Weight Loss Question

[kelliev2015 136]

I'm wondering when most people really started to see weight loss? I was sleeved on 8/8 and started at 191. As of 8/15, I was at 182 and haven't lost anything since. I want to stress that I'm not concerned about it and don't think I'm in a "stall". I am curious however when people really started seeing consistent weight loss. Was it after you started back on solid foods? I am pretty sure that once my body figures out what's going on, it'll let go of the extra fat. In the meantime, slow and steady wins the race, right? [emoji3]

[SoExcited101 190]

This is a great question I'm curious as well because I get sleeved 8 22 16 and I too want to know at least an estimate of what I will lose my first month or two.

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

For most people weight loss isn't consistent on a daily or even weekly basis. Not just for the first few weeks, but throughout. That's why it is good to only weigh once a month or at your post-op doctor's visits, if the lack of consistency is going to stress you out. You can also use a site like Trend Weight to get the bigger picture.

A lot of people imagine their weight loss plotted on a graph will look like a smooth, straight line headed down to the right. Instead, imagine the outline of a staircase plotted onto the graph. And the staircase was designed and built by people who were drunk and couldn't see very well.

As far as expectations as to how much you will lose -- please, I beg you, put that idea aside. It seems like every day someone is on here, posting that they are freaked out because they aren't losing as much as they expected, and they always expect some insane amount of weight loss. Just get rid of the idea of expectations around weight loss and focus on your own expectations of how well you are going to comply with your post-op program. That's really the only thing you can control, and therefore the only thing that is worth feeling either good or bad about.

Good luck!

[Dub 9,922]

For me the losing is sorta based on momentum.

I was on a pretty good pace going into the surgery.....and was amazed at the amount of weight gain that occurred during the hospital stay.....it flushed out quickly and things really amped up in the weeks ahead.

I'm guessing that it'll take you a couple weeks and things will kick into gear for you, too.

[AvaFern 3,516]

I didn't lose consistently. I would go through weeks where I lost a good 2-3 pounds a week, and then I'd get stuck for 2-3 weeks. As I remember it, I had surgery in Sep 2013...that Christmas I ate some junk so I maintained at the amount I had lost for about a month, then I lost consistently until that June, where nothing I did could get me under 167. I ramped up my workouts, ate less food, and started to lose again until about August where I was then stuck at 157. After that I had 3 plastic surgeries between Sep-March, during which time I lost slowly. I stayed at 134- 5 pounds above my goal weight- from about December to April 1, after which point I have mostly been between 129-133, although last October I ate too much at Halloween and hit 137, which I quickly spent the next month working to lose that weight to get back to normal. As of today, I'm 129, and it's been 16-months ish at goal.

Ultimately, you don't ever lose consistently, but for me, the only way I have continued to lose and maintain is by weighing every single day and constantly staying on top of it. As soon as you get complacent, you get stuck, you stay stuck, or you start to gain. The only way this sleeve has worked for me is understanding that everyday I need to be aware of the scale. There are days I eat junk food, it's good, and then the next morning I get right back on the scale. If it starts to move upward, immediately I make the changes I need to to make sure I drop again. The only way to lose and get to goal is to be vigilant and to keep working even when it feels like you are getting nowhere.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

None of us lose at a constant or steady rate. We all experience stalls, slow downs and weight fluctuations. Stalls are a normal, natural and necessary part of the process of losing weight.

Just follow your program and focus on getting in all of your Protein and fluids, and stay off the scale.

Embrace the Stall

http://BariatricPal.com/index.php?/topic/351046-Embrace-the-Stall

[sjfink 239]

This might give you a pretty good idea of what to expect.

[kelliev2015 136]

Sjfink, this is awesome. This is EXACTLY when I was looking for. So far, I'm right on track!