Weight loss

[GBLady41 393]

I'm 41 and need to lose around 117 pounds. I'm pre-op, waiting for my approval and surgery date.

[claddagh66 132]

I weigh 230 and I want to weigh about 150, I'm 5 feet 7 inches tall. So I want to lose about 80 and I pray it just falls off! (obviously with diet and exercise) I just want it to happen fast. I'm 24 years old.

im in roughly the same boat.... Only add 12 years.

Me too! In 49!

[claddagh66 132]

I'm 41 and need to lose around 117 pounds. I'm pre-op, waiting for my approval and surgery date.

Good luck to you!!! Your close to me! I hope you get your date soon!!! How long have you been waiting? Where are you located?

[ACV 34]

I'm 48 and waiting for approval and 5"9 and 313 lbs.

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

My weight loss is slow...

[Gaintheworld 19]

My loss has also been slow. Age 40, 5'4. Started at 243 in August. Surgery 12/8 @ 222. Today, 197my goal is to lose 100 lbs total.

[claddagh66 132]

I'm 48 and waiting for approval and 5"9 and 313 lbs.

Wishing you good luck in your journey ACV!

[claddagh66 132]

My weight loss is slow...

It will all work out tho. I do know the faster you lose the more chance you have with your hair to fall out! I had that happen from an elbow surgery a couple years ago. I guess the trauma I went thru and all the meds. My hair was faking out big time! Slow and steady ????

[claddagh66 132]

My loss has also been slow. Age 40, 5'4. Started at 243 in August. Surgery 12/8 @ 222. Today, 197my goal is to lose 100 lbs total.

Hi Gaintheworld! Sounds like your doing really well. Even tho you feel your loss is slow. Did you have bypass or sleeve? You lost quite a bit prior to surgery. Good for you. I wish you luck! We're all here to cheer you and each other on! I'm always around if you need to talk. How are you feeling?

[Gaintheworld 19]

My loss has also been slow. Age 40, 5'4. Started at 243 in August. Surgery 12/8 @ 222. Today, 197my goal is to lose 100 lbs total.

Hi Gaintheworld! Sounds like your doing really well. Even tho you feel your loss is slow. Did you have bypass or sleeve? You lost quite a bit prior to surgery. Good for you. I wish you luck! We're all here to cheer you and each other on! I'm always around if you need to talk. How are you feeling?

Thanks for the encouragement, I had the sleeve and am happy with the progress so far. I've gone from a size 22 to a 16 and am feeling so much better mentally and physically. The first 6 weeks, I was really tired but other than that no pain or complications. Good luck on you're journey!

[claddagh66 132]

Your sweet. Thanks so much! I'm excited but scared of what they will decide for me. I really would rather not have the bypass. Your on a roll! Congratulations on such wonderful success! You have to feel like a whole new person! How exciting!

[GBLady41 393]

I'm 41 and need to lose around 117 pounds. I'm pre-op, waiting for my approval and surgery date.

Good luck to you!!! Your close to me! I hope you get your date soon!!! How long have you been waiting? Where are you located?

Thanks!! I live in Oklahoma. I've been in this process for over a year, jumping through the hoops.

[LisaMergs 2,854]

Hi all! I'm new here. I was just approved for bypass this week and scheduled today for March 2! I couldn't be more excited. I begin my pre-op diet tomorrow. (And yes, I did have a celebratory dinner last night- shrimp!) I'm wondering- I know many of us have co-factors. My biggest one is the fact that I have rheumatoid arthritis, which is indirectly what got me here in the first place. 8 years of high doses of prednisone, lack of activity from pain and general malaise, and I gained over 100 pounds. Now, I have absolutely no metabolism to speak of since the prednisone basically burned out my adrenal glands. There has been wonderful research on bypass and RA. My doctors are hopeful this will jumpstart things for me, and allow me better movement. I'm 5'4- 260 lbs.

[gpmed 623]

I'm only 100lbs overweight and I wouldn't mind losing 110 total. But I am curious on how quick you lose if you only need to lose 100lbs? I know it depends on the person. I am concerned that it'll be a lot slower than some of the others who have to lose 170+. Is there anyone out there who only needed to lose 100lbs?

Like everyone said, it's very individualized. That said, I started out with about 100-110 to lose. I'm down 65 at close to 5 months. My surgeon said he expected me to lose 60 by 6 months, so I'm tracking slightly ahead of that.

The closer you get to goal the harder it is to create the calorie deficit needed to lose. When you're really big, you naturally burn more calories each day (your basal metabolic rate is higher).

So don't be discouraged if people with a lot more weight to lose are losing larger amounts than you. Just stick to the plan and you will get there!

[claddagh66 132]

I would love to hear an update from everyone that has been chatting on here. Would be so neat to see where everyone is at this point.