Im 6 weeks postop: What is an average or normal

[elli'smommy 160]

Amount of weight to lose a week. I only lost about 3lbs this week and I'm a little discouraged.

Also, why is my face breaking out like a prepubescent girl! What's up with that??

[manahane03 19]

I think after the first two to three weeks leveling out is normal. I'm almost four weeks and am starting to go through this too. I also am experiencing acne- I have heard that fat cells carry hormones like estrogen and due to rapid weight loss our hormones can be out of rack for awhile!

[music1618 879]

Amount of weight to lose a week. I only lost about 3lbs this week and I'm a little discouraged.

Also' date=' why is my face breaking out like a prepubescent girl! What's up with that??[/quote']

Don't get discouraged because you are 100% normal and right on track. You are at the stage when your brain is starting to catch up with your body and it usually throws a fit. It will hold onto everything you put in to it. So just relax and the weigh will start falling off again. You will ebb and flow many times during this journey. When you stall out on losing weight your body will lose inches.

As for the breaking out. Your fat cells have a lot of hormones stored in them. So as your body begins to shed the fat cells the hormones are absorbed into your body. That is why so many patients get pregnant so easily after the surgery, and why we are so emotional.

Hang in there and don't get discouraged you are doing great!!!!

[Big Wojo 32]

I'm not getting acne but my skin is so dry I'm like molting I'm 4 weeks out.

[Dawnolson 85]

Amount of weight to lose a week. I only lost about 3lbs this week and I'm a little discouraged.

Also' date=' why is my face breaking out like a prepubescent girl! What's up with that??[/quote']

I'm 3 mos out and I loose like that all the time. I heard some of us break out bad. I didn't but I've heard a lot about it.

[tlynn4love 48]

I'm not getting acne but my skin is so dry I'm like molting I'm 4 weeks out.

Me too!

[elli'smommy 160]

Well, not sure how, but I weighed this morning and over night I loses another 2lbs! So that's 5lbs down this week. I'll take that :-)

[ediaz 1]

I'm getting acne too! It's soo annoying i had no clue it had anything to do with the surgery. Thanks!!! Has anyone tried any face wash that helps or gets rid of it???