Should I Be Freaking Out Like I Am?

[Aimstergal 42]

Tomorrow makes it 3 weeks out for me. Since my surgery, I've only lost 7 pounds!!!?? Total since preop is about 24 pounds. How come it isn't coming off so quickly for me like everyone else it seems??

I'm following the diet, trying to get all my Protein and Water in, walking as much as I can ( my feet swelled and its painful). I feel like I'm doing everything right. But it's not working!! Any advice would be appreciated.

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[ReRe9119 0]

Give it time. I'm 2 weeks and including preop I'm down 15 pounds. But u may be losing inches and That's good too. Did u do measurements before you started? Overall Our body is adjusting and in due time you will be dropping weight.

[ann48 18]

Don't forget that the lower your starting BMI is, the slower we lose. I was at 240 on surgery and I have only lost 20 lbs since Oct. 1st. I don't count my calories but when I increased my food intake, the weight came off quicker. Just be patient.

[Aimstergal 42]

Give it time. I'm 2 weeks and including preop I'm down 15 pounds. But u may be losing inches and That's good too. Did u do measurements before you started? Overall Our body is adjusting and in due time you will be dropping weight.

Thanks for responding. I have been keeping my measurements but they've only gone down a little over an inch. I just keep reading about people losing like 30 lbs post op 2-3 weeks and I'm nowhere near that. I was in tears all last night and have been pretty depressed last few days. ????

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[lisa2job 130]

I lost 9 lbs the first week and then nothign for another 2 weeks ..... the first month total I think I lost 11 lbs. but month two I am close to 20 . your body is healing right now , keep the faith there is no way you cant loose weight with the limited calories. stick to the plan and keep doing what your doing it will happen and woosh it will come off. also during the time that I didnt loose wieght in lbs the inches were melting off me. from what I hear we will have many of these stalls some longer some shorter.... ( note that my sister went a whole month after the first week of loosing nothign then woosh 5 lbs)

stay strong I know its irritating but it willhappen .. !!!

[Aimstergal 42]

Don't forget that the lower your starting BMI is' date=' the slower we lose. I was at 240 on surgery and I have only lost 20 lbs since Oct. 1st. I don't count my calories but when I increased my food intake, the weight came off quicker. Just be patient.[/quote']

Really? The lower the bmi is the slower the weight loss? I started at 43 and now I'm 38.5??? Does it pick up?

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[Aimstergal 42]

I lost 9 lbs the first week and then nothign for another 2 weeks ..... the first month total I think I lost 11 lbs. but month two I am close to 20 . your body is healing right now ' date=' keep the faith there is no way you cant loose weight with the limited calories. stick to the plan and keep doing what your doing it will happen and woosh it will come off. also during the time that I didnt loose wieght in lbs the inches were melting off me. from what I hear we will have many of these stalls some longer some shorter.... ( note that my sister went a whole month after the first week of loosing nothign then woosh 5 lbs)

stay strong I know its irritating but it willhappen .. !!![/quote']

Thank you. The majority I read on this site is people talking about losing huge numbers at the beginning. Thank you for evening it out for me. I forced myself to not get on the scale for 4 days and expected at least 1 pound and it didn't happen.

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[Kmasden 14]

I struggle with this myself, just 3 weeks (not quite) out, i think we are all just obsessed and wanting it to fall off. Fact is bodies are different. If you aren't eating thousands of calories a day, it will come off, no matter when or whether you stall. If you are unsure of what you are consuming, track your calories on a site like myfitnesspal or sparkspeople or something similiar. Remember that our bodies retain lots of Fluid after surgery (i came out like 10 lbs heavier than surgery weight, that was a bummer!). If we look at posts of newbies like us, we are all questioning why we can eat so much or so little, why we are losing so much or so little, etc....and then read posts from people a few months out and it seems all different! Hang in there and no worries, there is no way at this point that the surgery did not work! As long as you aren't drinking tons of calories (full on sugar juices, milkshakes, etc.) and consuming enough to maintain (probably a couple thousand) the weight will come. I've read posts of people 2 weeks out that don't lose for weeks. I'm fairly stalled right now myself!

[Carly4HandinSD 313]

Give it time, I am 7 weeks out and his a 3 week stall from week 3-6 I was getting frustrated, but then it started coming off again. Stalls are normal and while I wasnt losing weight I was losing inches. After a 3 week stall it felt good even to lose a pound. I try not to weight myself everyday like I was other wise that can get to you. Hang in there, it will happen with time.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Tomorrow makes it 3 weeks out for me. Since my surgery' date=' I've only lost 7 pounds!!!?? Total since preop is about 24 pounds. How come it isn't coming off so quickly for me like everyone else it seems??

I'm following the diet, trying to get all my Protein and Water in, walking as much as I can ( my feet swelled and its painful). I feel like I'm doing everything right. But it's not working!! Any advice would be appreciated.

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That sounds about right. I did not even start weighing until the third week because of Water weight from surgery. I gained 20 lb from the IV dripping into me for 4 days. It did not help that I was unable to go to the bathroom for 3.5 of those days. As the previous poster said, give it some more time. And it will happen. Hang on!

[Aimstergal 42]

That sounds about right. I did not even start weighing until the third week because of Water weight from surgery. I gained 20 lb from the IV dripping into me for 4 days. It did not help that I was unable to go to the bathroom for 3.5 of those days. As the previous poster said' date=' give it some more time. And it will happen. Hang on![/quote']

Thank you very much. I appreciate the pep talks. It's so annoying though, everyone keeps asking how much I've lost!!!

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[dadici 21]

That sounds about right. I did not even start weighing until the third week because of Water weight from surgery. I gained 20 lb from the IV dripping into me for 4 days. It did not help that I was unable to go to the bathroom for 3.5 of those days. As the previous poster said' date=' give it some more time. And it will happen. Hang on![/quote']

Ha! I DID weigh as soon as I got back from the hospital because apparently I like to torture myself- I gained 18lb from the surgery which was lame! A lot of that is coming off over these first several days though so that's a relief!

[soccermomx2 111]

I actually weigh everyday on my Wii fit. I have learned to look for my patterns...lose for awhile and then have a bounce up and losing again.

I don't freak out like I used to pre op. Also, everyone loses at a different pace depending on alot of factors. Try to remember this is a marathon not a sprint. Take each day as it comes.

I do have to say it will take awhile to adjust to the whole process. We place so much stock on what the numbers say as an indication of our success. I've had to learn to look at all of the other things I'm getting back in my life...confidence, enjoyment, my health, etc.

I lost 16# the first month and now at almost 4 months out getting close to 60#. I am a slow and steady loser. I think we all see the success stories that lost 30+ lbs in a month and wonder what we are doing wrong if we don't have the same kind of loss. We are all individuals and will lose at our own pace. This was a tough lesson for me! If you are following your plan then it WILL work.

You are doing great! Relax and focus on healing, resting and taking care of yourself!!! The weight will come off. My dr & NUT told me ok average anywhere from 2-4# a week was normal...sometimes more and sometimes less.

[Aimstergal 42]

I guess the fantasy exceeded my reality. I've been pretty depressed for some reason. In the last 2 1/2 months I've quit smoking (after 25 years) and diet coke and coffee (just about as long) not to mention all the sugar that is no longer being ingested because of the preop and post op diets. Could be withdrawal from all of that. Or the panic of going back to work on Wednesday or the "hugeness" of the surgery is finally hitting me, if that makes sense.

Anyway, thank you all for being there for me...

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[soccermomx2 111]

It makes perfect sense but you have already made so many good changes for your health.

You will do great!! Just try not to stress too much (easier said than done I know).