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My doc told me today that the reason im losing slower is bc im short 4'10, and i started at 201.5 day of surgery. Anyone else with same experience?

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I guess the shorter you are the smaller your muscles are and the slower your loss. I hadn't really thought of it.

I think the upside then must be smaller losses in weight have a bigger impact on your BMI. Maybe focus on that?

Deano

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I'm 4'11" and don't think it has anything to do with height. I don't see tall ppl losing faster than short ppl. It just depends on you.

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I guess the shorter you are the smaller your muscles are and the slower your loss. I hadn't really thought of it.

I think the upside then must be smaller losses in weight have a bigger impact on your BMI. Maybe focus on that?

Deano

True. What i should have said was heavier people. Doc told me that ppl who get surgery at 350-500 lbs lose more faster bc they have alot to lose. But i started at 42 bmi and today its 36. So im happy with 30+ in 6 weeks :) its better then gaining

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I don't think 30 pounds in six weeks is losing slowly. I've lost 31 pounds in eight weeks and I don't think that's slow! You didn't start out as big as some other people (neither did I. My BMI was 35.6) so you can't expect to lose as quickly as some people who have 200+ pounds to lose.

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I don't think it has to do with being shorter. Probably more to do with having less to lose. The higher your BMI, the faster you seem to lose. The closer you are to your goal weight, the slower the weight seems to come off.

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I'm 5'3" and was 219 pre op and 212 on my day of surgery 9/26/12.

I've lost 56 or so lbs (16 weeks if you include the 2 weeks prior to surgery when I lost 7 lbs). I lost a lot at first and since have had a few stalls where I didn't lose for 2 weeks.

I'm not sure if that is slow or typical for vsg patients or how that compares to other short people.

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5'0 I was sleeved on Nov 13th I've only lost 19 pounds in 7 weeks.

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True. What i should have said was heavier people. Doc told me that ppl who get surgery at 350-500 lbs lose more faster bc they have alot to lose. But i started at 42 bmi and today its 36. So im happy with 30+ in 6 weeks :) its better then gaining

What? You started this thread saying you were losing slow. You're not losing slow. 5 pounds a week is not slow. You're doing great.

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I've lost 55 lbs in 3.5 months and I'm 5' 3". I'm very happy with my loss. I think you're doing great as well. Word of advise, never compare your journey or loss to anyone elses. We are all so different and no two journeys will ever be the same. Be proud of every single pound lost. You've worked hard for it no matter the time it takes to lose it...fast, slow or average. Keep up the good work.

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Ty crystal, ty everyone for re assuring me. I feel like i was given a gift with this tool and i dont want to screw it up....

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I am 7 weeks out, 5'1 and I was 199.5 on day of surgery. I'm at 180, and went from a size 22 to a size 18. I would love to have lost 30 pounds by now, but I know that in a years time, I will be where I want to be, or sooner. I am staying the course, and eating within the perimeters given to me. Feels like a job sometimes, but I still feel like it's the best decision I ever made for myself!

Having a lower BMI and less weight to lose, it's easy to get discouraged when seeing others pounds shed in short amounts of time....but I just tell myself that many are taking months to get to 200 pounds; so it makes sense that it's going to take time for me to get down, too.

Best of luck to you.

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