How much did you guys lose in the first month?

[Ms. Nunya 126]

school in a month- want to be able to lose as much as I can

@@ldean7

@@emtscott54 , speaks only the truth - couldn't have said it better myself

now a silly tv story/joke

caught an old episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on tvland

series is at least 30 years old - many of you weren't born!!!!

boy do i feel old

mary was talking to her friend Rhoda (who is overweight) she offered rhoda something to eat

rhoda said no thanx, i have to loose 15 lbs by 8:00 pm for my date!!!

think there's a little analogy there

one day at a time

you'll get there

"God Grant Me Patience Just Hurry Up About It"

fellow students might enjoy watching/ being with you through your transformation

they might say, ahhhhhh, i remember him when!!!

good luck

kathy

I was not born when that show was on, BUT I have seen the reruns. It's one of my favorite old school TV shows. Thanks for posting about it.

[edithf71 5]

I'm 1 mo post-op and I've lost 23 lbs.

[Kindle 8,667]

I never cared that much about the numbers on the scale...hell, I don't even own a scale. If you spend a little time on here, you will read dozens of posts about people making themselves miserable over those stupid numbers. Those threads get real old and I feel sorry for the posters. People obsess over the scale and forget to enjoy the NSVs. You will be a lot more successful, and happier, if you realize WLS is forever. It's not a race to see who "wins"

So since I never weighed that often, I have no idea what I lost in the first month. But at 11 days I weighed the same as surgery day and at 7 weeks I was down 17 pounds. I couldn't have been happier!

[lauraellen80 855]

I'll be one month out on Tuesday, and I've lost 17.4 as of this morning. I'm a little worried that I'm going to get an earful from my surgeon when I go in for my next follow-up, because the PA told me that they typically expect to see a 20-pound loss the first month, and I don't see how I would drop 2.6 pounds in two days.

[SleevePerry 248]

I'm sure you'll be fine. People lose at different rates. Your doc knows this. No worries!

[fromsleevedtome 50]

I am 3 weeks out and I have lost 22 since surgery and 30 since I started the pre-op diet. Currently in a stall but that was expected so no worries

[BizzyB 119]

I lost 26lbs during my two week pre op liquid diet and them I have dropped about 30lbs in the 4 weeks following surgery.

[emtscott54 108]

My apologies if anyone felt I was lecturing. I also wasn't aware of that certain posters would be rude enough to judge people for posting and trying to be helpful.

[ebrandon 10]

I lost 8 lbs pre diet and I'm done 12 lbs two weeks out. I understand you want to lose as much as you can. I start school in a month too and I'm excited to go shopping!

[SleevePerry 248]

Passive-aggressive apology accepted. Take care!

[emtscott54 108]

Oh I wasn't apologizing to you. Ps. Your vanity is showing.

[SleevePerry 248]

P.S. So is your yours ????

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Someone be the bigger person (no pun intended) and stop.

I'm on day 8 of an 18 day pre op liquid diet and I will breathe on the next person who isn't nice heh

Kate

[laguerr13 993]

"rowwwwwr"

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

To the OP, I lost 10.4 pounds my first month post-op.

But that number has absolutely nothing to do with how much you will or can lose your first month post-op. How much you will lose is a function of:

* Your gender (most men lose faster)

* Your starting weight (heavier people lose faster)

* Your age (younger people lose faster)

* Specific comorbidities you might have (some of them, like hypothyroidism and PCOS, may slow down weight loss.)

* How well you understand and follow your surgeon's post-op eating, drinking and exercising instructions

P.S. And to the latest self-appointed forum moderator, @ ... yaaaawn.