Happy Anniversary !!! Honeymoon period?

Today is my 5 month post op!! I cant believe its been 5 months already!! Downd 69 lbs and feeling pretty good about myself!! This has really been a wonderful experience! What has everyone heard about the honeymoon period? I have heard its the first 3 months, 6 months, or the first year?? Any one know which one is correct? I want to enjoy this as long as I can!! Happy anniversary to anyone whose surgery was on the 15th also!!

Hi Patti, Congrats! Yesterday was my 5 months and I am down 60lbs. I have heard the first 6 months is when the weight is the easiest to loose...but I really think it all depends. Have a wonderful anniversary day!!! Michelle www.active.com/donate/tntwpawv/michelleuschock

Hi Michelle, Happy belated Anniversary to you! You have done wonderful! I wish I had your energy to get into a Marathon!! I really need to move more! I try to walk a mile or so a few times a week but thats about the extent of it!! Seems my kids keep me too busy!! I know..poor excuse!! Good luck on your Marathon!! Patti

Patti, Happy Anniversary and congratulations! My 5 month's not til the 30th. So here's what I was told by my bariatric physician ... the "honeymoon period" is the first two 3-month periods ... the first three months are good, the second three months are the prime and GREAT period of weight loss, the third drops back to good and the fourth goes to "ok but slow". He showed me a bar graph, you know ... first bar (meaning first three months) a little over 3/4 way up, 2nd three month bar almost to the top, 3rd three month bar back down to about 1/2, 4th three month bar down further to about 1/4. That make sense? Since I came to him from another program he was explaining this because he thought I was behind "schedule" ... 62 lbs at 3 months (at my original body volume he wanted me to have lost about 80 lbs.) ... and told me to work extra hard to catch up my weightloss during the second three months. It all sort of depressed me and made me worry, but he wasn't being negative with me, so much as helping me to understand how the process works and how to work it to my best advantage in this best window of opportunity. My dietician agreed it did "sort of" work that way (don't know why she hedged her words) but told me not to worry about my "schedule" so much as just work my program as best I could. I hope I've "caught up" to his idea of a schedule by now, I'm down 98 lbs. today. I'll find out on Sept. 19 when I go back to see him for my second 3 month checkup. I'd be interested in hearing what others have been told. Blessings and best wishes, Myra

Myra, You go girl!! Only 2 more lbs to hit the century club!! Cant wait to hear youve made it!! I m excited for you!! I have 2 lbs to hit the Onederfuls and am excited on that one!! Your explination of weight loss schedule makes alot of sense!! I just hope the honeymoon isnt over yet!! Im enjoying this too much!! Have a great day!! Patti

Wow! Patti!!! 2 lbs for both of us ... let's do this! I have a long way to go to the Onederfuls, but not so far to go to the ... Uhm ... are there Twoderfuls? Anyway, I'm rootin' for you! I'd still like to hear from others on what they've been told re: "honeymoon period". Myra

Myra, Thats so awesome that you are only 2 lbs from century club!! I am excited for you too!! Make sure you keep me informed when you reach that one!! Oh heck...Im sure we will both let EVERYONE know when we reach those goals!! Who can keep quiet when ya get that excited??!! I dont know about you but with each of my personal goals that I reach I want to shout it to the world!! This is so much fun!! Lets try to hit those goals by the end of the month!! That gives us 2 and a half weeks!! We can do it!!!! Have a ONDERFUL day!! Patti

Now I'm ultra bummed out. I lost 56lbs my first 2 months after surgery,a nd haven't lost a damned thing since. I knew I was wasting all this great time and now it's gone. Sigh. Mary Ellen

I also heard 6 months or so. Since I am now getting so close to my original goal (40 lbs to go), I'm not too concerned about slowing down, so long as I can still get it off. I've done so well, I'm considering sliding my goal weight down to about 170-175, but I want to wait until I do slow down to see if it is possible (don't want to do that and set myself up for disappointment). Greg (342/218/178)

Greg, Sounds like you have done and exceptionally wonderful job on your weight loss! You and your wife too!! I too am only about 31 lbs from my personal goal which is 170 but the dr says it should be more like 155 to 160. That still doesnt seem that far away!! Cant wait to get there!! Best of luck to you!! Patti