Is My Weight Loss Too Slow?

[njjewing 1]

I know I dont want to lose the weight fast as it is unhealthy but I feel like more pounds should have come off by now. Here are my numbers:

May - 279 lbs

June - 284 lbs

July - 279 lbs

August 31(start of 2 week liquid diet) 279 lbs

September 14(surgery day) - 266lbs, 13 lbs lost on liquid diet

And now at almost 3 months post op(12/14) I weigh 231 lbs BUT I am down quite a few sizes. I went from a 24 in pants and am now in 18 and a 2/3x in shirts to a 14/16. I am wondering if I am losing more inches than weight? If you add together my weight loss from both surgery and pre op diet, I am down 48 lbs. I feel like it should be more because I am not eating that much. Thanks!

[Lissa 2,631]

No. Your weight loss isn't too slow! You are losing weight and working your sleeve! I think the inches are as important as the pounds anyway. The fact that we are shrinking is phenomenal...and you've dropped several sizes already. Good job!

[IslandGrrl 11]

The pace isn't nearly as important as the direction. You're doing great! Inches are just as important as pounds to me. Keep up the good work!

[ItsTheSleeve 2]

I am just a bit ahead of where you are in the weight loss department. I was sleeved on 9/12. As of today I am down 56.4 pounds from the start of my journey in January. Since I started my pre-op diet I am down 41 pounds. The last 2 weeks I have started to see the weight come off faster now that I am trying to increase my calorie consumption. I was eating 3 meals a day, focusing on lean Protein and only averaging about 600 calories a day and my body was in starvation mode and holding on to everything it could which meant my weight loss was SLOW! I mean 1-2 pounds a week if I was lucky. I am trying to get 1000 calories a day, eating four meals, spreading out my protein more so I can eat other foods as well. Amazingly, it is working. I can't exercise too much because it just defeats my extra calorie intake. It is hard for me to get in the extra calories but I am working on it.

[Sassygirl06 962]

i am at the same as you. i have only lost 44 pounds since surgery. i had it aug 16th. i see others with later dates and they have lose 60 to 70 pounds and such. i know it is coming off slowly, but i am trying not to fret, because with the slow weight loss you lose less hair, your skin has a chance to shrink as you are shrinking, and people dont gawk at you...going, omg what are you doing to yourself..and such. i havent told anybody about the surgery so it is easier to lose slowly and not draw so much attention. so see, there are benefits to losing slowly!

[wishes 125]

Sounds awesome to me. Try and stay positive. We all lose at different rates.

[Maddy 19]

First wow to you and congrats. You are doing wonderful. I am now going on 5 months and I have lost 72 pds. I don't know if I am doing well or not. I've just kept on my regiment of diet and excerise.

[*susan* 1,709]

You are doing absolutely fabulous. Remember, don't compare your weight loss to others, because everyone's body reacts differently and loses differently. As long as you are eating right and exercising, the weight will come off and will do so in a healthy manner. And, as you noted, you are dropping inches as well, and that is a wonderful thing! Nothing like going shopping for new clothes because of those lost inches!

[treequeen 13]

Sassygirl and I seem to be having the same experience... Aug 15th surgery and down 44#s since... I actually don't come on here very often because I don't want to feel discouraged by others losing faster than me. (I'm very competitive lol). We are doing fine though... I would never have lost any of this weight before, so I'll take whatever I can get.

[Sassygirl06 962]

Sassygirl and I seem to be having the same experience... Aug 15th surgery and down 44#s since... I actually don't come on here very often because I don't want to feel discouraged by others losing faster than me. (I'm very competitive lol). We are doing fine though... I would never have lost any of this weight before, so I'll take whatever I can get.

it is definatly hard not to be competitive. everyone wants to get there as fast as possible. i try to just be happy for the success that i have had, and not to worry about the other stuff. no one is ever going to lose equally, cause we never eat the same things, or do the same amount of exercise or have the same genetics. so just smile and dont sweat it

[*susan* 1,709]

Sassygirl, you hit it right on the nose, girl!

[pebbles555 0]

I was sleeved 4 weeks ago and I'm only down 8lbs post op. I do drink wine on weekends and I'm wondering if that';s what's slowing me down. I'm eating regular food and mostly protien and keeping it from 600-800 cals per day. I feel hungry though. I started eating too soon, but not overdoing it. Maybe I need to eat more?