Question:
Over 2 months Post op, only down 37 pounds......
I AM LOSING SOOOOOOOOO SLOW, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO SPEED THIS UP? EVERYOINE SEEMS TO LOSE SO MUCH THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. — Karen W. (posted on February 10, 2003)
February 10, 2003
hi there :) i wanted to start by congratulating you on your loss! 2 mo out
37 thats great! you didnt say what your start weight was, the lighter you
are, the less it may be at first, but some things you could try are, make
sure your actually eating enough so your bods not panicking, up your
protein, water and activity. best of luck to you and again congrats on your
surgery and the loss! :)
— carrie M.
February 10, 2003
OK Karen, I hear your anguish & fustration. I don't know your height as
you didn't put it anywhere on your profile. But I believe you are a
lightweight. We lose slower then people who have more to lose. I'm
5'7" & lost 43 lbs in my first two months. Yeah, I would have
loved to lose 60-70, but how healthy would that really be? I think you are
doing FANTASTIC! 37lbs in 2 months is friggin amazing. If you are drinking
enough water, getting your protein & vitamins in, exercising, then
you're doing great honey. I'm personally really impressed. What I started
doing is keeping my carbs down & protein up. For me what's working is
under 20-25 carbs a day & making sure the rest is protein. Good luck to
you m'dear!
— LionGirl2k
February 10, 2003
HI Sunshine. We had surgery one day apart, mine was on Dec. 9th. My
starting weight was higher than yours, 275, but I am also having your
problem. I am down 45 pounds so far, but have not seen the scales move in
two weeks. I know that people lose at different rates, and I do feel good
about the weigh that is gone, as I know that without this surgery that
would not have been possible. On the other hand, I completely understand
your concern! It is like I know that I WILL lose again, but it is hard not
to get down about not losing it NOW! Every time that I think, what is up
here, I try to remind myself that I am doing well and that my body just
needs a little break. I would be trilled if you would like to email me and
we can try to provide some support to each other and celebrate what we have
accomplished together rather than focusing on what is NOT happening. I will
be watching to see the responses that you get here, and maybe someone will
fill us in on a secret we have missed along the way, LOL. Hang in there,
keep your chin up and email me if you would like! Smooches to ya:)
— poohdotsmom2
February 10, 2003
i am awaiting my appeal decision! i was denied, my bmi is 64! i have dieted
for the last 4 months while i have waited, i have lost a total of 7 pounds.
i have been constantly hungry, miserable and only lost 7 pounds 37 sounds
mighty good to me. everyone says increase protein and exercise to loose
after wls, it sure does not work pre-op!
— janetc00
February 10, 2003
I lost 36 at my 2 month too. I was a slower loser than the average but
eventually lost it all and have kept it off. I'll be 3 years in April. I
found that I lost about 10 pounds average each month after the first month.
It was steady all the way down. Keep a chart and you'll see a pattern. Make
sure your eating, as I didn't eat much and perhaps that is why it was
slower. (not a big deal now, that I was slower)
— ZZ S.
February 10, 2003
Hi Karen:
Unfortunately, I am a member of the same slow losing club. I lost 25
pounds my first month and 8 the second month for a total of 33 pounds. I
was so afraid I was going to be the one that this surgery did not work for.
I am almost 6 months out now and have lost 67-69 pounds. Not a great
deal, when compared to others, but for some reason I have stopped agonizing
over the weight loss. I know I am doing the right things and eating so
much less than before, that it just has to come off. Also, I know that my
pouch is working, because I do get full quite easily. However, one thing
that I have read and researched is large stoma syndrome. Some people have
this complication, and are able to eat unusually large quantities right
from the beginning. If this is not the case with you, and you can barely
eat, the weight will eventually come off. Hope this helps.
Love Grace
— Grace H.
February 11, 2003
I feel your pain! I started at 242 on 12/11/02 and now I'm at 207 (-34lbs).
I was on a nasty platau (however you spell that) and I started losing again
this past weekend after having 2 HORRIBLE eating days! I ate WAY more than
I have since surgery, and I dropped 2 pounds. It's strange. I walk on the
treadmill 5 days a week for at least half an hour, and do powerflex classes
2-3 times a week. Powerflex is kind of like weight lifting in a group.
Kinda hard to describe. So anyway... hang in there. You are definitely NOT
alone!! :)
— Diana L.
February 11, 2003
I started at 236 and at my 2 month post op (02/09/02) was down 33 pounds.
At my 6 week check up, the nutritionist told me not to look at pounds loss
but at the percentage of excess weight lost. In my case is was 21% which
was excellent.
— Pat B.
February 11, 2003
Karen, what do you mean only 37#??? When I complained to my surgen I was
down only 26# in 28 days he said to me "well what weight watchers
group did you belong to before were you lost almost 30# in less than 1
month?" That really struck a cord! He is right, the numbers mean
nothing, its clothes, how we're moving and feeling. Hang in there, I'm a
slow loser too, but I know this much, there's only one way the weight is
going and that's gone!
— Margaret H.
February 12, 2003
Karen, I'm another slow loser. My surgery was 12/5/02 and I lost 26 pounds
the first 3 weeks. I was thrilled. Then everything stopped. As of right
now, 10 weeks out, I've lost a total of 30 pounds. That's 4 pounds lost in
6 weeks! I do everything right, protein first, water and I exercise
plenty. I know my pouch function is working fine. I can only eat tiny
quantities. I'm starting to think I should try to eat more meals a day,
with my workouts I could be in starvation mode. I probably burn as many
calories in my cardio workout as I eat in a day. Keep the faith. I know
it's hard. I'm fighting this discouraged feeling every day and I feel just
like I did when I failed at every attempt pre-surgery to lose weight.
— Michele C.
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