Bounce Back weight????
Can anyone who's reached goal and maintained for a period of time enlighten me on what bounce back really is? As in, how much constitues bounce back since it seems a normal part of the process. If goal were 100 pounds obviously 120 is not bounce back or is it? To me 105 would be more like it but am I wrong?
SW: 245 GW: 150 CW: 142
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5 pounds of bounce back room seems reasonable. My surgeon said 3-5 pounds of bounce back is normal for a lightweight. But bounce back happens in the first 6 months or so after you hit your lowest goal. It's different from regain. Bounce back and redistribution go hand in hand, IMO, and that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee. 
--gina
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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Yeah that makes sense. It's funny because even though I am a few pounds from goal I haven't been trying to loose more weight. I do exercise but I genuinely enjoy it. I eat health 90% of the time and then there is the occassional bite of something I really like but can't have much of like ice cream
I keep loosing weight although slow so I really wondered when it stopped how much would come back. I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!!
I keep loosing weight although slow so I really wondered when it stopped how much would come back. I LOVE MY SLEEVE!!!! SW: 245 GW: 150 CW: 142
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My surgeon's office wants no more than 8 pounds bounce-back or regain without coming in to have everything checked out,so yeah, the 5 pound thing sounds right.
Isn't it great when your program WORKS??
Isn't it great when your program WORKS??
Rebecca
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135.
Circumferential LBL, anchor TT, BL/BR, brachioplasty 12-16-10 Drs. Howard and Gutowski
Thigh lift 3-24-11, Drs. Howard and Gutowski again!
Height 5' 5". Start point 254. DH's goal: 154. My guess: 144. Insurance goal: 134. Currently bouncing around 130-135. 
With my first WLS I was told to expect a bounce back of about 10% of lost weight. So, I have lost 120lbs total from highest weight it means I could regain 12 lbs.
Of course I didn't just bounce back, I ricocheted into oblivion. Now I realize that bounce back is when you gain a bit even though you are eating basically the same. Regain is what happens when you aren't eating right. One is pretty much in my control and the other isn't.
Of course I didn't just bounce back, I ricocheted into oblivion. Now I realize that bounce back is when you gain a bit even though you are eating basically the same. Regain is what happens when you aren't eating right. One is pretty much in my control and the other isn't.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
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