Good Morning. We haven't calmed the fears of our new folks for some time now...
... How much weight did you lose by week or month your first year? As a lightweight we don't have to lose as many pounds as our heavier WLS friends but we lose just as fast. 
Weight at surgery: 187
1st month: - 21 pounds
2nd month: -10
3d month: - 10
4th month: - 8
5th month: -7 (normal BMI 24.7)
6th month: - 5
7th month: -5
8th month: -3
9th month: -1.5
10th month: - .5
11th month: - 1.0 (goal BMI 21.7)
Goal weight, 115 pounds
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5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
I am copying this from my spreadsheet so I hope it looks ok. Sometimes when I copy and paste it looks funny after I post it.
I am working on the amount I gained during the holidays and January!!
Linda
| Month | Weight | Lost | |
| Pre-Op | 248.5 | ||
| Surgery 8/3/09 | 234 | 14.5 | |
| 9/3/2009 | 215.3 | 18.7 | |
| 10/6/2009 | 205.5 | 9.8 | |
| 11/2/2009 | 196.6 | 8.9 | |
| 12/1/2009 | 189.5 | 7.1 | |
| 1/5/2010 | 180.5 | 9 | |
| 2/2/2010 | 178 | 2.5 | |
| 3/1/2010 | 170 | 8 | |
| 4/3/2000 | 167 | 3 | |
| 5/15/2010 | 162 | 5 | |
| 6/4/2010 | 158.5 | 3.5 | |
| 7/3/2010 | 153 | 5.5 | |
| 7/21/2010 | 148.5 | 4.5 | |
| 9/3/2010 | 144.5 | 4 | |
| 10/4/2010 | 140 | 4.5 | |
| 11/1/2010 | 135 | 5 | |
| 12/3/2010 | 132 | 3 | |
| 7/3/2011 | 128 | 4 | |
| 10/2/2011 | 126 | 2 | |
| 12/22/2011 | 126 | 0 | |
| 6/4/2012 | 127 | -1 | |
| 8/23/2012 | 126.5 | 0.5 | |
| 10/21/2012 | 129 | -2.5 | Gain |
| 12/3/2012 | 126.5 | 2.5 | |
| 2/1/2013 | 128 | -1.5 | Gain |
| 120.5 | Total Lost |
I'll bite
Starting weight 220
1st month 190
2nd month 181
3rd month 170
4th month 162
5th month 154
6th month 146
7th month 138 (1st goal of 140 met)
8th month 131
9th month 125
10th month 120 (final goal met)
11th month 116
One year 110
13th month 105
Since then I lost some more and bounced back up and I have basically stayed at 105
I have no complaints about my weight loss. Maybe I'm not a good example? I lost great but I really credit it to getting in at least 100 grams of protein, 100 oz of fluids and less then 50 carbs a day.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
I don't have mine anywhere accessible easily, guess I ought to do that cause this comes up from time to time. but I lost much like the rest of you. Surprisingly wonderful in the beginning, then it slowed around 5 months. At that point I added protein and cut carbs and kept losing until I was done, around 12 months. The thing I never did that most folks do is stall. I never did stall the whole losing time and I think that is because I kept my protein high, 100-150g.
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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Okay, had to find mine but here it is:
Weight when signed into surgeon's office: 208 lbs (was told not to lose any, still lost almost 10 lbs)
Weight day of surgery: 199.2 (203 was what I weighed at my surgeon's just before my surgery)
1st month -21.8 lbs
2nd month -12.4 lbs
3rd month - 9 lbs
4th month -3.8 lbs
5th month - 3 lbs
6th month - 5.2 lbs (reached normal BMI here)
7th month - 2.8 lbs
8th month - 4lbs
9th month - 2lbs
10th month +.8 lbs
11th month - 1.2 lbs
12th month + .2 lbs
13th month - 2.2 lbs
14th month -2.2 lbs
15th month - 8 lbs (had jaw surgery and was on liquids for about 2 weeks) (hit my lowest here at 121.4)
I have regained the 8 lbs I lost in the 15th month. Current BMI is 22.7
Liz
Duodenal Switch (Lap) 01-24-11 | Surgeon: Stephen Boyce | High weight: 250 in 2002 | Surgery weight: 203 | Lowest weight: 121 | Current weight: 135 | Goal weight: 135
Wow - I found mine!! It says -86 but I got to -95, then bounced back up a bit.
| Month | |
| 1 | -23 |
| 2 | -8 |
| 3 | -10 |
| 4 | -7 |
| 5 | -8 |
| 6 | -9 |
| 7 | -5 |
| 8 | -6 |
| 9 | -4 |
| 10 | -3 |
| 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 |
| 13 | -3 |
| -86 |
HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"
Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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HW - 244
Surgery consult weight - 240
Day of surgery: 234
1st month: 208 (-26 from dos)
2nd month:192 (-16)
3rd month:180 (-12)
4th month:165 (-15)
5th month: 152 (-13)
6th month:143 (-9)
7th month:135 (-8)
8th month (in two days so this is so far):128 (-7)
I added the presurgery weights because often those I've met who have had the surgery and I have talked and noticed a pattern. If they lost a good amount preop they lose less the first month or so. If they lost little like myself they lose more. (It's not always true but def. a pattern several of us have noticed). We have all noticed by 2-3 mo out we are about the same percentage lost.
5' 3" - HW: 244 SW:234 GW:120 LW: 107 CW:110 Made goal 3/16/13!
HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)
