Question:
slow weight loss right after surgery

Hi there - it is me again - I am now 14 days post op - I lost about 12 pounds the first week and NOTHING this week - I am eating as much as I can - tolerating pureed food, drinking milk, getting my fluids in. I seem to be able to get in about 750 calories a day and 50 grams of protein - I do get my protein in so I am confused - any ideas?    — machre (posted on December 31, 2007)

December 30, 2007
I had the same thing after my surgery it will come off give it time. Interesting that you can drink milk I no longer can drink it I love but it hates me
   — Michael Moody

December 30, 2007
...don't forget the exercise...get up and move around! You can do it, you're sticking to it...it'll work for you. Happy New You in the New Year! Leslie
   — LuvNSummer

December 31, 2007
It will take more time. Remember to drink at least 48 ounces of water daily, take vitamins and calcium, and exercise. I walk about 1 1/4 miles once or twice daily, and that seems to work OK for me. I had surgery in May 2006, have lost over 130 pound, now weigh 203 and am 61 years of age.
   — Dave Chambers

December 31, 2007
Wow! 12 lbs in a week is amazing! Did you do a liquid diet before surery and lose a significant amount? That's what happened to me. I lost 16lbs before surg, and then I have lost 18 lbs in the three weeks since. I think the initial weight is water weight, anyway. I have been reading posts on here about people who lose 30lbs the first month or 45 lbs the first 5 weeks. Awesome! But I am more of a slow and steady loser. Try not to compare yourself to the others on the board, otherwise you will become obsessed and focus on the wrong things. Focus on the healthy lifestyle changes, what YOU can eat, how much and what YOUR doctor wants you to do. You are really doing amazing!! God bless...
   — Lisa S.

December 31, 2007
Thats awsome that you have lost 12lbs already.. The same thing happened to me as you. for two weeks I lost nothing and its frusterating because you know your not eating much but then I read that our bodies go int starvation mode and is hanging onto everything and that eventually it gives up and you will start losing after two weeks.... So hang in there and it will come off...
   — gabbyjane

December 31, 2007
How funny to read you post, I had surgery 12/13/07 and have only lost 16 lbs since. I was just telling my husband that I feel like I'm failing (even though I'm not eating much). It makes me feel better to read others are finding the samething. Hang in there...they tell us it will happen (sometimes it's hard to imagine). Have a happy new year, keep me updated if you get time. Patty M. - Spokane, WA
   — patty13308

December 31, 2007
Shake things up... start exercising or change what you are doing and make sure to get in the recommened ounces of fluid. And most importantly... have patience.
   — gonnadoit

December 31, 2007
Hang in there. My surgery was Nov. 1st, '07. I have lost 'only' 31# in 2 months. BUT, my co-morbidities have just about all ceased. I am losing slowly, but my overall health has GREATLY improved. I know when you read the posts from people who lost 50-60#s the first 2 months- it is really depressing, especially because you are not eating much at all, but just hang in there. The weight will come off- Sue
   — isuez

January 1, 2008
Thanks for all the support - i know i need to be patient, but it is tough when i am doing everything i am told. Eating what i should, walking 1.5 miles a day, drinking at least 60 oz of water a day - i will be more patient and try not to compare myself to other - but you are right, it is tough. thanks, joanna
   — machre

January 1, 2008
My loss has been relatively slow, and it can be frustrating. I came home from the hospital weighing 8 lbs more than I did pre-op. At my 1 week post-op visit I was still 2 lbs more than pre-op. At the 2 week visit I was only 1 lb below pre-op weight. And that is after nothing but liquids. Fast forward to now (I will be 6 months on 1/5) and I have lost 72 lbs. I know many people lose faster, and it is hard not to compare, but if you just keep on keeping on, doing all the right things it will happen.
   — Susan M.

January 1, 2008
Joanna, Great job keep it. The weight will begin to drop off. Milk -- that is an interesting one as well -- it doesn't give you gas? Keep on the fluid intake -- you might want to increase your protein to 70 and increase the fluid intake and remember to do something that will keep moving. Don't become discouraged, you are doing great. Congratulations on your new weight loss life -- trust me it will change your life --it most definitely has mine.
   — the7thdean

January 2, 2008
At 2 weeks that actually really good. At 2 weeks I had only lost 10lbs. My doc said I was right where I needed to be, he said when I came back at my 6 week, I should have lost about 30lbs...and low and behold I had lost a total of 30 by then. Also in reading your profile you seem to be a light weight (only 212lbs to start?). Also what I tend to see is the larger you are the bigger the initial weight loss. But no worries it WILL come off just wait and see!
   — nsh4991

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