Question:
Are you nine weeks post op and started at approximately 275?

I am just curious about others who has surgery around 06/03/04 and started at a weight of approximately 275 with a 41 bmi. I had surgery on the above mentioned date and I have lost 41 lbs since surgery. Sometimes I feel I am losing slowly, but then I see I am averaging about 5 lbs a week, so I feel I am on track, but when I read others profiles it seems they have lost more. I also hear people say that are not hungry. Boy, do I wish. I eat 3-4 meals a day. For example, I had 3 slices of turkey bacon for breakfast. I ate out for lunch today which isnt routine for me, but I went to a Chinese restaurant and ordered small order order of sauteed shrimp, chicken and chinese vegetables. I ate half the order and I didnt touch the white rice. The was no eggroll. I had 1/2 cup of Nectar protein and for dinner I will probably have sauteed chicken breast with salsa and another 1/2 cup of nectar late this evening. I sip on cold water all day long and occassionally I drink , Sugar Free Diet Snapple, Crystal Lite, or Fruit20,but most often I drink water. I sometimes feel like I eat alot at dinner, but my husband watches me eat and he says its in all in my head. He says he can see that I eat way less that I used to eat and that I make better choices. Yesterday I ate a piece of cheese for breakfast, salad w/ italian dressing for lunch with 2 chicken wings and for dinner I had chicken and salsa on a fried parmesan cheese taco shell. What do you think. I don't weigh my food. I just eat til I feel satisfied. I can tell if I am overeating because it would feel like one more bit and I will vomit or the smell of food will get me quesy and then I will stop immediately. I am just curious as to what others eat and how much you have lost. --Thank you    — ToriJ (posted on August 11, 2004)

August 11, 2004
i'm 12 weeks post-op, with open ryn.i was at 268 and half when i started..
   — sandra W.

August 11, 2004
I started at 251, BMI of 44.6. At 9 weeks I was down 30 lbs. I am now almost 6 months postop and down 56 lbs. I am definitely a slow loser. Though you weighed more, your BMI is lower (guessing you are taller), so you are swooping on by the rate I lose at. It is definitely a mental issue to not compare ourselves to others...its SO HARD not to! Try tracking your food at www.fitday.com to see what your caloric/protein intake is for the day. What you are eating sounds ok to me- just make sure you get all your protein in. I can tell you that at almost 6 months out now that I obsess much less about my weight and if everything is going wrong. You're doing great...congrats! Shannon Open RNY 2/25/04 251/195/140
   — M. Me

August 11, 2004
You say that you are hungry after eating 3-4 meals a day...why don't you try eating 5-6 smaller meals a day. I was like you in the beginning, and complained to my doctor that I felt like I was hungry, (didn't know if it was a "head hunger" or "stomach hunger") he suggested instead of eating at the "appointed" 3 times a day, starting eating about every 2 hours, which is about 6 times a day. I started doing that and ... no hunger! try it - it might work for you also! Good luck, Danette
   — Danette C.

August 19, 2004
TJ, I had surgery 6/4/04, weighed 272. I don't remember my exact BMI, but by 7/6/04 I had lost 64 lbs. I am only eating around 500 - 600 calories per day. That's the way I started out and I've just stuck to it. The last 2 wks I haven't lost anything, which is to be expected whether you like it or not. I work out at the gym with weights twice a week and in water therapy four times a week. That helps me so much. Good luck...Judy
   — juju524