Guidance Needed

[Mye 0]

I had a surgery on 10th Nov 2012. In first two weeks, i lost 7 kgs and now its my third week and ive started noticing that im not losing any weight. I am bit afraid and confused coz my friend told me that for almost 2 months i will lose alot weight and after that it will slow down a bit where as in my case, im not losing weight right after two weeks. Is this normal?? Will i be able to lose more weight?

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Everyone loses weight at their own rate, so don't compare yourself to your friend or anyone else.

You just had surgery 15 days ago. Losing 7kgs (15 pounds) in 15 days is a lot. The average is 1-2 pounds a week so you are losing MUCH faster than most doctors expect you to.

Be patient. You didn't gain all this weight overnight and you won't lose it overnight, either.

Best wishes.

[wildrose1966 396]

Not sure where your friend got her informaiton but you should be getting info from your dr. For the first 6 weeks you are healing and shouldn't be fretting about weight loss. Then, once you start eating regular foods, you need to sick to the portions your dr. has recommended, as it is likely your band is not even working yet. Until you get enough fills that you have good restriction, meaning you can eat a cup of food and it will hold you for 4hrs before getting hungry again and are making good choices, you probably won't lose much. Until you reach your 'sweet spot', you are pretty much just following a strict diet right now. So yes, it is perfectly normal and eventually you will be losing consistantly. I was banded on Sept 17th and have no restriction. I am trying to keep to 1200 calories a day and 1c of food per meal. It is hard.

[CHEZNOEL 4,061]

Doctor is always your first line of defense.

[gbarb1 0]

How about when it doesn't work at all? I had it done three years ago. At first I lost about 12 pounds and then it just stopped. I'm not cheating, can't eat bread of any kind (gets stuck) don't eat carbs or drink soda. Basically eat soft meat and vegetables and go to the gym three times a week. The Dr doesn't want to see me because I'm not a success story, says I must be cheating. They said it didn't work for everyone I just never thought I'd be the one. (I've had 3 fills). It's devestating.

[Starshine33 38]

Your not even suppose to worry about weight loss while your healing. You have a 4-6 wk for healing. Don't focus on your weight loss yet, it will come. Like they said above also told by my doc, you normally lose 1-2 lbs a week. Your doing great!!!