HELP Scared only lost 5lbs in a month.

[nesa83 89]

OK guys I've only lost 5 months since may 25th. As of today I gained 2lbs so that means I lost 3lbs only. Has this happened to anyone? What do y'all recommend? For the past 8 days I've been working out every day. I've lost 93lbs. I'm 6 months post op as of 6/21/14. Thanks for the help I just get freaked out I never want to go back to how I was before. Weight has been a struggle for me my whole life. Don't get me wrong I'm loving this sleeve and I'm staying focus.

[Carol1560 45]

LOL I lose and regain the same lbs. I lost 2 lbs in 6 months and my dr said that was good. That was from my Oct appointment and then the next apt was May. So dont worry

[almosthome 91]

It could be your body trying to normalize a bit after such drastic weight loss. 93 pounds is a LOT to lose in six months! Rapid loss is obviously possible, but most doctors recommend aiming for a max 1% total body weight loss per week (or .5-2.0 lb) after the first couple months. Celebrate your loss thus far and keep a longer view of things. What was your average weekly loss over the past two months? Three?

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

I don't know what you weigh now, but when I'd lost around that much my body really slowed the losses way down. Your body requires much less now to run and so there is going to be a smaller calorie deficit per day than you are used to. It seems to happen so suddenly for a lot of us. Cut your calories and/or increase activity and you'll probably start seeing losses again.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

since may 25th. I gained 2lbs so that means I lost 3lbs only.

@@nesa83

holy moly girlfriend!!!

you are doing sooooo great

you are not even in a stall ( which many/most of us have experienced)

you've lost a lb a week this past month - thats fine!!!!

gaining, fluctuating is also common (not great but it happens

nothing the matter with whats going on

i don't know what your starting weight or goal weight is???

no profile/ticker?? HINT, HINT

when you start at a heavier weight, you usually lose a lot more at the beginning

slow down a bit after, then hopefully start to lose a little more in the weeks ahead

93 lbs is alot!!!!but thats great

glad you are staying focussed!!!

keep up the great job

good luck

kathy

congrats

Edited June 25, 2014 by proudgrammy

[Carol1560 45]

Well and I am to the point where I am losing inches instead of lbs. I got into size 12 in December, size 10 in March and now close to July I am getting ready to drop down to size 8. My weight is about the same but my skin is firm and not saggy. SO I guess I am happy where I am now. I eat 1200 calories a day and sometimes cheat a little but I make it up by walking.

My BMI is around 26 so life is good.

I have no thyroid and almost ready for AARP membership LOL

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

This is one of the main issue that we have with WLS. We expect the weight to just fall off constantly. It does not happen that way after a few months ( honeymoon period )

You should feel really good and proud of yourself for losing any amount of weight. It is all good. 1 lb or 20 lbs! As long as you are going down who cares....Your health and well being are the most important issue here. Your adding anxiety to your journey that does not need to be there....

Put the scale away and look at your clothes and how you feel as a measuring stick....The scale is our enemy most of the time....

Like you said you are still on track...Stay there and the weight will move again...But the scale needs to be out of the picture until you are at maintenance... No one ever listens to me regarding that. I only get weighed at the Dr. office....

Now that I am at goal I weigh about every 2 weeks when my hubby forces me too. He is worried that I will lose more weight...lol

[stasonbtff 18]

If you are working out that much, it could just be you are gaining more muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, that could contribute to your weight increase. Do you keep track of how many inches you have lost? That would be a good way to know if you are still losing with out actually losing pounds.

[awold0 246]

OK guys I've only lost 5 months since may 25th. As of today I gained 2lbs so that means I lost 3lbs only. Has this happened to anyone? What do y'all recommend? For the past 8 days I've been working out every day. I've lost 93lbs. I'm 6 months post op as of 6/21/14. Thanks for the help I just get freaked out I never want to go back to how I was before. Weight has been a struggle for me my whole life. Don't get me wrong I'm loving this sleeve and I'm staying focus.

You are doing great. I am at almost 12 months this July 11th. I was at a standstill at 9.5 months. Kept plugging along and all of a sudden at 11.5 months dropped 5 pounds. Our bodies just adjust after loosing so much weight. Just following the program and you will see you will continue to loose. I'm 13 pounds from goal and may take me 6 months but I'm thrilled since I have lost over 100 pounds.