Average Weight Loss?

[pirate_rn 4]

Hi I am new to group. I had surgery on July 15th. My weight loss is 18lbs. Just wondering is that is average or slow. Thanks!

[BeagleLover 1,020]

It's not really relevant. Everyone is different and lose at different rates.

[jtickle 295]

I agree. Everyone loses different, but if it will make you feel better, I lose on average about 1.3 pounds a day, but i have had a bypass.

[Jersrose43 837]

Was sleeved June 24

I lose about 8 ounces a day

Have lost 41 pounds so far

I think I am doing well.

Some days I lost nothing and other 2 pounds. Just depends if I get my Protein and my Water right

[GummyTummy 154]

Hi Pirate,

For us super fatties, we lose faster than people with lower BMI, so a lot of people in the 300+ lb range will lose about a lb every day or two whereas someone in the 250 range will lose slightly less. It really depends a lot on your metabolism, caloric intake, and how much you are able to devote yourself to walking / working out. A lot of people experience a huge initial loss of about 10 lbs after returning from the hospital and voiding themselves of the fluids they were filled up on / the glycogen that was stored inside muscles. Best luck. Any weight loss is awesome!

[missheathyr 14]

I'm not sure. I had my surgery July 21st and I have lost 22lbs so far. My doctor said I'm doing great and right on track. I do think it varies per patient though.

[WannabeSkinnyGirl 0]

I had gastric sleeve three week ago, closer to one month, or rather reaching my one month check up.

my first check up I lost 16 pounds which was amazing, the next two weeks I lost around 2lb in a week :-( not happy because I'm eating 300 calories a day some days a little over, now today three weeks later I got on the scale and it says I gained three pounds? I don't understand, Is my surgery bad? Am I doing something wrong I just don't want to go through all that again.

I read internet horror stories and now I'm scared, I"m waiting on someone from the doctors office to call me back, but nothing this far, I'm totally freaking out, has this happened to anyone else.

[GODSON 20]

I had gastric sleeve three week ago, closer to one month, or rather reaching my one month check up.

my first check up I lost 16 pounds which was amazing, the next two weeks I lost around 2lb in a week :-( not happy because I'm eating 300 calories a day some days a little over, now today three weeks later I got on the scale and it says I gained three pounds? I don't understand, Is my surgery bad? Am I doing something wrong I just don't want to go through all that again.

I read internet horror stories and now I'm scared, I"m waiting on someone from the doctors office to call me back, but nothing this far, I'm totally freaking out, has this happened to anyone else.

You calories intake might be way to low. 300 a day? I dont think thats even enough Protein intake. Most Proteins are about 20g per 150calories. Unless you're using a pro series. They're around 20-25g per 100 cal. 800-1000 would be my guess for you. Also make sure you drinking all your liquids for the day.

My conclusion came from all the questions I asked my Surgeon & NUT. At my 1 month post op appointment. He was shocked I was still doing the 800 cal a day. Told me to stop. Just avoid liquid calories and only 3 meals a day. 7 weeks post op down 85lbs.

[Forsythia 882]

I had gastric sleeve three week ago, closer to one month, or rather reaching my one month check up.

my first check up I lost 16 pounds which was amazing, the next two weeks I lost around 2lb in a week :-( not happy because I'm eating 300 calories a day some days a little over, now today three weeks later I got on the scale and it says I gained three pounds? I don't understand, Is my surgery bad? Am I doing something wrong I just don't want to go through all that again.

I read internet horror stories and now I'm scared, I"m waiting on someone from the doctors office to call me back, but nothing this far, I'm totally freaking out, has this happened to anyone else.

Touch base with your nutritionist. I know sometimes it is hard to eat with the restriction of your new tummy, but you need to make sure you are following your surgeon's guidelines. At one month my nutritionist suggested I should be eating between 800 and 1200 calories a day. On the days I go to the gym I get closer to the 1200 calorie range. One rest days, closer to that lower end.

I think we all have days of doubt where we get on the scale and see it go up because of Water retention due to hormones or we slip and have a bite of a cookie and think it is the end of the world. And we think if we stall out that the sleeve must be broken. The sleeve isn't broken and will do what it is supposed to do. Your body just needs to adjust and sometimes resets itself by holding on to weight for a few days (or even a week or two - I had a 12 day stall two weeks after my sleeve). Keep on drinking your Water. Walk as much as you can every day, get your 60 grams or more of Protein.