Question:
Any other heavyweights start out slow and reach goal?
I am 2 months post op and have only lost 51 lbs. Great unless you realize I have over 200 to lose. If you look at the "expected" weight loss charts I will only get to 240 or so if I continue to lose at this rate. Yes I am exercising, Yes I am getting enough protein, Yes I am drinking enough water, No I do not have a staple line disruption. In looking through previous Q&A postings none of the people who wrote in with the same concerns as I have had pages to check if they eventually got to goal. I am eating ~850 to 900 calories a day. Has anyone started this slow and gotten to goal?? — Pat M. (posted on September 22, 2003)
September 22, 2003
51 lbs is a 4th of the weight you need to lose (if you have 200 lbs to
lose)...um, thats REALLY good. I started with over 200 lbs to lose, and
at 9 months out, I've lost 120 lbs. That seems alot slower than I wanted
to lose. At 2 months, I had lost 39 lbs....However, at 120 lbs loss, which
puts me at 285, I feel fantastic, and honestly, if I don't lose another
pound, I will be content (not extactic but content) with what I have lost.
At this point, if I get down to 240 lbs, I will be happy...I will be able
to ride roller coasters, buy even sexier clothes than I do now, and I will
be so much healther than I was at 405 lbs.
I doubt this helps you at all, I wish you luck...it does sound like you are
on the right track though to lose all 200 or so lbs you want to lose.
— thekatinthehat
September 22, 2003
51 lbs is about 9 lbs ahead of where I was at 2 months. I am not to goal
but am only 73 lbs away. I am already down 169 lbs in a little over 7
months and am comfortable I will reach my goal weight of 200 lbs. I
started at 442. I realize 200 is still overweight but it is a reasonable,
attainable goal for me. I am 5'9 and spread out pretty evenly so I could
carry 200 off quite well. If I get lower fine, but not a priority.
<p>I assumed because I started so high I would lose a lot the first
month but it didn't happen. I lost 22 lbs the first month, but it kept up
pretty steady till the 6th month and it's now in the 15-18 lb range per
month. I cannot speak to the calorie intake as every plan varies
drastically. For me that was way too high at that stage but my eating plan
is quite different in the early stages.
<p>Losing even and steady gets the job done also. We will all likely
reach the same goals just in different times. Just keep doing like you are
and it will come off. Hang in there!
— zoedogcbr
September 22, 2003
I have to agree with the other poster here. You're doing fantastic! It took
me three months to lose 42 pounds so I don't think you're slow at all. The
chart is just a guide and should in no way be taken as the be all and end
all of YOUR weightloss journey. Everyone is different. I did make it to
goal, but it did take me 20 months to do it because of my slow loss in the
beginning and how much I had to lose (285 pounds). On the plus side I had
lost 200 pounds by my one year anniversary so if you're thinking you have
to do it all in one year or else (which isn't true by the way), it can be
done if you just keep working at it. Don't get discouraged because you
really are doing fantastic. Just keep doing what you're doing and the
weight will keep coming off. Good luck to you. - Traci
— Traci H.
September 22, 2003
First of all, I don't put too much stock in that weight loss planner. It's
skewed for really big losses early on and has the weight loss slowing too
early, IMO. I started 200 pounds overweight myself and lost less than you
in the first two months - 48 pounds. Now at a year out, I've lost 162
pounds. I'm still losing - 12.5 pounds last month, though the month before
was 7.5 so maybe I won't see numbers as high as 12 again. I've been behind
that chart right along, but as time goes on, I get closer and closer to
where it says I should be to lose all the weight. (If you look again,
you'll see that it generally shows just about nothing lost for the last
four months of the 18 months). I figure I have a year left to lose the
last 40 pounds and I think it's do-able. We larger people might have to
work harder at the end to make it to goal, but you'll also probably find
that you look just fine at a higher weight than the charts say you should
weigh.
— sandsonik
September 22, 2003
Your averaging 25 pounds a MONTH and you think your losing slowly???!!! I
think your losing VERY quickly. Give it time. You have plenty of time
to lose the remaining weight. Your eating the right amount of calories and
if your exercising that will definately help you lose the weight.
— Patty H.
September 22, 2003
Hi Pat. I agree completely with what Sandra said. I was bummed out early
postop since I wasn't loosing according to the weight loss planner. I
started out having to lose 186 pounds and at 11 months post op I've lost
about 123. I don't know if I'll lose 100% of my excess, but I figure I'll
still lose to 2 years post op. Don't get discouraged by the planner
especially since it's not set to calculate according to the type of surgery
you had done or if you are male, who lose much faster, or female. Keep
doing what you are doing and good luck to you.
— Yolanda J.
September 23, 2003
After I read your post I looked up my own weight loss records. I had my
open RNY surgery in March of 2000. At the two month mark I had lost 62
pounds. My starting weight was 460. Even if you had over 300 pounds to
lose, I would still say that you are doing great. In case you are
interested, I lost down to 180 pounds and rebounded back to 220. My life
is so much better than three years ago. Good luck to you and let me know
if I can help you anymore.
Chris Rinn
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