I thought heavy weights were supposed to lose faster

Hang in there!! Early on nothing is really in your control. You just have to follow your rules and your body will do what it is going to do. Later, when you can eat more, it becomes totally in your control.

I agree we should not compare ourselves to others, but  we all do. Have you used the OH weight loss planner to se what it predicts? It was pretty accurate for me:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planner.php

And here were my numbers (I had RNY):

I'm 46 years old and 5'7" tall.

Highest weight: 339 *BMI=53
Surgery weight: 311
Month 1 (9/2-10/2) -30 pounds (281 lbs)
Month 2 (10/2-11/2) -18 pounds (263 lbs)
Month 3 (11/2-12/2) -18 pounds (245 lbs)
Month 4 (12/2-1/2) -14 pounds (231 lbs)
Month 5 (1/2-2/2) -12 pounds (219 lbs)
Month 6 (2/2-3/2) -9 pounds (210 lbs)
Month 7 (3/2-4/2) -12 pounds (198 lbs)
Month 8 (4/2-5/2) -9 pounds (189 lbs) * "overweight" bmi
Month 9 (5/2-6/2) -10 pounds (178 lbs)
Month 10 (6/2-7/2) -8 pounds (170 lbs)
Month 11 (7/2-8/2) -11 pounds (159 lbs) * "normal" bmi
Month 12 (8/2-9/2) -7 pounds (152 lbs)
Month 13 (9/2-10/2) -5 pounds (147 lbs)
Month 14 (10/2-11/2) -7 pounds (140 lbs) * reached goal weight

 

See, my weight loss hasn't been quite as steady.  I had a VSG in Aug 2011, and lost 85 lbs in 6 month, then the weight loss came to a crawl, and I'd go two months or more gaining and losing the same 3-5 lbs and then wham! drop 10.  In the following year I only lost 50 lbs.  I had the DS at the end of January, and lost 15 lbs in the first two weeks, but have been mostly stalled since.  So in the last year and a half, I've lost a total of 170 lbs, and when you average that out it is almost 3 lbs/wk, and I'm not complaining!  But it's hard when you hit those stalls that seem to never end, and you ask around and wonder what is wrong with yourself.  But there's nothing wrong.  It's just you being you.

5 lbs in 1 week is a little less than 3/4 lb a day that is great , you will lose like 20 month , thats like 120 lbs in 6 months

 240 lbs in a year , if it stays that way

Thanks so much everyone. I promised myself I wasn't going to be one of those people who freaked about the scale and I didn't even make it two weeks. I really aprexiate everyone's feedback and I'll try to keep some perspective going forward.

Chick,

You are doing amazing!

You are doing everything right and the scale will keep moving south.

It took a while to put on and it takes a while to come off. 

Our bodies stall sometimes to take a break from all the losing. It is then that you will lose inches. Take your measurements and keep them somewhere so you can be happy when the inches also start disappearing.

Keep up the good work!

Sharon