Question:
HELP I need to hear from slow looser that lost the weight!!!
I am 6.5 weeks post op (Lap RNY)and not loosing very well. I lost 16 lbs in the first 2 weeks and then nothing for 2 weeks and then 12 lbs in the next 2 weeks and now it has stopped again. So I have lost a total of 28 lbs, whe nI type this it seems like a lot but I know so many that have lost that much in the first 2 weeks?? I want to know if there is anyone out there that lost slow but still lost?? My bmi was 50.3 the day of my surgery. Help!! — Haziefrog (posted on March 22, 2003)
March 21, 2003
Your doing ok, when else would you have lost this much so fast. To increase
the loss walk a couple hours a day briskly. This will increase your loss
rate fast.
— bob-haller
March 21, 2003
Sweetheart, I don't know if 6 weeks out is long enough to judge whether or
not you're going to be a slow loser. Stick to the rules, eat (or drink)
your protein, drink your water, exercise, you WILL lose the weight. And
stop comparing yourself, silly!!!
— Tamara K.
March 21, 2003
Your doing fine. Your in for a let down if you've planned on a certain
amount at a certain time. Your body does what it is supposed to and you
have to trust it. Because we've failed at every diet in the past, its hard
to believe we will lose, but you will! I made a chart and recorded my
weekly weight, but went by my monthly weight. I found after a few months
there was a pattern. The first month is the biggest loss and you can't
really compare with that month. Relax and enjoy your journey!
— ZZ S.
March 21, 2003
I felt the same way Hazel. I started out at 328, 5ft 1, and lost "only
11 pnds' the first two weeks. I was so disapointed! I lost what I
considered to be "slow, and not steady" like some, tho we should
not compare to others as hard as it is. I had a friend who had it 3 days
after me, she is 6ft tall fifteen years younger than me, and was at goal in
under a year. So age and all that has a lot to do with it I think. I do not
think I will ever be at my real goal, which is 150. And that is not skinny
for my height.Even after my other surgery, T/T, gall bladder removal and
hernia repair 3 weeks ago, I am still trying to lose the fluid from
surgery. Good luck.
— Marie A.
March 21, 2003
Keep the Faith,
I learned something interesting at my last Doctor's visit. I was told that
shorter people lose weight slower than tall people. I guess I'll have to
figure out how to get taller!!
— Michael K.
March 21, 2003
I guess I have the 'triple whammy" here, Hazel! I am 47, been fat
most of those years and I'M 5'3"! I am almost 5 months out and down
52 lbs. It seems slow to me since I have only gone down 3.5 lbs in the
past month. I have decided not to worry about today, but focus on where I
will be in a year. I feel better and look better where I am now, so if
this is where I am meant to be, so be it! Just keep doing what you are
supposed to do!
— koogy
March 22, 2003
Hey Hon, dont stress, everyone is different and loses at different paces..I
am a slow loser and yet manage to lose 135 pnds so far...I never thought i
would lose so much considering i was losing so slow but before you know it
its gone and well your a success after all...keep up the good work your
doing fabulous!!!
— Deanna Wise
March 22, 2003
I had my first plateau at 4 weeks and I can't tell you how many times
through this process I felt like I would be the only person this surgery
didn't work for! I was a slow loser and it was so discouraging to me to go
to support groups and hear people tell how they'd lost 50000 pounds and
weren't eating right or exercising when I was working so hard.
BUT - check out the pics on my profile... I made it and so will you!
— Karla K.
March 22, 2003
I am the original poster and I just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK
YOU to everyone that has responded, you all have made my day!
I will try to keep from thinking that I am 'The one" that this is not
going to work on! I probably should stop weighing every day, but I am so
dang addicted!!!
Thank you all!
— Haziefrog
March 22, 2003
Hazel, I will tell you what I tell all the new post-ops who lament that
they are not losing as fast as others...that will always be the case!
There will always be someone who has lost faster than you even if you start
at the same height, age and weight. Thats just a fact. Ifyou start
comparing yourself to others, you'll go nuts, so DON"T DO IT. We all
lose weight at our own pace, and as long as your following pouch rules and
eating/drinking right then you will get there too, at your own pace. You
will also experience periods of plateaus that can last from a few weeks to
a month or more. If you get on the scale everyday, and I do, be prepared
for that, and if you can't handle it, then do what others do and just
weightyourself once a month or at the doctors. There is no reason to
stress on this wonderful journey we are all on. Relax and enjoy it-its a
wild trip!
— Cindy R.
March 23, 2003
Hazel, What you'll find is that your body will lose it's own way. I seem to
lose the week before my period and the week of my period and then nothing
for two weeks and the cycle goes on. I am 6 months out, and that has been
my pattern. It has been a tough one to accept, but I have to. I also
noticed that exercise hasn't helped those two weeks that I don't lose, but
it will in the long run. It is frustrating, but as long as you are
following doctors orders, it'll come off! Good luck to you!
Christine 318/234/160
— wiggie34
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