to 18 months. Many people keep losing beyond 18 months.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I agree with your response. I immediately started to check to see how I was doing. Then I said 'screw it,' I'm happy with how far I've come in my two months out and I don't want to get discouraged if I don't measure up. We are all individuals and I don't want to compare myself to others. Some will lose quicker, some slower. I don't need the extra pressure!
I just wanted to add another response to make sure that you do not take my original reply as saying that you shouldn't have posted this, because that want my intention at all. It has been posted before (and will surely be posted again) so I just wanted to be sure that people knew it wasn't something scientific that they should take as what they SHOULD be losing. People get stressed out enough about not losing as fast as they think they should or as fast as hey see someone else losing.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
