Vicky L

Patty- My Daughter is obese and she is 10yrs old...It is a tremendous concern of mine...She is like your daughter she doesn't want to be that way but it doesn't seem to bother her like I think it should. What kind of program is your child on? Is it something that could be in my city? I am afraid I will go past her in weight and size and she will hold a little resent in that area... Vicky My 12 year old is obsese. She is currently on a "program" at the Tufts-NEMC, the same hospital I had my surgery. They want her to lose SLOW. She is like me, she lost 7 lbs the 1st month, we missed her next appt, then she gained 10 lbs. Its all about what we have in the house and size portions. We have begun measuring our portions. I couldnt believe the Cereal portions. I think I was pouring the equivalant of 4 servings into the bowl in the AM. We are back on track this month!! I am hoping that as I get closer to her size she will try harder to lose weight herself. The worst part is that she isnt bothered by her size....She doesnt really care if she loses weight. Well I guess her psychologist will help her with that. Patty

Something else you have to remember we all start at different weights...The more weight you have on you the more you will loose at first versus someone that doesn't have as much weight to loose...As long as you're loosing we are all going in a positive direction. Of course we want to loose the weight as fast as we can but it's not healthy...Your doctor knows you and your history and he knows what he/she is doing.

I really don't think you are that far off on your weight loss and I thought the very same way, as you , about a month ago...I had my surgery on 6/23/11 and I just had my 4th fill and so far lost a little over 22 lbs total but by 3rd fill was on 8/31 and I lost a total of 16 lbs. I kept thinking I wasn't where I was supposed to be yet. How could I not be loosing more? When I went in this past Tuesday and they said I am right where I should be...They said they only want up to loose 1-2 lbs a week for a person of my size...That's only 4-8 lbs a month...In my eyes that isn't that much but if you look at it like this...If you only lost 5 lbs a month more then what you already lost where will you be next June... I look forward to getting into a comfortable wardrobe next summer...We all want to see fast results but that's why the doctor is controlling this...If you loose fast it won't stay off...and they are easing you into a change instead of restricting you all at once...They say it take between 3-5 fills till you find your 'sweet spot' or 'green zone'...don't get discouraged...I am sure you are doing fine...