Slow Loser?

Hi, I am new to this board. I am three weeks out to this day and I have only lost 21 pounds and I see people losing so much faster than me. This week alone I was at a standstill for several days and it seemed to be coming off so quickly in the first weeks or so. Am I expecting too much?

I had my surgery a few days before yours and you are right on track. The average weight loss for the first month is 20 lbs and I stalled at the same time you did. you're doing great.

I wrote the same exact post when I was 3 weeks post-op!! LOL I was (am) a "slow" loser as well. My surgery was 11/2/06, and I have lost 53 lbs. so far. In the beginning, I lost at the same pace as you. It's all relative, really. You've lost 21 pounds in three weeks--that's 1 pound per day! The good thing about being a "slow" loser is that I'm not really having "the skin issue." Are you walking? Very important!!! Are you getting your protein in? Very important as well. What has been working for me is to add liquid protein to my water. (I get the liquid protein from GNC.) I mix 4 tablespoons of the liquid protein to my bottled water (16 oz.) and some Splenda. Voila--flavored water with 24 grams of protein! Now I'm going to tell you what everyone told me: Keep up the good work--you're doing GREAT!

Thanks for responding to my post. You are encouraging. It's nice to know I am not alone in feeling this way. This liquid protein, is it flavored? Do you know what it's called? How does it taste? Thanks!

It's called Liquid Protein, and I get it from GNC. It's "flavored" (fruit punch or orange), but you reeeeeaaaalllly need to add Splenda to it to make it drinkable. LOL