Question:
Am I slow loser?

Hi Guys. I'm trying to decide if I am a slow loser. I thought I was losing pretty fast, Than my PCP told me I wasnt where he thought I would be. Now I think I am losing slowly and will never back it to goal. I will be 4 months out on the 18th and have lost 80 pounds. I want to lose 175 total, so I have 70 left until goal. Thank you    — nicole79 (posted on January 5, 2003)

January 4, 2003
Well, that musst make me a slow loser too cause I have lost about 91 lbs in the past 5 months. I really don't see why your doctor says that. Actually, I feel like I am progressing at a pretty good rate and I think you are too. Hang it there.
   — imaginec

January 4, 2003
Whaaaaaaat!? 80 lbs in 4 months is "slow"?! That's absurd. Since when did you ever lose an average of 20 lbs a month?! I'm six months out and have lost 72 (also considered slow, I'm told), but I'm glad of it. Every other months my clothes become too big to wear... my skin is isn't sagging too much. "Slow" is fine -- PERMANENT is what I'm most concerned with. YOU'RE DOING GREAT, HONEY! Don't believe otherwise... and YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL, ON YOUR TERMS!!
   — Bj G.

January 5, 2003
You are doing great. I lost 66 pounds in 10 weeks and then had lost 100 at 5 months. But, I was 200 pounds overweight. I didn't look at your profile so I don't know your age but there are so many things that affect the rate of loss. I wss devastated when my surgeon told me that he wanted me to stop at 200 pounds - not 200 pounds lost but when I weighed 200. In my mind, I wanted to get to 140 - high normal for my weight. He finally convinced me that I was being unrealistic. I am 56 and have been morbidly obese for many years. I have a tremendous amount of excess skin and flab that no amount of weight loss or exercise will remove. I am waiting for insurance approval for my tummy tuck now and I anticipate losing another 20 pounds with the tummy tuck. If I can manage to get my thighs done, the doctor thinks that will be another 15 or so. Gee, I have turned this into a post about me and that wasn't my intention. I just wanted to stress that we are all different and we lose at different rates and what might be a realistic goal for one person, won't be for another. Don't beat yourself up and don't stress about it. Enjoy the 80 pounds you've lost.
   — Patty_Butler

January 5, 2003
Thank you guys for reassuring me. I think my Doctor has nrealistic expectations. He thinks I should lose most of my weight by 6 months
   — nicole79

January 5, 2003
I am 6 months out and lost 75lbs. I FEEL like Im a 'slow loser' too.... BUT... Im going to the gym hardcore 3 times a week and lifting weights... so I know the scale is messing with my head. Although the scale is an important tool in your weight loss journey... look to other things too - look at your body - take measurements - see how your clothes fit. :)
   — Valerie H.

January 5, 2003
Your more than 1/2 way to your goal after only 4 months. And you will be losing for at least another year. I don't see why you wouldn't get to your goal, and I don't believe 80 pounds is slow at all. I think your PCP is being unrealistic-what does your surgeon say?
   — Cindy R.

January 5, 2003
Hey there, I am among the "snail losers" and you know what SO WHAT lol...as long as we lose who cares. when i was at your stage i was obsessed with how much i was losing and the time varience comparing my self to others. dont do that to yourself, learn to accept you for you and you are unique and going to lose at the comfortable pace your body feels it should lose, but in the end you will be happy trust me it happend to me it has happend to lots of others and it will happen for you! good luck and you are doing awesome!!! ps...no offence but your dr sucks, he should be encouraging you more.......tell him to get a grip!
   — Deanna Wise

January 5, 2003
At 4 months, I'd lost 61#. Took me 8 months to hit 100 lost. I lost 150 all together. Kept it off, and it was goal for me.
   — vitalady