Question:
Seeking information from others who are use the Gallery's Weight Loss Planner
Has anyone actually lost as much as the weight loss planner predicted for them when they inputted the information. I am starting at 5'9" tall and weigh 317 lbs currently. My goal weight is 147 lb, so that is about 106% of my excess weight. The weight loss planner numbers seem so unreal, for instance, losing 111 lbs in six months. Has anyone actually lost as much as the planner predicted? It has predicted that for me to reach my goal weight of 147, it will take 14 months. Could it really happen so fast? I am also looking for people in my same height and starting weight range that can give me an idea of their goals weights along with pants sizes and bust, waist and hip measurements. Thanks in advance! — kristynush (posted on September 3, 2003)
September 3, 2003
Hi. I am 15 months out and at goal. The planner predicted I would reach
my original goal, of 140 in 13 months and I reached it at around that time.
I did find that I lagged behind a little in the weight the planner said I
would lose up to the six month mark, after that I caught up and I lost more
than it said I would per month. Don't worry too much about it. We all
lose at our own pace! Take care.
Mary LAP RNY 6/4/02, (272/135/140)
— maryburton
September 3, 2003
I find this calculator to be high. I started out at 5'9" 378 pounds.
I will be 11 months postop next week and I am down 127 pounds. According
to the gallery calculator I should be down 180 pounds. <p>
I found this calculator in the Q & A library and it seems more on track
to my weight loss http://clos.net/predict-wt-loss.htm I would compare the
two for a better idea. I hope this helps.
— ckreh
September 3, 2003
If I depended on thatplanner, I would have given up by now. I am just over
3 mos out and about 20 below the planner.
MaryLyn 5/21/03 -68
— Kriola
September 3, 2003
I lost much slower than that weight loss planner, but I still lost the
weight. Don't listen to it! You'll only get discouraged. I think it's
optimistic for alot of us.
— mom2jtx3
September 3, 2003
I am about two months ahead of the weighloss planner. I was a lightweight
to begin with, so it still surprises me every time I look at that planner
and see I am ahead of the predictions! Barb - Open Proximal RNY 4/07/03
235/158/126 5'2
— Barbara C.
September 3, 2003
Sure, I think you can lose 147 pounds in 14 months. I've lost 156 in 11
1/2. I started out bigger than you though, so you might lose a bit slower.
I have issues with the weight loss planner though. According to it, I'm
on track to lose about 84% of my excess weight. I find that the planner is
skewed towards losing very large amounts in the first few months, and it
slows down a lot after 6 months with little to no loss in the last four
months. So I've always been way behind the planner, but am starting to
catch up as my weight loss has been steadier than it predicts. I never had
a monthly loss over 26 pounds, but on the other hand, I was still losing 14
pounds a month at 7 months out. Don't regard the weight loss planner as
any sort of Bible, it will drive you nuts!
— sandsonik
September 4, 2003
Kristy, I think it's possible to loose that much in 6 months, at my 6 month
mark I had lost 100 pounds, ... My stats are almost close to yours how-ever
I'm just a little taller, Height 5"10, starting weight 305,
Measurements, well clothing size pre-op, Pants size 30, shirts size 26-28,
Bra size 48b-c, I'm now 16 months post op and down 135 pouunds to 170
pounds, My real goal is 160 poounds, but I have been weight listing so I'm
not sure If I'll ever get down to it. Current size clothing pants size
12-13 shirts size 14-16, Bra size 36b .
Hope this info helps, check out my pictures on my profile...
Best of luck many hugs
— tannedtigress
September 4, 2003
Why are you trying to lose 106% of your excess weight? The statistics say
that you are aiming a little high. My personal goal was to lose 100% of my
excess body weight and I have consistently been about 2 months ahead of the
planner. I am 7 1/2 months post op and have lost 85% of my excess weight to
date. I am wanting plastics badly and am hoping to get the other 15% off in
the next 8 weeks or so. I too aimed high and so far so good.
— Carol S.
September 4, 2003
Actually it has only been 10 wks for me, but I think I have lost more than
what the planner predicted.
— Janie I.
September 5, 2003
I am also wondering about the weight loss planner. I started at 5'11"
and 330 pounds. It says if I should lose 100% of my excess weight I should
weigh 165. First of all, I can't imagine weighing that little. I would be
comfortable 10-15 pounds heavier than that. I am 8 weeks postop and it
says I should be down 66 pounds, but I have been stuck at 45 pounds for the
last 4 weeks. I feel like at this rate I will never reach goal. Gook luck
to you!!
— Jeannie4
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