Did anyone lose faster after 1 month?

[re14768 72]

I'm going on 6wks next week. .losing extremely slow. .did anyone start losing faster after their first month post op..don't know what I'm doing wrong. .could I be eating too much. .very sad..All advice welcome. ..thanks

[TamaraS 235]

Maybe your body is adjusting? I lost 16 pounds the first week and did well for the first few months. After 6 month mark I noticed it slowed and after a year weight loss was non-existent. If your not getting enough fluids your weight wont come off very fast. Good luck!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

What is your definition of losing "very slow"? It seems like sometimes people have unrealistic expectations of how much they will lose.

Could you be eating too much? I guess it is possible, but hard to say since we don't know how much you are eating. How many calories a day are you getting? How many grams of carbs and Protein? BTW I seriously doubt you are eating too much, but you can't know unless you know how much you are taking in.

If you are a slow loser . . . embrace it and keep working your program. I was a slow loser but a steady loser, only one "stall" in almost a year. I just kept plugging away and am now not too far from goal even though I started out at a BMI of 60. Even us slow losers get there eventually, I promise!

[Lynne1029 61]

Yes not sure what you mean by slow. My sleeve was on April 3rd. Started at 272, as of this morning I'm at 244. I've seen people lose more and some less.. Everyone is different. As long as your weight continues on the downward slope, you ARE succeeding !!! Be happy !!

[joyann45 29]

I consider my weight loss to be slow. I was 255 when I started this journey back in August 2013. On the day of surgery 4/8/13 I weighed 224. Today I weigh 199. So I'm looking at a 25lb loss in 7 weeks. I had a stall at 3 weeks that lasted for about 2 weeks and I've lost about 1 to 1 1\2 lbs since.

One problem I have is Water or Fluid intake. I have never been a heavy drinker. A coffee in the morning and maybe 2 more glasses of something throughout the day be it tea crystal light or Water.< /p>

Right now I am getting in 32 oz. Lemon herbal tea per day (someone please comment on the tea, is this OK, too much....), 8 to 16 oz. Crystal light, and about 10 oz. Liquid Protein.

But today I am going to up my liquids even if I have to gag! Lol.lol. problem is have never been a heavy water drinker or pop juice. I like Hot drinks year round. But on the plus side. Ihave dropped 2 dress sizes. I return to work on Tuesday. I had the hernia repair and I do a little heavy lifting at work so my Dr. Gave me 6 weeks off, no strenuous exercise. So I'm sure once I get back to work, and able to do more of a work out I will see more results.

My Doctor told me to concentrate on nutrition and the weight will come off. He's had me on the south beach diet pre op. So now I am following phase 1 of southbeach. Good Luck!!!!!

[re14768 72]

Thanks everyone for their input

[joyann45 29]

Correction. I started my journey on October 2013 not august! Sorry...