What % of excess weight loss?

[BigD35 2]

What percentage of excess weight did you lose before the weight loss stopped? Or before maintenance ?

[PdxMan 4,292]

That is a difficult question to answer because everyone may have a different understanding of what "excess weight" is and will be difficult to quantify.

Does excess weight mean weight as it relates to goal? If so, then I lost about 140% as my original goal was 200#, but the lowest I saw the scale was 159, which was too low for me so I got myself up to the 185 and am holding there, so that would then be around 120%.

Does excess weight mean as it relates to fat? Even at 159 I still had some fat ... I think ... or was it just excess skin? But even now at 185 I definitely have some fat, so I would say I would be at 80% excess weight loss.

Forgot to add, 27 months post-op. Got to 185 initially in 8 months. Was at 159 at 14 months. Got back to 185 at 19 months.

Edited October 15, 2013 by PdxMan

[McButterpants 2,846]

My doctor said, on average, you should expect to lose about 60% of your excess weight.

If I am 250 and I'm supposed to be 140, my excess weight is 110 pounds - I should expect to loose 66 pounds, down to 184.

I hope I'm above average!!!!!! :-)

[notmeanymore 629]

So far Im at 97% of my excess weight gone and still losing...

[NewGirl83 3]

So far Im at 97% of my excess weight gone and still losing...

May I ask what you are doing to stay on your goal? I was just sleeved Friday the 11th and want to do everything right

[notmeanymore 629]

May I ask what you are doing to stay on your goal? I was just sleeved Friday the 11th and want to do everything right

Im about 3 pounds from my goal but that was my personal goal, my surgeons goal was another 12 pounds past that. That would put me at 130 and that might be too skinny for me. Once I get to goal Ill be cruising the forum posts on how to maintain if my body doesnt stop losing on its own. Basically Ill be upping my calories with good fats (nuts, avocado, etc. and lean proteins).

Congrats on being newly sleeved. Its so exciting and the excitement still hasnt warn off for me 10 months out. I still have to double take sometimes when I look in the mirror. I hope your healing goes well. My best advice for someone early out is to sip sip sip. I cant tell you the importance of staying hydrated. Dehydration is a nasty little monster. If you have troubles with cold liquids, try warm Decaf tea. That did the trick for me. To this day I prefer a warm beverage to a cold one for sure.

[ChristineR 128]

I was told I would lose 70-80% of excess weight which will be 87-102 pounds of the 125 over. I am already at 84 pounds loss at 6 months out. But I think I run about average. It's really hard to compare to others.

[NewGirl83 3]

Thanks for the tips. I am sipping non stop. I will try the tea - good idea!