How is it possible??
i know I have read many many posts about ppl not losing weight in the beginning but this is rediculous. I am now 4 weeks post op from RNY and I have only lost 12lbs. The day of surgery I weighed 186.6 and 4 wks later 174.4. I see so many losing 15-20 lbs the firstmonth so im baffled as to what i am doin wrong?? I eat 500 calories a day, no carbs. Daily menu consists of 1/3 cup fat free cottage cheese with 2 tbs of sugar free applesauce, 1/3 to a 1/2 cup refried beans with 1 tbs of fat free cheddar and 1/2 cup of homemade turkey chili with beans with 1 tbs of fat free cheddar. I also drink two matrix protein shakes in between. I track everything on my fitness pal and am getting approx 25 carbs daily and 70 proteins. I drink all my water and walk a few miles a day. What am I DOING WRONG??
it appears that most everything you are eating is full of carbs.i would switch all of that for dense protein.
A 1,500 calorie deficit per day equals three pounds of weight loss per week. It is common to lose additional weight quickly right when you start trying, which for me happened during the preop diet, but since surgery I have consistently lost three pounds per week. I have a fit*****arge hr, and its calculations show that I consistently burn about 1,500 more calories than I eat each day. I eat about 800 calories per day, and the fitbit uses resting calories burned based on weight and adjusts that number based on steps and exercise. Using it has tempered my expectations to be more reasonable. It sounds like you are right on track to me. It has taken me over 14 weeks to lose 43 pounds.
Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132
I am terrible at math but let's look at the numbers.
To make it easier on my poor brain let's say you want to lose approx 60 lbs total. You lost 12 lbs the first month. In my senile mind that looks like you have lost 20% of your excess weight. In the first month.
Now, my numbers. I started out needing to lose about 100 lbs. I lost about 20 lbs in the first month. Looks like a big loss but it is also 20% of my excess weight.
We all want to wake up from surgery thin. And we all had to wait to lose the weight. Being a lightweight you have the advantage of time. Let's say you now want to lose the rest of the excess weight, 48 lbs. And you lose very slow, less than a pound a week. You will still reach your goal in less than a year. And you are more likely to lose more than a pound a week.
I hated it when people told me "You didn't gain all the weight overnight and you won't lose it overnight". Yeah, but I was having a hell of a better time gaining it then I am losing it.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.