Question:
Is my weight loss good or should I be lossing more?
Hello Everyone, I am wondering if my loss is about right. I know that everyone losses different and I shouldn't compare but I can't help it. I had open RYN on January 17th, I was 269 and am now 229. I am down 35 pounds. Is this about right? I see people on here who have lost a lot more in less time and I am wondering. I have been following my diet and also exercising as I was told by my doctor. It seems that this last week or so I haven't lost at all. Please some advice? — [Anonymous] (posted on February 28, 2002)
February 28, 2002
WOW!!!!! I think you are doing GREAT! That is a lot of
weight to lose in that short a period. That is 35 lbs gone forever,
35 lbs you will never see again. Wave bye-bye and go on.
You can't compare your weight loss to ANYONE elses!! If I did
that, I would have given up. My husband had lost soooo much
more than me in a shorter time. Everyone loses at a different
pace. I am just so happy that I am losing at all. It took me
years and years to gain it so what is a few months to lose it!!
Just keep up the good work, drink you water (very important)
and eat the foods YOUR dr recommends. Don't try to follow all
the diets here on this site, every dr differs in their opinion
of what is the best diet. Do the exercises your dr tells you
to do. My dr is soooo restrictive about diet. I eat so much
differently that what I read about here on AMOS, but I am doing
great. I have lost 90 lbs and my DH has lost 145 so we must be
doing something right. Again, YOU ARE DOING GREAT!!! KEEP
IT UP AND QUIT COMPARING YOURSELF TO ANYONE.
— RODEO CLOWNS S.
February 28, 2002
Hi, You have to consider that you didn't start out as heavy as some of us.
You , in my opinion started out as a lightweight when it comes to WLS, and
sometimes the less you have to lose the slower it will come off. I would
be proud of yourself. Your doing great!!!
— [Anonymous]
February 28, 2002
Hi!
I have been wondering about this myself...and to tell you the truth I am
jealous of you..LOL I had lap RNY on the 16th of Jan and am down from 339
to 309 and I am somewhat disappointed in my loss but it IS loss and lets
face it a heck of alot better than I have ever done before...My doc said it
will come off in time..some lose slower than others..
— kittycat
February 28, 2002
I started out at 289, and at 2 mos had lost 35 pounds, I am now 7 mos out
and have lost 102 pounds. I bet you will do about the same. I think you are
doing great. I lost an average of about 13 pounds a month, it has slowed
down now, but I am still losing. Just keep drinking your water, I have
found if I sloww down on the water I do not lose as much as when I make
sure I drink my water.
— Valerie M.
February 28, 2002
I think you are about right. I was down 32 lbs the first month. But it
does'nt last! It will slow down fast after the first month. In fact I
pretty much stopped at the 6 month marker. But most of us seem to lose alot
that first month when the body is trying to figure out what the heck
happened to it. lol
— Danmark
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