4 months post op ans weight loss has slowed down.

Hello, I am almost 4 months post op (April 5 ) and my weight loss has kind of slowed down. I am down from 308 to 228 and I am still losing but, not as rapid as I was. I am looking for advice on if this is normal for it to slow this short of time after surgery I guess. I have stepped up my exercise to try and compensate forit but, I got used to seeing big losses on the scale and when it slows down I get kinda worried. Can anyone tell me about their experience and put my mind at rest over this? Thanks, Lee Gore

Here is a link to a little - known OH page which will roughly calculate where YOU are on your journey to a thinner you! http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planner.php Go there and input your STARTING weight and height and it will calculate aproximately where you should be. This tool was SPOT on with me and I actually ended up 4 pounds lighter than it said when all was done. Give it a try, and please don't be discouraged if you don't match up to it right away, some folks lose faster and some slower but at 4 months out, yeah I started to lose slower then too. You can also figure out the % of weight you have lost so far as well! To do this you need to get a calculator and write down some numbers. You need your starting weight, the weight you are at right now and your goal weight. (for example my starting weight was 284 and my current weight is 152 and my goal is 150). Subtract your current weight from your starting weight. (in my case 284-152 = 132). This is your weight you have lost so far. Now, subtract your goal weight from your starting weight which will give you the total weight you want to lose (in my case 284-150 = 134) Now you just take your total weight you want to lose and divide that number by how much you have lost already to get the % of weight you have lost. You will be dividing the smaller number by the larger number assuming you have not already surpassed your goal! (my example is 132/134 = 0.9850746) Move the decimal place 2 places to the right to give you the %. (mine then = 98.5%) So that means I have lost 98.5% of my weight. Since I don't know what your goal is, I cannot do this for you but hopefully I gave you enough information to allow you or anyone else to figure it out for yourself Best of luck to you! Kia