Blank Slate Here, is there rapid weight loss with the DS procedure?

Sorry me again because of your post title - "rapid weight loss". Please remember that ANY WLS is a lifetime commitment and not a quick fix. Rapid is relative - how much you have to lose and how strict you are following the rules. Especially if looking at the DS - the vitamin regime can be intimidating to some and they just don't want to deal with it so they choose a different procedure. Some people are scared of the malabsorption.

My personal experience was pretty rapid but I was overly anal-retentive about everything. I lost 5 pounds per week for 5 months. I only hit my first plateau when I decided to quit smoking. Lost 100 pounds in the first 5 months, 50 pounds in the next 5 months and then the final 25-30 pounds over the next 5-6 months. Total weight loss for me was 175 pounds. I had plastic surgery (tummy tuck and breast lift) about 3 years post-op. I also started working out (lifting weights and some cardio) as soon as the doctor cleared me. I was at the gym 4-5 days per week for several years.

Janet P. Wow, you really stuck to your plan it sounds like. I'm very appreciative that you shared this private information. My gf is getting very serious about having surgery and a friend told me about this site so I can learn about what people have experienced and calm my nerves!

I am researching all I can about the top 3 surgeries so I am aware of what she is getting into and how I can support her since I would always want her to be healthier. I've been nervous about her doing this since I know very little about it and how any of it works, also how safe it is. The word surgery never has fit in my brain as being safe.