HELP!!! very slow loser

Congrats to all that is doing well. I had my surgery on 11/14 . starting weight 220 down to 187 where am I going wrong. I was losing really well at first then just stopped I haven't lost any weight for about 3 1/2 wks. though I can't really complain. I am losing inches. I've gone from a size 24 to a 14 some 12's. I follow my doc. orders to a T, I do curves 5 times a week, walk 3 miles a day , do relaxation yoga on the weekends. and use the exercise ball on the weekends. anyone else losing really slow or should I be concerned? Marsha

Marsha, Sounds like you are dong good to me. You are losing inches and that is what counts. Maybe you are just building muscle. If you are really worried go to fitday.com and start logging in everything you put in your mouth and after a week you can call your doctor and explain your worries, and you will have a detailed list of what you have eaten to give to him. I had my surgery not too long after you and I also have gone from a size 24 to a size 14 and some 12's. (((((HUGS))))) Dawn

If you are down to a size twelve I can't really see what you have to complain about....I can only dream about maybe someday being that size ... I had the DS on 11/3/03 and have lost 75 lbs--in my case that has taken me from a size 32 to a size 22 and my goal is a size 14. Don't go by just what the scale says. Those of us who were morbidly obese have more dense bones and will weigh more than it would appear we do for our size--also remember muscle weighs more than fat. Pay more attention to inches lost and clothing sizes lost once you get close to your goal. Also remember that with the RNY the usual weight loss is 60-70% of your excess weight (with the DS it is 80-85%). Figure it this way: what weight would make you have a BMI of 25? That is your ideal weight (due to the dense bones). Subtract that from your pre-op weight. The answer is your (original) excess pounds. Divide the number of pounds you have lost by your excess pounds--you will get a decimal. Round off to two places and add a % mark. Assuming your ideal weight is 150 pounds, you have lost 42% of your excess weight. You can expect, if you keep working on it, to eventually lose another 20%, or another wait a minute I have to go back and look at you numbers again...another

Thanks Dawn for your input and congrats. Also thanks to everyone else for their thoughts too. Marsha

...14 pounds! How tall are you? Your ideal weight may be lower depending on your height. Were you actually 100 lbs overweight to begin with?

high Carolyn, Thanks for your input. I am 5' 2" and yes I was a 100lbs over at the time of surgery. Marsha

Hey Marsha, I thought I was a slow loser too. I've figured that the more you have to lose the faster is comes of in the beginning. I have lost 57 pounds and I started out at 300. People that had the surgery in the same month that weighed more than me; have lost more weght, faster. Look at people profiles and i think you'll see that people at the higher weights have significant loss. Charity

Marsha, I had my surgery on 11/25/2003, I have went from a size 20 now I am in a size 14 and some 12's as well. I keep in touch with people who had the surgery the day before I did. Most of the women weighed more then I did, and they have been loosing faster then me. I started out at 248 and now I am down to 190 (Completely dressed). That is a loss of 58 pounds in 17 weeks. The weight has slowed down, but I keep watching what I eat and continue to exercise. Iam sure that you are doing rather well also,just keep up the faith. Shantina White