Question:
How am I doing? 3/17 will be 2 months since surgery.

I've lost 50lbs so far. Honestly, how am I doing? Please don't say - well how much would you have lost if you didn't have the surgery? I realize this already. I'm just not sure if I am on track or way off. Some people seem to lose WAAAAAAY fast.    — Janice P. (posted on March 11, 2002)

March 10, 2002
Hi, you are doing great!!!!!! I am 5 months out and have lost 73#. At three months I had only lost 48 so you are ahead of schedule. Keep up the good work. And remember the protein and fluids. That is what does it all, or else it is for me. If I slack off, my weight loss slacks off. If I do good :) then My weight comes off faster. Good luck and god bless. Open RNY 10/4-73#
   — TONYA B.

March 10, 2002
You are doing great! I had lost 46 lbs at the 2 month mark and am now at 4 months and have lost 70 lbs. I feel I am losing slower right now than some, but once again, my body is shrinking and catching up with the weight loss. I am off my diabetes medicine and just last week the Dr. told me to quit taking my hypertension meds. When you start to feel better physically and start getting into smaller clothes you will realize that no matter how much you lose you are much better off than you were at your highest weight.
   — Mary U.

March 11, 2002
Hon you are doing great ... i am down 48 pnds, 12 weeks post op... im among the slow losers but at least im losing even though sometimes it takes its toll on me...i try to keep positive...as the prev poster said remember your protien and water and also dont forget to excercise k...good luck...
   — Deanna Wise

March 11, 2002
hi. deanna & i r not only surgery twins (same date, different drs), but, we r personal friends. i have lost 54 lbs & 48 3/4 inches in 12 weeks. yes its a few lbs more than deanna's loss but i think she looks thinner than i do. so i think she has lost more inches than i have. deanna looks fantastic & i think shes doing a great job. i dont fret about it & i tell deanna not to either because we r 2 totally different people. im sure our metabolisms r very different, which will account for how fast or slow we lose, how many times we plateau etc. but deanna is much younger than i am so i am sure she will wind up with an amount more lost than i will. yet, all 3 of us seem to be right on target. u r doing fantastic! 50 lbs at 2 months out is 6 1/4 lbs per week average. thats almost 1 lb a day. i dont worry about the amount i lose every week, i am just glad to be losing. have u measured urself? i like measuring myself better than weighing myself. lbs lost make me lighter but, inches lost make me smaller & thats my goal. to be smaller. good luck hun.
   — sheryl titone

March 12, 2002
I had open rny on 1/22/02 and I went and weight today at 7 weeks I have lost 45.6 # and I think that is good, at least I am happy. Good luck with your loss.
   — Lisa S.