Question:
2 WEEKS OUT LITTLE WEIGHT LOSS

I know I should never compare my weight loss with others but it's very hard not to. I'm almost 2 weeks out and have only lost maybe 3 pounds. I hear of people losing 20lbs. in their first 2 weeks. I feel like this may not work for me.    — Kelly* P. (posted on January 31, 2003)

January 30, 2003
You may still be retaining water weight from the fluids given to you by IV during surgery. Also are you getting in enough fluids? Remember a lot of the fat escapes your body through urine. If your not peeing the fat has no place to go.
   — Linda A.

January 30, 2003
I came home from the hospital with an extra 15 lbs of fluid, and it took about 1 1/2 weeks to get rid of that, so I guess it was 3-4 weeks before the real weight loss started. Your body does have to adjust to taking a smaller amount of food. It will start to come off soon. I wound up being 16 lbs down from my pre op weight on my first visit back to the surgeon in a little over 3 weeks. I think everyone worries that something is wrong and the surgery won't work for them. Some time ago, I did a low carb diet, and on one site, this was referred to as "whoosing" - you don't lose much then, whoosh, you drop the weight. Be patient, it will happen!
   — koogy

January 31, 2003
Kelly, I know just how you feel! At my 2 week checkup I had lost 11 pounds then the 3 week checkup I had only lost another 2 pounds leaving me at a total of 13 pounds. I have not weighed since!! My next doctor's appointment is just around the corner, so I'm excited to see how things have progressed. Don't get discouraged and depressed. We all lose at such different rates, there is no way to compare. It was just recently for me that my clothing started to fit different and the sizes were smaller. Give your body time to heal and adjust, it's been through a rough time. Just keep doing what your surgeon recommends and you will succeed! Dena Open-RNY 11/15/02
   — Dena C.

January 31, 2003
Kelly, please take this advice: throw out your scale. If you are monitoring this closely and only two weeks out, I hate to see what happens at your first plateau. No, you cannot compare! So, simply do not weigh. Weigh only at the Doctors. Weight fluctuates so much in the matter of one day- it's just not a honest read. So weigh every thirty days, and no more.
   — Karen R.

January 31, 2003
I almost cried at my two-week checkup, I had lost just 7 pounds. That disappointment is a distant memory, now. At 7 months post-op, I am only 4 pounds away from the Century Club. Just hang in there, you'll soon see terrific results.
   — [Deactivated Member]

January 31, 2003
kelly, hang in there sweety! what you are going through is more common than you think. your body has just been through a major surgery, its still healing and probably wondering what the heck just happened, it needs time to adjust to the new way of things and as soon as this happens your ganna be just fine!at first i too was obsessed with the scale but it only made me crazy! its hard not to hop on it especially in the beginning but id maybe do it only once a week . this surgery really works and as long as good habits are continued, your eating enough and getting your water in this is ganna work baby so hang in there, your in for the journey of your life!! :)
   — carrie M.

January 31, 2003
Try not to panic, which is hard at this point I know. It might take your body just a little longer to really get the point. Some folks bodies hold out for a month. Use this early time to rest and heal, and get used to your new stomach. The pounds WILL come off, I guarantee it.
   — Cara F.

January 31, 2003
i have only lost 10 lbs and that was the first week this is end of week 2 and ive lost nothin more..i also ended up bein one of those so called "lucky ones" i dont dump and only get minimally sick off sugar..i can also eat more then most which means i hafta work xtra hard to lose ..im not afraid to but it just upsets me i went thru all this and i still hafta diet
   — christine S.