Question:
3 lbs. week weight loss good at 6 weeks out, or slow?
I had surgery (Revision to RNY) 02/01/08. I lost 20 pounds quickly, then had a 2 week Plateau. I now seem to be losing about 1 pound every 2 - 3 days, perhaps 3 pounds a week. To me, that seems slow, I thought I would lose more per week. Can someone please tell me, is that slow, or average as compared to other people who have had RNY? Thanks!!! — Gina S. (posted on March 12, 2008)
March 12, 2008
You seem to be doing just fine...You have plateaus because your body needs
to catch up with the rapid weight loss and tries to hold on because it
thinks you are starving. You will hit many plateaus...but give it a year
and you will see significant loss...and in two years you should be at your
low weight. If it went too fast, I'd be worried. It seems slow to you
right now because you might not see the difference in 20 pounds...Don't
worry...measure yourself and you'll see you are losing inches...The pounds
will catch up soon enough...
Give yourself at least a year!
— .Anita R.
March 12, 2008
3 lb a week is great. your doing very good. keep up the good work. hey me
its been 15 months and im only down 61 bl
— yvettetas
March 12, 2008
Hi, Gina. I don't really know that there is a normal. Everyone seems so
different. I, too, wish I was losing quicker, but your experience with
weight loss seems to mirror my own. At least we're losing weight!! I'm just
a few weeks ahead of you.
dana
— jujuprof
March 12, 2008
I am almost 3 months out of surgery and lost so far a total of 45,5 lbs
since then. that means an average of 3,75 lbs a week (12 weeks). So I am
quite sure you are doing fine with your lose. Good luck to you!
Greetings from Austria, Europe rina_mo
— rina_mo
March 12, 2008
Hi Gina,
I think you are doing wonderful. You said that you had a revision from a
stomach stapling to an rny...was your original surgery still intact? If it
was, than you already had the restrictive part of the surgery and now you
are benefitting from the malabsorbtion part of the surgery (so make sure
you get your supplements in). If your original surgery failed, then you
are benefitting from both restriction and malabsorbtion (pouch size and
gastric bypass). Take care of yourself and enjoy the ride. Your weight
loss is great, I know it is hard not to think that you will be the one this
doesn't work for, but it is working. keep us posted on your progress.
Lisa rny/gb 10-23-03 340+/178/??? half the person I used to be
— Lisa H.
March 13, 2008
AVERAGE - is an overstatement. Your body will lose as it sees fit. If you
put yourself in a room with 20 of us, we will most likely have 20 different
results. You are doing wonderful as long as you are using your tool and
being true to yourself. Keep up the marvelous work. I don't know of any
other weight loss plan that you can lose that much weight. CONGRATULATIONS
on a job well done.
— bariatricdivalatina
March 13, 2008
I got disapointed because I was going to the Gym evey day and working at it
hard, and it seemed to slow my weight loss down, but it was mussle
replacing fat. Everyone is different and be happy with your 3 pounds a
week because there are others that are not doing that well. I Plateau for
two weeks every month, but I now know the weight loss will return if we
just dothe right things. Bust of sucess to you. You are doing just fine!
— William (Bill) wmil
March 13, 2008
Gina, I am 4 years post op, original surgery, and I only lost 1-2 pounds
per week the whole time. It seems slow, but I just praise God that I lost
the weight, and it has stayed off! With a revision, I have heard tons of
stories of NO weight loss at all, so I think you should count your
blessings, and keep losing that 1-2 pounds per week/month. Just count your
blessings, and be thankful for what you have. You may lose it slower than
others, but that doesn't mean you are losing slow! Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
March 13, 2008
Hi Gina, don't worry you are doing very well! I didn't have RNY but the
VSG (95% of my stomach removed), but I do know that plateaus are just a
frustrating part of all weight loss. My doctor said that it is during
plateaus that your body changes shape and you lose inches. It is really
true. Hang in there! It is comin' off for sure! Pat
— pjennjr
March 13, 2008
Think about it in the long term. At 12 lbs a month...in 10 mos you will
have 120 lbs off...would you call that slow? I wouldn't!! You didn't put
the weight on over night...you won't lose it overnight...just almost.
Regards~
— Statuesque
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