Question:
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOMEONE FROM ANYONE WHO STARTED OUT WITH ABOUT THE SAME AS ME.

5 FEET 5 INCHES 316 POUNDS. I HAVE LOST 36 POUNDS IN 5 WEEKS. IS THIS ABOUT NORMAL?    — PATRICE T. (posted on June 18, 2004)

June 17, 2004
Hi, i started at 318 and i am 5"5 i had mine last Aug and i am down 80lbs i have not lost any for the last 2mts but i guess my body is playing catch up my Dr said that it will start up again so all i can do is to wait i have not had any problems to say of i am starting to have a little back pain well i hope all gos well for you 36pounds is a good start just follow the program and you will be fine 318/230/160
   — christina B.

June 17, 2004
I started out 5'5" 300lbs and it has been 18months since surgery. Try not to think about what is "normal". One of the many thing I have learned from this site is YOU WILL ESTABLISH WHAT IS NORMAL FOR YOU. You will lose just follow your instincts, what the doctor says, and advice from this site. Try not to stress over plateaus as they will happen. I believe our bodies will go to our normal weight that is best for us. Pretty soon it will be 18months for you too and you will wonder why you even worried about "normal". Relax and best of luck with your journey! Open RNY 11/02 300/140/145
   — cathy G.

June 17, 2004
Hi there I'm 5'5" and my starting wt was 310 It was 2 years April for me. I'm 120-125 today size 2-4.
   — sarah C.

June 18, 2004
Patrice- You're doing GREAT hon. You hang in there and try not to compre ourself too much to others. I'm 5 foot 5 and started at an official weight of 306 (Between you me and the lamp post- I wasn't weighed on surgery day, and I KNOW I weighed more like 320!) Anyhow, I had RNY on 11/18/02, so I'm about 19 months out and I currently weigh 138. My goal weight was 190! I weighed 190 at my 1 year mark. (guess I did a little better than I thought I could) I was about the same at 5 weeks as you. Good luck!!
   — LMCLILLY

June 18, 2004
I started out 5 6 and 311, I guess I am considered one of the "slow loosers". I am 7 months out and 65 lbs lost forever.. My surgeon is very pleased, He likes to see an average of 10 lbs a month, over a 15 month period. I, on the other hand was hoping for more. There are days that I feel like I am destin to be a failure at this as well, then I slap myself back to my sences and realize that I AM STILL LOOSING, HEALTHY, & IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL...And try to focus on the LOOSING part of slow looser, rather than the slow part..So know that you are not alone in this... Thank You for your post.. I guess I knew there were slow loosers out there, but I needed a post like this this morning myself.. Hang in there, drink your WATER, and get your PROTEIN..GOD BLESS.. OH, and if you would like to, you can email me whenever your needing to hear there are other sloooow loosers out there. [email protected]
   — Kalli R.