post op appt ..

[nscxzara 2]

Went to the appt. And my doctor was not happy I only lost 17 pounds ... It's only been 2 weeks ... So he told me to walk one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening... When all his paper work said walk for 30 min the first few weeks..

That made me feel bad ..so I just left the office... was I suppose to loose more than 17 pounds... ????????

[sugarush 20]

Went to the appt. And my doctor was not happy I only lost 17 pounds ... It's only been 2 weeks ... So he told me to walk one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening... When all his paper work said walk for 30 min the first few weeks.. That made me feel bad ..so I just left the office... was I suppose to loose more than 17 pounds... ????????

17 pounds in two weeks is great, in my opinion. Sounds like he's nuts for wanting more.

[kwigillingok 177]

My surgeon is also REALLY tough, when I had a follow up appointment 9 days post surgery he was upset I'd only lost 11 pounds. I've lost the same as you, 17 pounds in 2 weeks and he's not a happy camper.

When I brought it up in my support group and was asked who my surgeon was everyone kinda just said "ohhh" so I'm just going to take what he says regarding my weight with a grain of salt. I've never been able to lose 17 pounds in 2 weeks ever in my life, and I've lost 61 pounds since beginning this whole process!

I'm just gonna try to get my exercise in every day and eat what I'm supposed to eat (I can't eat anything anyway so that's not an issue at this point) and the weight will come off. Maybe not as fast as he'd like it to but oh well. I didn't get to this weight overnight and I'm not going to lose it overnight either.

[Sleeved in Seattle 280]

Tough love, huh? Yeah, not so useful for us grown ups, I think. 17 lbs in two weeks is great, but the recommendation to walk more is a good one, too. It's a big increase for you right now, but I'll bet you can work up to it.

How far out from surgery are you?

[Carlotta 57]

Omg.. 17 pounds in two weeks is great..everyone is different in how much weight will be lost each week. I cannot fathom losing more than that.. At the beginning, a lot of it is Water weight. Also, for him or expect u to walk 2 hours a day ,2 weeks post op ,is a bit aggressive.. Listen to your body. Don't overdo it ok. I

[nscxzara 2]

Thanks for the support, after 30 min of walking .. I get so tiered ... Im going to try my best .. for at least an hour every day and work my way up to two .. :-)

[Band07 374]

That's crazy ! Tell him to stick it ... You are doing great !!

[J.Diesel 220]

Everyone has a different experience with losing on their new sleeve. Your doctor should know that, but it sounds like he's more concerned with his patient sleeve stats, to bring in more patients!!

Great job, 17 pounds in 2 weeks is awesome!!

[HalloweenBaby 11]

That's crazy ! Tell him to stick it ... You are doing great !!<img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I agree ! Your doing great