Question:
June 24th is my 2 month post-op and I have only lost 25 lbs.

I started at 268 lbs and 2 months later I am at 243. I have to admit I walk about 1 to 2 hours a week. I've had difficulty after my 3 weeks post-op, I developed scar tissue that didn't allow me to eat soft solids without vomiting. I had a dilation done and even with all that vomiting I didn't lose weight. I hardly ate but liquids and since then I have lost a total of 10 lbs and that was over 3 weeks ago. I have a hard time eating, I don't get hungry and I admit I skip meals a lot and I don't eat anywhere near what I did before the surgery and still the weight is hardly droping......help! Please advise....thanks    — Twin R. (posted on June 25, 2003)

June 24, 2003
If I'm doing the math right (and that can be iffy!)- if you divide 60 days (approx 2 months) by 25 that's over 2 lbs a day average loss - sounds like you're doing ok to me. I'm pre-op, but all of my post op buddies have had plateaus, but when they averaged out the weight loss over time, they did well also. Good luck!
   — JoSyrNY

June 24, 2003
Ok, my math- never mind my previous post! Boy, do I need coffee!
   — JoSyrNY

June 24, 2003
If I remember correctly, I had "only" lost about that much at 2 months out and I started out very close to your starting weight. It can be very discouraging to hear others talk about how they have lost so much when you feel like you are doing everything you are supposed to. Try taking measurements. Even when you aren't losing weight, you may be losing inches. Stay off the scale. Try to limit weighing yourself to once or twice a month. Try to stay patient... it will come off... It did for me!
   — Karla K.

June 25, 2003
Lisa is correct, your body is fighting you because you are, and the body believes, that you are trying to starve it and so it is hoarding what calories are left-its a built in defense mechanism. To change that, you have to get in more calories, and the more frequently you eat, the more fuel you provide the body and the more it will let go of the weight. Even if you are not hungry, you have to eat, either that or drink more protein drinks to get those good calories in. As far as exercise, walking is fine early on, but as the weight drops, and your calorie intake increases(this must come first), add heart pumping exercise to help burn the calories.
   — Cindy R.

June 25, 2003
Don't feel bad, you are not alone. I am a slow loser also. I am six weeks out today, and only 18 lbs gone. I eat three 4oz meals a day, drink tones of water, and go to the gym three days a week. I was a slow loser before surgery, and I guess that doesn't go away. Hang in there.
   — Robin T.

June 26, 2003
The others are right, your body thinks it's being starved. I had the same thing happen to me. Once I added more food (and it was REALLY hard to do), I was losing again. The right way to lose weight for just about ANYONE is to eat more often, just small meals. It's odd to think that after decades of being told to eat a certain way, now we're being told to eat more often. Oh..and DRINK! Good luck!
   — Diane S.