only 43 lbs since 8-18-03

I feel like it should be more and hair is already starting to fall out

Don't be discouraged.. any loss is good.. even if it seems like it is not fast enough it will come off. Just think where you will be in a year or two.. it will all be behind you. It is important to take advantage of the early days though. Make sure you are getting your protein in. If you do not get enough in you will not loose as quickly. You will loose some hair no matter what but getting your protein will help ..

Faith I had my surgery on 08/12/03 I have only lost 53lbs. I was a little discouraged because I never eat. Now I am just going on exercising as much as posible and eating right. My doctor said that people all loose weight differently. Thats why we had to have the surgery in the first place! Hang in there you will loose the weight. Look at a 40lb bag of dog food that is how much weight you have lost in a very short amount of time.

I had surgery on the 19th of August and I have lost 45.5 pounds. I was worried I was doing something wrong but Dr. Zahn told me that since I was smaller going into surgery not to worry. Plus I have noticed that I have lost a lot of inches ... even on weeks I don't drop weight my clothes get bigger! Hang in there! We can do it!

Faith, I am really glad to see your post and all of the responses. It is encouraging to me also. I had my surgery on 8/19 and I have lost 43 pounds. I felt like that is nothing because I was comparing myself to others. However, my doctor gave me a good reality check. My health has improved dramatically. My skin is not sagging or leaving behind stretch marks because I am not losing too quickly. I'm convinced that, for my anyway, it is time for me to step up the amount of exercise I'm getting. Now I need a good dose of being able to stick to a routine. As for the hair, yes I'm losing a little too. And I DO take a vitamin every day. ...Ever the determined one (and my hair always having been my favorite body part), I have started drinking protein shakes for breakfast. I am also making a bigger effort to consume protein daily (through seafood mainly). My hairdresser put me onto some products that are supposed to be better than anything else for preventing hair loss and encouraging regrowth. It is too soon for me to report whether either will be successful. But, perhaps there is a method to the madness.... *lol* I figure if I do go bald that will open my world to new hairstyle versatility (via wigs). ; )

My surgery was on 8-15-03 and I have only lost 50 lbs. But I am considered a light weight by the doctors terms and I will lose, but not as fast as others that weigh more. So don't worry, You r doing good. I have strands of hair falling out, but not any different than it did before surgery.

Faith, I too have been concerned about my slow weight loss. I did well the first month and then began to slow. I have only lost 3 lbs so far this month. I have lost a total of 52 lbs. I'm just starting to lose my hair. I have learned that this may also just be a result of the anethesia, something that happens to many people who have had major surgery. In any event, keep up the good work. I know it seems like a slow road but I keep telling myself that before the surgery I couldn't lose weight at all and at least now I'm losing, not gaining.

Hi faith. Funny my maiden name is Thorne. Well I had my surgery R.N.Y. 8/13/2003 and I thought something was wrong too. I have lost 50 lbs thought I was not doing something Right ????. I started out weighing 247 day of surgery. Thanks to all of you I also feel better. I love this web sight so uplifting. (((((HUGGS)))) KathyN.C.