OH's Weight Loss Planner

Anyone tried this? How close are you to the results that it gives? I estimated that I would 100% of my excess weight - hey, why not go for broke, eh? http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planner.php Here are my planner stats: Start: 244 lbs Month 1: Planner estimate: -19 lbs ~ Actual: -25 lbs Month 2: Planner estimate: -18 lbs ~Actual: -8 lbs DOH! Month 3: Planner estimate: -9 lbs ~ Actual: -10 lbs Month 4: Planner estimate: -5 lbs ~ Actual: -8.5 lbs Month 5: Planner estimate: -5 lbs ~ Actual thus far: -6 lbs Totals: Planner estimate: -56 lbs ~ Actual (with 1 week to go to the 5th month): -57.5 lbs Close, eh? Kathy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy~lap RNY~5'7.5~5/20/05~276/244/186.5/160 (con/preop/curr/goal) Rich~open RNY~6'5~8/5/04~450/437/247/250 (reached goal in 9 months) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kathy, A lot of numbers but the bottom line is I am 2 pounds ahead of them! Works for me!

Well, that was depressing........I'm actually 10 pounds behind where they say I should be. Ohhh well, I just have to keep on truckin' Depsy

Remember, it is just an estimator. No one to truly guess how much each person will lose. At one point I was way behind but I've caught up to it so you just never ever know! Hang tough, Depsy! You are indeed doing great! Kathy

Hey!! I like that! I am 22 pounds ahead of my schedule!!! Yipppppeeeee!

Here's my stats if I lose 100% of the weight: Start: 267 lbs Month 1: Planner estimate: -23 lbs ~ Actual: -25 lbs Month 2: Planner estimate: -46 lbs ~Actual: -40 lbs DOH! Month 3: Planner estimate: -58 lbs ~ Actual: -55 lbs DOH again! Month 4: Planner estimate: -64 lbs ~ Actual: -66 lbs ahead of the game! Month 5: Planner estimate: -70 lbs ~ Actual thus far: 74 lbs with 6 more days to go! I actually used the planner to make a chart in excel that I track my weight loss on so that I can see if I am roughly on track. The planner also said that with a 100% weight loss, I would end up weighing 151! I'm like Becky Sue and still struggling with my final goal weight. I'm thinking that 151 maybe too small, but I guess we will wait and see.

Heather, I'm with you and Becky too. I set my goal at 160 but have never ever been there as an adult. Was probably there in 8th grade on my way up, up and up. The lowest I've been is 167 and that was for a day or two. I hovered in the 170ish area for a while in my early-mid 20s. I looked really good at that weight so maybe setting my sights at 160 is unreasonable given 20+ years old, bigger denser bones (from supporting the extra weight all these years) and excess skin too. I'm leaning more towards 170 now. Gosh, that's 15 lbs from now. Weighed in at 185 this morning. I'll know I'm "there" when I get "there"! Kathy

Im 3 lbs behind.... all the better reason to keep drinking, exercising and upping my protein.... Im close..... Today is my 5th month anniversary and Im down 68 lbs... Wearing a size 14 and very excited!! Karen