Weight loss kind of slow

[wyndy1 8]

I know everyone is different, so everyone will lose at a different rate, but I feel like I am at a standstill. I am 32 days out and have lost 19.3 pounds. For the past 4 days I've been just about the same weight yet I know I'm eating the way I should. I just feel like I should be losing more by now. Has anyone else had this problem?

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[blizair09 3,250]

Did you have a stall at about the third week post-op? This might be that for you. Everyone goes through it. There will be stalls on-and-off throughout the journey. This is when the body is "catching up" with all of the weight loss and changes.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

feel like I should be losing more

@@wyndy1

you've "ONLY" lost 19.3 in first month!!

1.66 lbs average a day!!

you are not losing weight slowly

many OP are turning green with envy

don't complain, or wish you had lost more weight

someone might come over and bop you over the head!!

you really are doing great!!

keep up the good work

Celebrate each of those lbs lost

good luck

kathy

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

Your problem is not your rate of loss. It is your unrealistic expectation. A body is not a machine. Stalls are expected. To lose 19 lbs in a month is great. How many years did it take to become obese and how many more to stay that way? And now there's an emergency to lose it?

Lost weight is weight lost. That's a good thing.

[Tminus 22]

I know everyone is different, so everyone will lose at a different rate, but I feel like I am at a standstill. I am 32 days out and have lost 19.3 pounds. For the past 4 days I've been just about the same weight yet I know I'm eating the way I should. I just feel like I should be losing more by now. Has anyone else had this problem?

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I'm 3 months post op and have only lost 19 pounds - so it could be slower! Part of it depends on how much you have to lose. The lower your BMI, the slower it will be. My current BMI is 32.2, and my weight loss is going VERY slow. BUT, try increasing your Protein and Water. I bumped mine from 50 grams of Protein a day to 60 (trying to keep increasing it) and upped my Water from 50 ounces to 64+ and I can already tell a difference. Be patient with yourself. They say slow loss is better for you than fast loss anyway. Plus you're less likely to have super loose skin.

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[Icantbelieveit 955]

Your weight loss will slow after the first month of shock. Dont think that rate will continue.

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[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

only lost [19 pounds]

Uh oh, wash your mouth with soap.

[dimz 3]

What do they say is normal or Average to loss first month and in the coming months . I also feel I'm losing it very slow .

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[KristenLe 5,979]

What do they say is normal or Average to loss first month and in the coming months . I also feel I'm losing it very slow .

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It really depends on your starting weight /BMI. Weight loss can't be predicted. Everyone is different. Follow your plan and you're losing at the rate that's right for you.

[osvaldocaceres 9]

I lost 30 lbs in the first 3 weeks and then I stalled for 2 weeks.

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[erp 2,016]

4 days is not a stall. Get off the scale and go for a walk.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

4 days is not a stall

@@wyndy1

listen to wise words of @@erp

i taught her everything she knows

No weight loss in three (3) weeks

THAT is the beginning of an official stall

like gas, this too shall pass!! LOL

"God Grant Me Patience, Just Hurry Up About It!!"

good luck

kathy

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

In all that led you to the point of having surgery, did you ever have a month where you gained 19 pounds? Didn't think so. This isn't a magic bullet. This is a marathon and not a sprint. Be patient and kind to yourself. You will have stalls. You may even have gains. This is not linear -- it is not a straight line down. I'm 2 months out - down 55 pounds from my high weight and 31 pounds from my surgery weight. My BMI is down 9 points. I'm down 3 pants sizes. I don't have clothes that fit correctly now. I was not a low BMI surgery but I wasn't really high either -- Take one day at a time. Work the plan and plan the work.