% of weight loss

Repost from RNY board.

While reading post and discussions today, trigger a question sort of but maybe just wondering what people think. I was 80 pds overweight. I have lost 75 lbs. so I am not at a BMI of 25 as of yet. I am 5 months out. The discussion was re" % of weight one can expect to lose. If I can expect to lose 60% to 80% of excess weight, which would be 48 to 64 pds (I have surpass that). Does this mean I am really done losing weight or I just need to work harder or have I just hit a stall? I have been stalled for 3 weeks now. I do understand the 18 months of weightloss etc etc and that stalls are normal. but was wondering if there was an exception to that rule (I suppose anything is possible). Am I done losing. My normal weight for most of my live was at what I weight now but it was a lot less fat and much more muscle. I am 50 years old and really want to lose my stomach because of the health risk related to stomach/ hip ratio. Thoughts would be appreciated. (Prior to reading this discussion on the thread today, I felt like I was in a stall but now I feel like this is what the surgery had to offer me.) (I get all of my protein, water, and exercise in.) (I am not worry or upset that I am in a stall.)

 

You are far from done.  Many people see their weight loss slow down around 6 months but that doesn't mean it is over.
Lightweights can lose below their goal initially.  That is a good thing because most people have a bounce back around year 2 to 3.  Some people like to lose at least 10 to 15 lbs below their goal so they have wiggle room.  I have a feeling you won't have any problem doing that.

hey, I thought this looked familiar.  Glad you made it over here.  I think you will find this board very freindly and helpful.

As I said, I don't think you are done.  At 5 months, I slowed way down.  I picked it back up my limiting my carbs to around 30 but keeping the calories, 800-1000 about the same.  Weight started coming off again.  Not fast, but a couple of pounds a month.  I finished around a year to 14 months.  I'm 63.  Most, but not all lightweights will loose all their excess weight and get in the normal BMI range.  Maybe not the bottom but at least to the top.  We also have folks to have continued to lose into the 2nd year because the "keep on keeping on". 

Thanks, Price.

 At my one year out I weighed 168.  This morning at 25 months I weigh 141.8.  We can continue to shed the weight, it just gets more difficult.  Maximize this first year.  Get yourself into a healthy BMI.  I'm 61 so it does get more difficult later.

People lose 60-80% on average. That means some people lose more than that and some people lose less. 

So it doesn't really mean anything when it comes to an individual's weight loss. An individual's weight loss is governed by their individual choices. Not group averages. 

So, basically, it means whatever you want it to mean. If you want to lose more, then you certainly can. If you are happy with your life and your eating and your exercise levels and you don't want to change anything, then maybe you are done. Or maybe you are still losing fat but gaining muscle. Or retaining water.

Three weeks of no weigh loss is really a pretty short time and could certainly be temporary.

Agree...

All my stalls generally lasted 3 weeks, beginning with my first stall which occurred 3 weeks post op.  I believe calories in/calories out meaning if you want to lose more and are willing to work at it, you should be able to lose those pounds.  The closer you are to goal, the slower going it is.  I did not let the "I could expect to lose XXX% excess body weight" guide me  .  Instead I stayed focused on staying on plan and working toward my goal.  My problem was we had a death in the family when I was 14 months post op, and I spent the next 12 months going out of town every 4 days.  That meant eating on the road a lot, and I really made some poor food choices much of the time - not to mention my exerciseing came to a halt.  I believe I could have gone way below my goal if I had continued to do in year 2 what I did in year 1.  Now...I am dealing with a regain that I have yet to fully conquer.  I believe I could have easily lost weight though to the 24th month if I had done what I needed to do.