Question:
why am i not losing the weight as fast as i thought i would?
i had my surgery June 4th, 2007 and i think i'm only down about 15 pounds. i go tomorrow for my first appointment after surgery. and i'm just wondering will this get any better? how do i make it come off faster? and also does anyone else drink unsweet tea sweetened with splenda? i had gastric bypass by the way. — JaclynS256 (posted on June 26, 2007)
June 25, 2007
Hi Jaclyn.......Do you realize it has only been 3 weeks and you have lost
15 pounds?? That is 5 pounds per week. That is unbelievable. I will be
thrilled to lose that fast. Yes I do drink tea with Splenda all the time.
Try Crystal light too. It didn't take you 6 months to put it all on, so
relax and let it happen. Just stay as close to the diet as you can. I think
you are doing great.......Mimey
— bderuiter
June 25, 2007
Hi
You are doing great!! I had my surgery Dec.11 2006 and to date I have lost
96 pounds. the tea is fine to drink.
keep up the good work!
— miss-350
June 25, 2007
That's a good loss since I don't think you are moving. You didn't mention
that you are exercising. THAT is a big KEY to the wl. Get up and shake
that junk in the trunk! hahaha you will start to dump that fat like a Mack
Truck! You go easy and build it up and you will start feeling way better
too!
— LouAB
June 25, 2007
You are doing great. My surgeon's office wants a person to lose 2 to 3
pounds per week. I'm averaging 2 per week, some weeks more, some weeks
less. Also it all depends on how much you have to lose. I had my surgery
on April 10, 2007 (Lap RNY) and I have lost a total of 68 lbs, (47 lbs.
since surgery). Some people have looses more, some less. I am very
thankful for ANY I loose. On the tea issue, I drink Decaffinated tea with
diet sugar and lemon. You can get the Lipton Mix in a jar already
sweetened with Splenda and with lemon. Good luck in your journey.
Annetta
— GrammaAnn
June 25, 2007
I am 4 weeks out and have lost 19 pounds so sounds like you are on track.
— Alvernlaw
June 26, 2007
Hi Jaclyn, thanks for writing. Honey, you have not even been out one
month, and you lost 15 pounds. WAY TO GO! This is wonderful. Jaclyn,
this is not a miracle, this surgery, it is just a tool. It will not
produce any weight loss for you, you have to fight for it, even from the
beginning. Do the program, water, protein and exercise, lots of exercise
and lots of water, and you will move along just fine. Take 15 pounds of
margerine or butter and stack them up at the store next time you are there
(don't buy them), but look at how much fat it is, and it is NOT on your
body any more. How about 3 bags of 5 pounds of sugar, that much fat is
gone from your body. These things take time, and don't let your head get
ahead of your progress, it will make you unhappy and dis-satisfied no
matter how much you lose. Celebrate what you have already lost with a nice
hot bath and a good book. A cup of tea with splenda is good, but it should
be decalf tea, especially in the early phase (the first 2 years). It
sounds like a long time, but girl you had surgery to win, not lose, so why
ruin it with something when you can win? You entered the battle, now fight
for your health. You are worth it. When you go to your first appointment
tomorrow, you celebrate what you have lost and be glad for what you have.
Your attitude is gonna take you a long way. If you worry and have anxiety
and dis satsifaction with where you are, it will hold you back, if you
celebrate your weight loss, are thankful and full of anticipation to the
next right thing for your body, you will see each day differently and enjoy
every pound you lose, and not lose heart when you have a stall. Attitude
will be important, but it starts now! You are doing great, and keep up the
good work. I even celebrated when I lost a lot of hair. It is just hair.
If I needed a wig (which I did not), then I would get one, I was losing
weight for the first time in my life, and it was wonderful. I celebrate a
size 4 now, and am thankful just like I was while I was losing weight. It
keeps me going every day. Hope you catch the grateful bug! Take care,
Patricia P.
— Patricia P
June 26, 2007
Hi Jaclyn! Can you think of the last time you lost 15lbs? For most of us
it has been a long time since loosing and that is why we do the surgery,
because we need the help of this tool! Remember you are also healing right
no, some people weight more after the surgery due to all the swelling and
trauma to your body. Just remember to walk as much as you can and do your
protein. I will be 6 weeks post-op tomorrow and I'm down 31 lbs!! So see
we are about the same! I also worry that I'm not loosing fast enough, but
then I remind my self of how long it has been since I lost weight. I have
struggled with my weight my whole life so although at times slow, we have
to celebrate every ounce we loose!! I'm happy as long as the scale keeps
going down and not up!! I now weight less than I did 7 years ago when I
started my new job. They did a physical and I remember how embaressed I
was about my weight, ofcourse with time I put on more weight. The story of
my life till now!! Since 5/16 and lap- RNY that is changing!!! We are
doing good girl! Keep it up!!!
— cedonato
June 26, 2007
When is the last time you lost 15lbs in one month?! I think we all feel at
one point or another that we are postop failures. We are all different and
the "lose rate" varies. I also think that we see too many TV
shows that show the surgery and then the end stage without showing what
goes on in between. I will say that I have seen great successes and
self-induced failures. By that I mean people that think they can have
surgery, but don't exercise or eat right. I knew someone that never gave up
their Mountain Dew and at our 1 year group had lost only 50-60lbs while the
rest of us lost 100lbs+ For myself I started at 350lbs and at the one year
marked weighed 172lbs for a total of 178lbs lost. I now sit 152-155lbs at
18 mos out. Best of luck, you can do it!
— tazthewiz23
June 26, 2007
get decaf tea
— DonnaB.
June 26, 2007
That's great weight loss. Just remember everyone's body is different.
Dont' get discouraged. Exercising will help to get the weight off as well.
— the7thdean
June 27, 2007
thanks everyone for the kind comments : )
— JaclynS256
June 28, 2007
15 pounds in three weeks is great!
— Novashannon
June 28, 2007
I think that there is a section of us who do not reach their goal for
reasons unknown. Don't beat yourself up.
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