WHATS REALLY GOING ON?!

[danetteperez 4]

Hey there. I'm 2 1/2 mos. out and I'm only down 34lbs. It takes about a wk for my scale to move just 1lb. ????

I'm getting in all my Water (70) I'm getting about 60-70 Protein. & I'm eating about 900-1000 calories a day not doing more then 40 carbs. And I'm going to the gym about 4x a wk 1 hr.

So what's really going on. ??!

[tcon 305]

Almost 14 pounds per month sounds normal to me.

[danetteperez 4]

You think so ?? I know I shouldn't compare myself to others but I get frustrated when I see people at the same point as me and they are down way more

Thanks for the feedback ????

[atontor 1,068]

Everyone is different. I know people who have gotten stuck at my weight and then start losing again. Be patient.

[lizsal77 22]

My doc said yesterday that he was expecting 8 to 10 pounds per month for me. It's great that you are loosing 14 keep up the good work.

[Boo_Nikole 12]

I was told to get more Protein like 70-100 grams. Try that so your body is forced to eat fat

If you're working out that much, the body feels starved if it's not getting enough Protein. Keep working girl you got it!! ☺️☺️☺️

Edited June 25, 2015 by Boo_Nikole

[danetteperez 4]

Reading this makes me feel a bit better. But I'd give my first born to be one of the quick losers. Lol jkjk. ????

Thanks everyone.

[CowgirlJane 14,260]

If you told me you have 300# to lose and have lost less than 30# in 2.5 months... maybe that is slow. You really didn't share enough info to say, but my key point is don't look at pounds lost, look at percentage of excess weight lost. That is how the nutritionalists do it. And, we all lose at our own pace. I am in maintenance and I can tell you that years down the road, it really doesn't matter how long it took to lose the weight....

[atontor 1,068]

LOL. I been losing weight fast and I know I'll get to a stand still soon.

[danetteperez 4]

My surgery weight was 317. I'm now at 283. I don't get how a 1lb a wk is ok.

So how do I figure out the percentage loss??

[lauraellen80 855]

My surgery weight was 317. I'm now at 283. I don't get how a 1lb a wk is ok.

So how do I figure out the percentage loss??

You said you're 2.5 months (10 weeks) out and down 34 lbs. That means you're losing an average of 3.4 pounds per week, not 1. With gastric sleeve, 1-2 pounds per week is average.

To figure out your percentage of excess weight lost--first subtract your goal weight from your start weight, and that is your excess weight. So if you started at 317, and your goal weight is 180 (no idea how tall you are or what your goal is, just picking a number), your excess weight is 137 lbs. Then you divide the amount of weight you've lost so far by the excess weight, and that's your percentage of excess weight lost: 34/137 = 0.248. So (again, assuming a goal weight of 180) you've lost 24.8% of your excess weight.

[danetteperez 4]

I'm 5'8. My surgery day was 4/15/15. This is going to sound embarrassing I never asked what my goal weight should be or did my dr. Discuss this with me. But I'd be happy at 180.

[lauraellen80 855]

My surgeon didn't give me a goal weight, either. The goal weight I picked (145 lbs, I'm only 5'2") is still technically overweight according to the BMI charts, but it's a weight that I felt might be attainable and one that I felt healthy at in college. I'll be thrilled if I can lose more, but I didn't want to set myself up for failure, either.

[danetteperez 4]

Thank u so much for taking the time and putting it into perspective.

[lauraellen80 855]

You're welcome--I have plenty of time to stalk the boards here at the moment, as I'm still off work recovering from my surgery!