Question:
Does anyone lose more than the 70% or so they say we will?
In my research, in taking to doctors, etc., I notice everything/everyone says you should lose about 65-70% of your excess fat. Does anyone ever lose all the excess fat and reach the "ideal weight"? Is this rare? Should I only expect to lose up to 70%? — Wendy M. (posted on August 26, 2008)
August 25, 2008
I am at 6 months and lost 75% so far. I am really hoping to reach my ideal
weight.
— zoeyriv
August 25, 2008
I am 11 months post op......and below my ideal weight. I started at
257.....I am 5'5".....my ideal weight is 135 but I am at 128. I watch
what I eat....I make every bite count......I still don't eat much, so what
I eat has to be nutritious. I still have a hard time eating meats so i eat
a mostly vegetarian diet (I do eat eggs, cheese, milk). I execise regularly
as well. I think individual results vary depending on each persons eating
habits and exercise pattern.
— elenaw
August 25, 2008
I am one year out and have lost 220 pounds and have 60 to go to get where I
want to be which is 170. The doctor told me that I have already exceeded
the statistics, but that is not going to stop me from doing what I have to
do to get the rest off.
— jmas24
August 25, 2008
i am a year and a half out i lost over 200 pounds and i am past my ideal
body weight by a little and yes you can lose 100% all you have to do is pay
attention to what you are doing and go for it.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 25, 2008
most of it is up to you. i am 3 years post op. i lost all that i wanted
to lose - 140lbs... but then over this last year i have put on 10lbs.. and
hten hired a personal trainer and have gained another 10lbs of muscle. so
now its up to me and using my tool to either be happy with where i am
(10lbs higher) than i stopped at - or to lose those extra 10lbs. usualy
people will lose about 70% of thier excess weight in the first year. then
there is a big slow down as your body adjusts to the new weight. hope this
helps. good luck with your goals!! hang in there- it can be a slow
process.
— akirsch
August 25, 2008
— Lil' Booty
August 25, 2008
I am almost 5 years pot op and my surgeon's goal weight and ideal weight
for me was 129 lbs and I am at 130 lbs. I lost 100% of of my excess weight
and have kept it off.
— KittyKatt
August 25, 2008
If you had a RNY there is no reason that you should not easly reach 80 to
90%. Your doctor know what the percentage should be month to month. I
know that I am abot 2% behind, but I follow every rule and stick to the
diet and excersice plan daily. I expect to get very close to the 100%
mark, but it may take me a month or two longer than the average. Best of
success to you.
— William (Bill) wmil
August 25, 2008
I was told that most people with lap band (which is what I had done) are
able to lose and keep off (long term) 60% of their excess weight. I
suspect that most people lose a lot more but after some amount of time may
gain some (not all) back. I started at 287 and am at 181 now. I'd like to
get to 145 to 150 so still have a bit more to go, but when I get there I
plan to watch what I eat and keep the weight off!
— Maggie E.
August 26, 2008
I had the VSG and lost over 100% of my EW. 100% (putting me in the normal
range) was for me to weight 140 lbs, and I now weight 119. I was at 100% at
6 months post op. The thing is, the estimated weight loss is an estimate of
the average weight loss. So, average means, some lost more than that
percentage and some lost less. It's basically the average of what people
lose. I think if you work the tool, and do what your surgeon says, then you
should be able to do it.
— Teresa V.
August 26, 2008
I started at 315 lbs and lost exactly half of me at 158 lbs. (lost 158 and
weighed 158 for about a day) I went on and gained back 7-8 lbs settling
in at 165 lbs and holding for the last several years. So yep, it's possible
to lose 100%...I'm still a 150lb loser and quite content where I am. It's
just a number though and how I feel is what matters most. I thought I had
to weigh 140 to look good...But 140 lbs doesn't define who I am and...165
feels great!
— .Anita R.
August 26, 2008
I am 5 years out and I lost all of my excess body fat. I was told I would
lose 75% and i lost all of it
— Joanc
August 26, 2008
Here I go again, In the book...Weight-loss surgery for dummies. (I'm always
referring to this book!) It has a section on are you a success? If a
woman 5'5" weights 275 lbs. and she has weight loss surgery, RNY or
lapband, whatever, and she loses down to 190. Is she a success? The
answer is yes. Even tho she didn't get to the Ideal weight for her height
of 145. I'm ad-libbing here. She is still much healthier than her start
weight, right? I think, as the other poster said, it depends on how you
use your tool, to get the best results. At 8 months out I have lost 50% of
my excess weight, and I feel, and my Doctor says, I am already a success
case. Getting healthier, that's the over all goal. Good luck to ya!
— lesleigh07
August 26, 2008
First of all, from what I understand, those statistics are different for
women and men. The other thing that you have to keep in mind is that the
BMI is not an ACCURATE measure of the body fat index. There is another
that is more accurate, something called the Mass to Weight ratio or
something like that. From what I understand, they put you in some kind of
device that measures how much VOLUME you displace and compare your weight
to the VOLUME to get this ratio. Technically, by the BMI index, most
LINEBACKERS in FOOTBALL are OBESE. Most of these guys are MUSCLE and have
very little FAT! Of course, they are all cranked up on STEROIDS, but that
is a DIFFERENT story! The point is that they actually WEIGH more than they
SHOULD, but it is NOT on account of FAT, it is due to EXCESS MUSCLE. This
is a HEALTHIER situation than if they were OBESE! The STEROIDS are NOT.
The BMI index paints a FALSE picture of the status of their health in
regard to obesity. While this is an unusual situation, to be sure, it
illustrates a point. If you are exercising and doing all of the things you
should be doing, you MAY be getting a false reading on the BMI scale. You
should be more concerned about where you should be relative to the size of
your body frame. If you are small framed, you should be slender. Big
framed people should look larger. The body fat should pad the body in
proportion to the frame. You should consult and expert on the subject of
which I am most certainly NOT. I just sat through a lecture on this last
week. One way to tell the size of your frame is to see if your fingers
wrap around your wrist. If the fingers wrap around the wrist, you are most
likely small framed. If they do not come close, you are large framed. I
guess that somewhere in between is somewhere in between. ;-) This is what
I got from the meeting. Like I said, I am not an expert. I CAN tell you
that the amount of desirable body fat for men and women is different. I
can also say that the doctor who spoke to our group said that the medical
profession was revisiting the topic of the ' desirable amount of body
fat" for the individual, because the evidence has shown that being
SLIGHTLY obese did not seem to have the severe health effects that the
medical profession THOUGHT that it had. He did not define, "Slightly
Obese." He did say that the, "slightly obese" people who
were active seemed to be just as healthy as those who were at the
"Healthy" weight range. There are quite a few people who do get
to the ideal weight range. Be patient, work hard, and stay on task. This
should work for you. Hugh
— hubarlow
August 26, 2008
I am almost 3 years out. I started out at 289 and lost 174, and have been
maintaining rather well.
— NavyNukeWife
August 27, 2008
I'm 10 months out and am at goal weight. Including weight lost before
surgery, I'm down 130 lbs. Getting there depends on watching the amount of
carbs eaten and getting regular, vigorous exercise.
— Cathy 1.
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