How much did you lose the first week?

[Jcreasey 4]

Hi everyone, it's day5 for me of my VSG surgery. I wanted to get everyone's take on how much weight you all lost in the first week. My highest weight was 281lbs and my day of surgery weight was 260lbs. I've been sticking to my liquid diet and have reached my Protein and Water goals each day but this morning when I stepped on the scale I was 258lbs. I thought I would have lost more than that since I'm only eating 200-400 calories a day. What was all of your experiences with the first week of weight loss?

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[JamieLogical 8,708]

You just had major surgery. You were pumped full of gas and IV fluids. Your body is reeling. Give it a second to sort itself out.

[Jcreasey 4]

I know and I get it, I just keep seeing all these women losing 10, 13, 14lbs the first week, I'm just curious about other people's experiences.

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[JamieLogical 8,708]

I know and I get it, I just keep seeing all these women losing 10, 13, 14lbs the first week, I'm just curious about other people's experiences.

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"Comparison is the thief of joy."

[JamieLogical 8,708]

PS: I lost 7 pounds my first week, but only 0.4 pounds my second week, for a total of 7.4 pounds my first two weeks. Guess what. I still got to goal!

The rate of loss is so truly irrelevant. This isn't a race. You have your sleeve for the rest of your life. In the grand scheme of things, if it takes you a month or two or six longer than someone else to reach goal, does it matter? The weight loss is only a tiny fraction of this journey. You will only spend a year or two losing weight. You will spend the whole rest of your life in maintenance after that.

[hmm33502 187]

I lost 13 lbs the first week then went on a 2 week stall with absolutely no loss. I tried to focus on healing and not loss for the first week. I am 1 month out and 23 lbs down. I started walking and exercising as early as I felt good.

Banded 2010 weight:327

Sleeved 12/28/16 weight:253

CW: 230 GW: 155

Heather in Texas

[courtney.rose.a. 49]

I'm 9 days post Op and lost 11 lbs in the first 7 days.

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[blizair09 3,250]

I would stay off of the scale for the first month. Your body is healing and making the adjustments it has to make to set you up to lose weight if you make the right decisions.

And please don't compare yourself to others. It really is an apples-to-oranges situation and you'll drive yourself crazy.

Good luck!

[2ndSpring 350]

I would stay off of the scale for the first month. Your body is healing and making the adjustments it has to make to set you up to lose weight if you make the right decisions.

And please don't compare yourself to others. It really is an apples-to-oranges situation and you'll drive yourself crazy.

Good luck!

I totally agree with this. The scale measures everything, not just fat. Your body is making adjustments, you are rebalancing your Fluid retention after the 2 week pre-op, and everything is inflamed. I lost a lot in the 2 week pre-op and then nothing in the 2 weeks after surgery. By the 3rd or 4th week, weight loss became more steady.

You are losing fat, even if the scale says otherwise.

[Chris1971 1]

27 pounds my first week out. I was expecting 10-12 counting on Water weight but when I went for my 1 week post op check up, I weighed in 27 pounds down. Now I'm 4 weeks out and about 42 pounds down.

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[sleevedviolet 52]

I'm on day 10 post-op vsg and I am down 14 pounds I'm averaging one to two lbs a day

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[jenndogg 23]

I'm so glad somebody asked lol! And I'm glad people are honest and saying stay off the scale! I was sleeved 1/11/17 and I've lost 11 pounds so far. I feel a little discourages as I thought I'd lose more. And unfortuantely since I been home from the hospital I've been weighing myself everyday But I do need to give the scale a rest! I can't wait until my doc said it's okay to exercise...maybe the pounds will start to drop then!

[valerieluvs 20]

I was sleeved 1/19/17 weighted 282 and today I'm at 275. I think I'll stay off the scale for the first month because I don't want to become obsessed with numbers. As long as I feel good and start looking better.

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[Sheran4eva 18]

I got say I gained weight in the hospital, came out with my belly swollen and I looked pregnant. It wasn't until 5-6 days before I took off the hospital Water weight.

I was sleeved before 2 week liquid diet I was 242. Surgery wt on 12/20 I was 224.4 and current wt is now 205. Onderland here I come!!!

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[BigUtahMan 207]

I lost huge amounts of Water weight after surgery, but it almost doesn't matter. Unless I change my life, it all comes back sooner or later. This is the second surgery I have gone through, so I know first hand that surgery doesn't cure your brain, only you can.

Respect the process, and it will all come off. But equal to it coming off, is keeping it off through lifestyle changes.