Ahead of schedule / losing too much?

[ashleybrady87 16]

Hello. I had gastric bypass on 4/29/15 and my starting weight was 218. As of today I am 118 and three pounds away from my official goal of 115. I'm curious to know if this is typical or should I be concerned? I was 105 in high school in 2005 and I still looked healthy but I have read of cases where people have lost too much and looked sickly etc. Thanks for any feedback.

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

If what is typical? That you have lost 100 pounds? Congratulations!! Only you know if you think you look sickly. You need to be happy with the weight you desire. What I find is that if you haven't been at a smaller weight and people that know you they think you are too thin because they are not used to seeing you like that. Over time I think as the weight settles with us people don't think we are too thin; does that make sense?

[Cervidae 2,389]

You're squarely in the middle of the "normal bmi" category. Unless you work out a lot and a lot of that is muscle, most likely you're right where you need to be. If you're healthy and feel good, and you doctor is happy with your health, then you're probably doing just fine. Also a year to lose 100 is great, seems right on schedule to me. It's not like you started at a very high weight.

[francheskii 28]

Hello. I had gastric bypass on 4/29/15 and my starting weight was 218. As of today I am 118 and three pounds away from my official goal of 115. I'm curious to know if this is typical or should I be concerned? I was 105 in high school in 2005 and I still looked healthy but I have read of cases where people have lost too much and looked sickly etc. Thanks for any feedback.

Congratulations! What's your secret?! My surgery date was July 13, 2015. I was 218 and currently 159. I've completely stalled since December. I'm told I could be in maintenence phase but is that right being 7 months out??

[CharlotteKat 90]

I was worried that I was on the high side of losing, but my surgeon said that I'm just ahead of the curve. People lose weight at different rates after surgery. Some lose faster than others. Rejoice in being down 100 lbs.!

As far as looking sickly, well, that is just certain people's opinions. If folks compare your thinner face/body to your old face/body then someone could potentially perceive you as looking sickly now. Do you look sickly? Absolutely not! I think family members and co-workers are the worst culprits on this. They feel compelled to warn you not to get too thin and that you will start looking sickly if you don't stop losing. What they are really saying is that they are very uncomfortable with your success and they don't know how to process your new physical image.