is this normal??

I have lost a total of 35lbs since surgery.  I am really happy for that and everything, but.....

I am going to be 8 weeks out from surgery tomorrow, and 2 months out on the 11th.  I feel like I have lost less than most people at 2 months out.  I am kinda frustrated that I feel like I am not losing as fast as others.

I know that i should be grateful for every pound I lose, and I am but I just feel like I am the dumb kid that is not losing like the others... I drink my protein and get 80g a day like my doctor wants, I take my vitamins every day and drink as much water as humanly possible.  I exersize as often as I have time for and go for 1 to 2 hours when i go. I am not sure what my point is, I guess I am just wondering how I measure up to where everyone else was two months out?

IT IS NORMAL!!!  after two months, i had lost however many lbs, and felt the same way. but now i realize that every body looses the way it needs to. as long as you are following dr orders, you will lose that weight! keep the faith in your tool, and keep doing what your doing!!

i have been averaging about 5 lbs a week.  I am personally happy with that. i know it is tempting to compare ourselves to others, i find myself doing the same thing, but everyone is different and if you start comparing you will feel discouraged.  so just enjoy the weight loss no matter what the number is!

Amanda, you are sooo normal. You are losing inches right now. Do not worry if that scale has not moved. The pattern that I have noticed with myself is If the scale was not moving that is when I would be losing a lot of inches and once the inches stopped the scale would start moving down again. Hopefully that makes sense. By the 5th month you will notice just give it a little more time. Great job on the weight loss so far.  ~Diana~

You are doing awesomely!  I'm pretty sure I was darn close to that when I was 2 months out....don't fret.  Just remember that your body is losing the weight at the rate it needs to so you don't get sick.... *hugs*  Congrats on your journey!

I was actucally less than where you are.

Keep in mind depending on how much you had bypassed it will change how quickly you drop the weight. My surgeon does proximal - I was told to expect 10-15lbs the first 6 months and 5lbs a month after that... I did just about that. I saw people with the same as me to lose (around 100lbs) zip to goal in 6 months... they all had distal procedures. So please please please do not compare yourself to others!  Its not a race.... use the time wisley to work on yourself... developing proper eating habits, changing your relationship with food etc... the weight will come off it just takes time :-)

Can i just say that i freak out about the same thing.  I think oh my gosh, other people lost more than me and what if this does not work.  but, i feel better.  things are easier for me to do.  and i notice little things, like how far the steering wheel is from my stomach.  i have given up wondering if i am like everyone else.  i am who i am.  plus we have to remember, it took me 27 YEARS to gain my weight, so if it takes just a year to lose it, it is still working out pretty well for me!

You are normal, gorgeous!