October Sleevers...weight Coming Off Slower Than Expected?

[hnigro 1]

Hello fellow sleevers: I recently had sleeve surgery on October 18th. I'm one month out today and have lost a mere 16.2 pounds since surgery. Granted, I also lost 16 pounds on the liquid pre-op diet for a total of 32.2 pounds. Am I being impatient or does that seem to be somewhat of a slower pace than most? I understand everyone is different, but honestly, I was expecting it to come off a little faster. Please chime in and let me know where you were at 4 weeks post-op.

[_RCN 3]

I'm actually 5 weeks today and I've also lost only 16 pounds. I was a little disappointed but when I asked my doctor she said that I'm actually loosing above average. So she says. But I do agree with you that it does feel like I'm also loosing slower compared to a lot of other people on these boards.

[indymomma 6]

I was also sleeved on October 18th and I have lost 22lbs since surgery along with 12lbs on my pre-op diet. I'm very happy with my weight loss so far. I'm not sure if I'm losing slow or not, but I do know that it might be because my BMI was on the lower side. My surgery weight was 235 & my weight now is 213. I'm doing great and feeling even better!

[LisaDM 194]

I am almost 6 weeks post op and have lost 19 lbs since surgery. I expected and hoped to lose slowly. My BMI was on the lower side, so I didn't expect to lose as fast as some. While I would love to wake up skinny tomorrow, I am still pleased with my weight loss. I had a stall for about a week and a half but now I am steadily losing again. I think the slow steady loss is the best, I am hoping losing slowly will help with keeping skin tighter.

[pjackson0523 158]

I'm actually at 16 lb weight loss since surgery as well. (10/21)....I hit a plateau for 10 days and didn't lose a pound, then it started coming down again yesterday. I think we're on track.