5 mths weightloss question

I was reading some posts in the RNY forum and saw one woman wrote, she is 10 wks out and lost 55 lbs. I just want to make sure I am not doing something wrong, I want to use this honeymoon phase properly. I am 5 months out and lost 59lbs.

I was trying to think like this,

I am a lightweight and lose weight slower...

Or do you think I should be losing faster?

That is almost 12 lbs a MONTH...

Okay, I suspect most of what you are reading over there is from those who had in excess of 200+ lbs to lose.

Another way to consider this is Pounds Versus Percentages

It's not POUNDS, it's PERCENTAGES!

by Carolyn M.

Two people, both 6 months post-op. One has lost only 63 pounds and feels bad about her "slow" weight loss. The other has lost 96 pounds and thinks she's doing great.

They are both wrong.

Person A had only 105 excess pounds, so she has already lost 60% of her excess weight. She is actually ahead of the game at 6 months out and is on track to lose it ALL.

Person B had 265 excess pounds. At 6 months out she has only lost 36% of her excess weight. At this rate, she will end up retaining 28% of her excess weight, enough to keep her in the obese category.

See what I mean? Don't compare pounds to pounds, that's like apples and oranges.

Percent of excess weight lost: pounds lost divided by total excess pounds
Use a BMI of 25 as a goal weight

On track to lose it all is 25% lost after 2 months, 50% after 6 months, and 80% at one year.

Please note: These are averages. Your mileage may vary.

So while you may LOOK like you are losing slower, you are actually ahead of the curve.

Liz

:')  (sniff)

I think I love you! LOL

I needed that.

I kinda was thinking along those lines.

I had 100lbs. to lose and I am past my halfway point, I feel so much better.

The only person you need to compare yourself to is you!

I suspect you will reach goal inside of a year...many heavyweights don't or it takes almost 2 years to get there. So even if you slow down even more at this point, you should still get to goal before the end of the year.

We are a special breed...lightweights. We almost ALWAYS get to normal BMI weight. We seldom have THAT much extra skin, altho what we have can resemble a Shar-Pei on a bad day.

Glad you asked..

LOL, Thank you.

This is great! Thanks for saving that and posting it when needed. I've not seen that before but it is really helpful!

I know it helped me...

You are doing great!!!!  LW's definitely can't compare themselves to those who have a lot to lose.  You might not lose as fast but you will be able to say you are at goal and ready for maintenance a looooong time for they are.  There is also (in my opinion) a better chance of you keeping your weight off.

Thanks Roz. That makes me feel better. :)

I never lost more than 2# a week during the whole process.  It all adds up.  Just keep following your guidelines and pretty soon you'll be at goal.