How much will i lose the first month?

[lxpete80 11]

I'm 270 and having surgery this week (yeah!) I'm 33 and in good health so as soon as I'm cleared I want to start walking & doing my part.

K so I know that it varies per person and what not, but I'm curious how much in average people lose the first month?

[elfnow 277]

Are you counting the liver reduction diet? Including that part (for me 1000 cals/day for 2 weeks, mostly liquid) I lost ~45 lbs in the first month. (I started liver redux on 1/27, surgery 2/10). Now, I started out 375 lbs (100 higher than you) and a BMI of about 60. Percent-wise it was about 12% of my total body weight or about 25% of my excess weight. I lost 21 lbs with the liver redux over 14 days and 24 lbs from surgery over the next 16.

Edited March 2, 2014 by elfnow

[kimmie2363 7]

Hello

I won't hit a month unitl March 4, but on my three week follow-up I lost 25 lbs, I'm walking a bit more each and everyday, and I have incorporated yoga into my exercise routine. I don't keep a scale in my home, because If I look at it and I don't think I losing any weight then I probably will get very disappointed, that is what I would do beofe the surgery, I would diet and exercise and then weight myself and get disappointed.

[macman 603]

I lost 29 pounds the first 30 days from surgery. I asked the surgeon if that was normal and he indicated taht he usually sees 25-35 pounds the first month.