Question:
What should i expect at this point? (weight loss related)
Hi everyone, I'm turning 1 year post-op next month and i have lost 101 pounds. I went from 249 to 148. I am very happy with my loss. I am wondering since my doctor told me i would be loosing until about 18 months, what should i expect at this point. Another 10 pounds in 6 months? I should need an opinion from someone who has been there. Thanks! — Maria G. (posted on September 27, 2004)
September 27, 2004
I also started at 249, and ended up at 145 or so. I lost until 13 months
post-op and then stopped for a few months, then lost 4-8 more. Go to my
profile for a month by month loss. From reading your profile I see that
you the loss has slowed to just a pound or so a month now. I would think
you will continue to lose a bit more for a little while as long as you
continue to follow the rules, and 10 pounds in 6 months is doable but at
this point you may have to help it along by upping your exercise and
cutting calories. However, since you are already a size 7 be careful
about losing too much more as later on it becomes harder to maintain the
smaller sizes when your appetite increases and you eat more as you will the
further out you get.
— Cindy R.
September 27, 2004
Do not think that way. You should not expect a set weight loss. First,
everyone is different. You can stay at the same weight for a month and
then lose 6 to 7 lbs. Just continue what you are doing, eating and
EXERCISING and you will lose inches and weight. Your body will let you
know when it's going to start and stop losing. I'm 16 months post-op and
have stayed at the same weight for 3 months. Thats ok with me. I'm
healthy.
— Linda R.
September 28, 2004
I got down to my goal weight in the first eight months after surgery. I am
now almost three years out and flucuate one or two pounds now and then
depending on my eating habits. I figured that when my body knew it was at a
good weight it quit. I have heard of people losing too much, but not many.
And there were reasons for it. Keep doing what you are doing and enjoy your
"new life"!
— Marilyn R.
September 28, 2004
I am 9.5 months post op and have only been losing about five pounds/month
for the last three months or so. I was'nt given a time frame by my
surgeon. Some other friends of mine who had the surgery said the weight
would come off faster for the first year then would slow down. Your body
has to adjust but this is a life-long tool to use. We just need to change
our diet to maintain the weight when we are done losing. Something I am
already guilty of - adding more starches, fiber, fruit etc.
— boonikki29
September 28, 2004
I agree with the other posters that this is such an individual thing. I
started out as a lightweight, and as such, I expected to lose weight very
slowly. As it turns out I hit my goal weight at 7 months and have lost
another couple of pounds past that. Now I've decided I'd like to lose 3
more pounds, just to make it a nice even number, put me at the weight I was
in college, and make the size I'm currently wearing just a little looser
and better fitting, so I'm not between sizes (can we ever be happy?). But I
hope I'm not looking at loosing weight for another 10 months, as that would
be just too much. You're body will pretty much make up it's own mind as to
when it's ready to stop. Congratulations on your great progress! Katie W.
— Le P.
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