How Much Did You Lose Around 10 Months Post-Op?

[VJSlim 156]

On the 11th of Nov, I'll be 10 months post op officially. My weight loss has slowed down quite a bit. This month, I had to work my behind off to lose 6lbs. So I'm just curious to know how much you guys lost (monthly) when you neared your surgiversary.

I know everyone loses differently and there are various factors like your starting weight, current BMI etc that influences the weight loss. But I'm just trying to get a general idea of what seems to be the average for 10 months p.o.

[MinaT 669]

I am at 5 months and I lost 3 pounds last month and only a few pounds this month. You have lost a significant amount of weight and since you are at 165 pounds now, it is going to take a whole lot more weight training, cardio and actual work to lose now. When I weighed 300 - 250 or even 200 pounds it took less energy for me to burn calories. Now I have to work so much harder to burn calories so I have to expend a lot more time and effort into burning calories.

I burned a lot more calories walking up a flight of stairs at 300 then I do now, because I'm not lugging so much weight around, it's bound to slow down which means I need to step up my game. Also, if your building lean muscle that does tend to slow down weight loss a bit, but it tends to burn fat faster. Muscle takes a lot less space than than fat so you can still be shrinking.

This is at least what I keep trying to get through to myself so I stop being disappointed.

[VJSlim 156]

Mina - thanks for the response! You are absolutely right. I need to up the amount of physical activities in my daily routine. I burned off calories like crazy in the first couple of months. I didnt even do much in terms of workout at that time. Just walking 5 miles a day.

Last month I started doing zumba on weekends. So much fun! But I know I havent been as commited to my workout regimen as I should be. I guess that's gotta change if I hope to lose atleast 4 lbs a month going forward!

I've reached my surgeon's goal of 165. My first goal is 150. I hope I get there within my surgiversary!

[strudel 0]

I am 10 months out and have lost 56 pds. I would like to lose more but have not moved the scales in weeks. I have no energy for nothing. Have you experienced low energy?

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I was at 11 months on Nov 12th. I lost right around 6 pounds a month during the last two months. I am upping my workout intensity, shortening duration. Just trying to mix things up a little.

I think it is pretty normal to drop down to this slower rate of loss.

[VJSlim 156]

I am 10 months out and have lost 56 pds. I would like to lose more but have not moved the scales in weeks. I have no energy for nothing. Have you experienced low energy?

I was a bit low on energy during the first couple of months - but not anymore. And that was because my blood sugar levels were a bit low after surgery. Have you checked with your doc about why you feel very low on energy? I hope everything works out well for you.

As far as losing more: I think we need to experiment a bit with multiple variations in the level of workout + Calorie intake (esp. carbs vs Protein ratio). Whenever I shake things up a bit, I tend to lose more. Give it a try.