Question:
Post op weight loss

Hi Everyone: I am just curious to see if any of you have had the same pattern of weight loss. I am 5 months post op and have lost 62-63 pounds. I lost 25 pounds the first month. Thereafter, I have stayed the same for one week, and lost 1 or 2 pounds per week almost every other week. One week, I lost five pounds, but have never experienced such a huge weight loss again. Has anyone, after the initial month of losing, ever lost 1 or 2 pounds consistently? That seems to be my pattern. I am very content with this, as slow but steady is working extremely well for me. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this. Thanks for your support guys. Love Grace    — Grace H. (posted on January 24, 2003)

January 24, 2003
heya hun..im only about 11 weeks post.. but my weight loss seems to follow the same pattern..
   — johanna F.

January 25, 2003
Hi Grace, I have had the very same results so far. I'm 6mos out and -72lbs. At 5 mos, I was also around -63lbs. I have had several weeks with no losses and then lose 1 or 2 pounds at a time. My 5th month, I only lost 7 lbs for the month so I was really depressed. This month I've lost 4 so far with 3 weeks to go...but who knows. Our bodies seem to do what they want to. I get frustrated at the slowness that it seems like, but then again, we are losing really fast compared to any other diet that I've been on. It will come off!
   — mbradley35

January 25, 2003
I have experienced the same thing!!! I am 4 months and 9 days post-op and have lost 76 lbs... the loss seems to be about 1-3 lbs per week. I am not complaining though...cause this is the first time in my life that I ahve lost weight consistently... and not done the lose-gain-lose-gain game!!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!
   — Susan H.

January 26, 2003
I'm glad you asked this - now I feel more normal. I am 3 1/2 months post RNY. The first month I lost 34, second month 16, third month 10, and continue to lose about 1-3 pounds per week also. I don't like what feels like a slow rate of loss, but I have looked back on past diet journals and see that I would normally only lose about 6-8 pounds per month and had a much harder time of it.
   — Yolanda J.

January 29, 2003
Hi Grace- you seem to be just where I am at. I lost 30lbs. the first month and then approx. 10 pounds each month after that. So at 8 months now, I have lost 100lbs. I know there are many people ho have lost 30 lbs each month. Are you considered a "lightweight"? I only had about 115 lbs to lose, so I am going to lose it slower than someone who has 200 lbs to lose. I'm very happy with my loss though, despite the many plateaus I've encountered as well! It will come off eventually, so don't worry, it's just a little slower. COngrats on a great weight loss!
   — Lezlie Y.

January 29, 2003
Hi Grace, I noticed that you started at a very low weight to begin with. If you have less to lose, then you will lose at a slower rate. I weighed 243 at the time of surgery and a year later I am at 115. I lost at a different rate than my heavier friends, but ultimately reached goal alot faster. Your body will lose at the rate it can handle. You don't want to end up underweight, because that is just as unhealthy as being overweight.
   — Karen E.

January 29, 2003
Ditto here too. I started the Atkins program last week though and have kept eating a few extra carbs because that's what my meal plans were for the week but have lost 5 pounds in a week. I'm 4-1/2 months out Lap RNY and down 68 or so pounds. I'm not confident that the Atkins will help me lose 5 pounds every week but I needed something to jumpstart the weight loss again. Great luck!
   — Nell C.

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