Amuse me-playing the waiting game!

 So, all I do is research, read, think about, obsess about, etc this procedure, and I'm stuck in the hurry up and weight game we all play to get to surgery day...SO...

How much weight did you lose each month for the first year following your DS, and what was your starting weight?

Yes, I know everyone is different and your weight loss pattern does not tell me what my pattern will be, but a girls gotta dream, ya know? 

Here's my Lab Rat data. I started out as a lightweight, 36.8BMI, and lost 8 pounds pre-op. The first month post-op I lost 21 pounds.

#	Weight	Loss	Total Loss	BMI
0	187.0 lbs	0 lbs	0 lbs	35.3
1	166.0 lbs	-21.0 lbs	-21.0 lbs	31.4
2	156.0 lbs	-10.0 lbs	-31.0 lbs	29.5
3	146.0 lbs	-10.0 lbs	-41.0 lbs	27.6
4	138.0 lbs	-8.0 lbs	-49.0 lbs	26.1
5	131.0 lbs	-7.0 lbs	-56.0 lbs	24.7
6	126.0 lbs	-5.0 lbs	-61.0 lbs	23.8
7	121.0 lbs	-5.0 lbs	-66.0 lbs	22.9
8	118.0 lbs	-3.0 lbs	-69.0 lbs	22.3
9	116.5 lbs	-1.5 lbs	-70.5 lbs	22.0
10	116.0 lbs	-0.5 lbs	-71.0 lbs	21.9
11	115.0 lbs	-1.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
12	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
13	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
14	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
15	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
16	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
17	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7
18	115.0 lbs	0.0 lbs	-72.0 lbs	21.7

 I logged my progress into a spreadsheet.

My anniversary is the 9th of every month, so I'll post my weights each month:

I'm just a hair under 5'7".  I must stand more straight after losing weight, because I had always been exactly 5'6" - but I measured myself at multiple doctors over the past year, and I am definitely 5'7" now.  Odd....

Starting 11/9/09:  296
Month 1 December:  271
Month 2 January: 255
Month 3 February: 242
Month 4 March: 230
Month 5 April: 220
Month 6 May: 211
Month 7 June: 202
Month 8 July: 192
Month 9 August: 185
Month 10 September: 175
Month 11 October: 170
Month 12 November: 166 (One year)
Month 13 December: 160
Month 14 January: 154 (Goal:  Normal BMI)
Month 15 February: 152
Month 16 March: 151
Month 17 April: 151
Month 18 May: 149
Month 19: June: 146
Month 20: July: 145
Month 21: August: 145
Month 22: September: 145
Month 23: October: 143
Month 24: November: 142 (Two year)

I stopped tracking after two years, and I bounce around in the mid 140's now.

As for my DS journey, I started at 320 lbs. In the first year, my monthly weight loss varied a lot, but here's a rough breakdown:

• Month 1-3: Around 20-25 lbs per month (the rapid drop stage!)

• Month 4-6: Slowed to 10-15 lbs per month Geometry Dash

• Month 7-12: More like 5-10 lbs a month as my body adjusted

By the end of my first year, I had lost about 160 lbs total. It wasn't linear--there were stalls and fluctuations--but it was steady progress. And even though we all lose at different rates, it's totally okay to imagine your future and set goals. Dreaming is part of the process and keeps us going when things feel slow.