Being REALISTIC

[nicolelmartinez 52]

I see so many posts on here of people looking for a quick fix. People who say I've only lost 25 pounds in a month......I've been banded for 4 months and I'm down 27 pounds. I've have been very good about what I eat and exercise a lot. Should I have lost more? Probably. But I'm still down 27 of which without the band I know I wouldn't be down any, if not up. So be grateful for small losses or any for that matter, and don't expect to lose a ton of weight quickly.

[Sharpie 3,306]

It all depends on how much you have to lose overall.. also my Dr. said 1-2 lbs a week is good.. you are right on target.. don't compare yourself with others.. weight loss is varied depending on your body.. I have been banded for 7 months and I have lost 50 # and I am extremely happy.. but I only have 25 or so more to lose.. so if it takes awhile I am fine..good luck on your continued success.

[PrettyThick1 1,860]

Agree. I don't know what it is, but every body is different. I'm averaging about 6lbs a week, which is great. I wonder what I'd lose if I didn't cheat...

[miss679 39]

Wow - that's a fantastic record! How filled are you?

[SolracSpree 133]

I think most people who complain about only losing 25 pounds are including weight they lost from pre-op which can be sometimes around 20 pounds. I know before surgery I lost 18 pounds and I include that in my total weight loss, so they might not be losing as much as it seems.

[areli 14]

I'm definitely grateful that I've lost 23 lbs in one month, last thing I want to do is complain.. Just thankful that I'm feeling great... everyone is different

[lellow 1,713]

People with a lot of weight to lose generally lose faster. And it depends on whether they're exercising, whether they feel any restriction etc. So absolutely everyone is different.

I lost about 7 - 10lbs a MONTH, not a week. But with only 80lbs to lose that was a lot for me, but I won't lie, I exercised like a dog and ate like a bandster even without restriction. I lost all my weight in 7 months. And I would have people tell me I was lucky coz I was losing relatively steadily and quite fast for a low BMI bander. No, that wasn't luck, that was work.

SO I think people should align their expectations with how much they actually put into it. That's realistic. Look at what someone else is doing and before you compare weight loss, maybe compare how much work they're doing compared to how much you're doing too.

[ChicagoRose 650]

Like most of us, I was told 1-2 lbs a week which seems to be where I am at now even though I feel like I am at a plateau. We all want it to happen so quickly but the truth is that it is a process and takes time and we all need to be patient and not compare!

[Alivami@12 46]

I'm getting to the frustrated phase wondering if I'm eating a quarter of what I used to eat and feel a lot better then why doesn't the scale show. Today I reminded myself of a comment made by a person on this board "it took a while to put it on, a while longer to take it off". But hey, I'm human & I want to shout sometimes. Then I go to this board to calm down. Thanks guys