How Fast Did You Notice...

the weight falling off? I'm just 11 days post-op but am very anxious to see how much weight I'll be losing over the next several months. I'd love to hear your experiences: did you lose pounds you could truly notice & measure each week or did it seem more measurable by the month? It's all just so exciting to me!

Congratulations on your surgery!  My blog has pretty detailed weightloss progress if you care to read.  It hasn't 'fallen' off since that first month...LOL.  I've only measured twice, once before surgery and than again at 3 months.  I go see the exercise lady at the hospital every three months for the first year.  But in that first 3 months I lost over 40 inches! I'm a weekly weigher.  I probably shouldn't be because I've moved into the pattern of only really loosing 1 week out of the month...so those other 3 get a bit depressing. 

you will be amazed how fast it comes off.  I lost 80# in the first 4 months alone, then 125# in the first year. 

Hi MB Everyone is different. I lost an amazing amount in the pre op and the first month...something like 50 pounds. After that it was an average of 2 or 3 lbs a week. Now I am slowing down to a pound or two a week..some weeks nothing. At my Surgiversary day I was down 174 lbs..so I am not complaining!  I did not measure...as when your not losing weight....you will most likely be losing inches. You can tell by how the clothes start fitting looser even though the scale isn't moving when you have stalls. So it is all good.  Your in for an amazing year! Enjoy the ride! Cathy

Hi, I am a little over 2 years out and all I can say is hang on because your in for a bumpy ride. They say the "honeymoon' period last about a year and trust me that is correct. So follow all the rules and lose as much as you can because it does stop and then it becomes as hard to lose as before surgery. I remember sitting in my support group listening to the people that were 1,2,3 years out talking about how much they could eat and that all those feelings and bad habits come back and I thought they were nuts. Up until about 8 months out I could hardly eat 2 -3 ounces of food at a time, but trust me things do change.  I lost 115 pounds in 9 months and have put about 15 pounds back on, and its a real struggle to get it back off, but then I am 53 years old which makes a differance. Dont get me wrong Im happy being 100 pounds lighter and facing having to lose 15 pounds is alot better than thinking about losing 100. It came back on so fast after my 1 year, like all in about 3 months. Not that this happens to everyone but go read some post on the grads forum, that will keep you really focused.

when I chose the surgery, I decided that since everything else failed me or I failed at it. So this surgery was not going to fail.  I followed the rules verbatim, was 314 lbs at my highest, lost 100 lbs. in the first 7 months, and at my lowest was 162. I am 6'2, and I decided that was too light for me. I was also into running about 20-30 miles a week. I'm now 4 years out and very comfortable at the 180-190 area. I do fluxuate that much throughout the year because in summer I'm busier training for all my races and such. I don't really have difficulty staying in that range, and can still only eat about a cup of food at a time, depending what it is. Read my lengthy blog, skip through the blah, blah, blah, and it'll give you a good idea of where I came from. Good luck and keep a pair of fat pants!  I put them on every anniversary, just to keep me mindful of my accomplishment!