pounds lost vs. inches lost

[rass21 8]

I am 8 weeks out, down 25 pounds. My surgeon is disappointed with my weight loss, he thinks I should be losing 20 pounds a month. I'm thinking I'm just a slow loser. My day of surgery weight was 268 and I'm not down to 243. The good part is that I've lost quite a few inches. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'm slow in the beginning but that I'll speed up soon.

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[Michelle Wolfe 9]

You're looking great! Don't let your surgeon get you down, you are still very early in your journey. Keep in mind that everyone loses at different rates! As long as you are sticking to whatever plan your surgeon recommends, the weight will come off eventually! I am almost a year out and still losing, it just takes time.

[AdeptDreamer 104]

Looks like more then 20lbs to me! Your results are amazing

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

I am 8 weeks out' date=' down 25 pounds. My surgeon is disappointed with my weight loss, he thinks I should be losing 20 pounds a month. I'm thinking I'm just a slow loser. My day of surgery weight was 268 and I'm not down to 243. The good part is that I've lost quite a few inches. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'm slow in the beginning but that I'll speed up soon.

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Umm, I think your doctors expectations are a bit unrealistic.

You are 5'5" tall. Let's remember at 150lbs, you will no longer be medically overweight.

So from 268 to 150 is 118lbs. 118lbs of excess body fat.

So in under 2months you've lost 25lbs. That equates to 21.1%, that's over 10% per month.

Ummm, this isn't a 10month program. It's more like 18-24month, and really it doesn't have to end there.

I wouldn't expect 20lbs a month from anybody that was less than 150-200lbs overweight.

[ShrinkyDinkMe22 376]

I had the same thing happen except I am 5'8 and Dos 12/10 I was 300lbs. I went in for a Check up last week on the 9th, almost one month from surgery and was down 20lbs. And my Dr was not happy with my weight loss. I don't ever recall a time when I lost 20lbs in a month and kept it off. I'm down 55 total since I started this. I'll take it!