4 days post op! Not losing a lot of weight am concerned did anyone else have this problem.

[Mary0110 1]

Anyone having the same issue?

[Introversion 1,876]

Is this a serious question?

There's no way you can accurately determine your rate of weight loss after a whopping four days post-surgery. Your body underwent trauma and it's normal to hold onto fluids before dropping pounds.

For now, stay off the scale until four weeks post-op. The first month is notorious for stalls, plateaus, and weird changes.

Also, weight loss after bariatric surgery doesn't happen in a predictable, linear pattern. You lose a few pounds, hold onto pounds, and sometimes stall and plateau before you start losing more weight. In other words, you won't post a daily loss. Weight loss starts and stops and resumes.

I lost an average of about 6 pounds per month after weight loss surgery. However, I'm pleased with the overall outcome: I've lost 100 pounds and have been keeping it off so far.

Good luck to you.

[Mary0110 1]

Is this a serious question?
There's no way you can accurately determine your rate of weight loss after a whopping four days post-surgery. Your body underwent trauma and it's normal to hold onto fluids before dropping pounds.
For now, stay off the scale until four weeks post-op. The first month is notorious for stalls, plateaus, and weird changes.
Also, weight loss after bariatric surgery doesn't happen in a predictable, linear pattern. You lose a few pounds, hold onto pounds, and sometimes stall and plateau before you start losing more weight. In other words, you won't post a daily loss. Weight loss starts and stops and resumes.
I lost an average of about 6 pounds per month after weight loss surgery. However, I'm pleased with the overall outcome: I've lost 100 pounds and have been keeping it off so far.
Good luck to you. [emoji4]

I meant pre op [emoji58] sorry

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

I'm still pre-op, not even to the diet two weeks before surgery yet. However, while people do lose weight on the liquid diet, I wouldn't worry about it if you don't lose a lot now. If it were easy for you to drop weight, you wouldn't be having this surgery! Trust that if you follow the recommendations from your doctor and nutritionist, it'll work in the long run (and not that long). There are probably thousands of posts on this site that demonstrate exactly that.

[Introversion 1,876]

2 hours ago, Mary0110 said:

I meant pre op [emoji58] sorry

Thanks for providing this clarification.

[shericrazylady 113]

I lost 6kgs in 3 weeks before my sleeve so that included the liquid diet that's like 13pounds? I could have indulged in everything I wanted [emoji27][emoji26][emoji21]but I stuck to it thank god I did

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[Berry78 4,261]

How long have you been on the preop diet?

The main thing is to keep in contact with your surgeon's office about it in case they want you to make changes.

Good luck!

[Mountaingal 322]

So have you had your surgery and how have you done?

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

Not sure if that question was meant for me, but I've had the surgery and I've been losing about a pound a day since. Stay calm and keep to the plan . . . it will work.

[Mountaingal 322]

Sounds like you are doing really well 1955. I have never lost weight at the rate but weight loss different for everyone. Mary 0110 Did you have your surgery?

[XYZXYZXYZ1955 675]

Mountaingal, thank you. My loss has slowed a bit, though I'm still in the first month post-op. I also just noticed which forum I'm in--I had the sleeve, so that may make a difference, too, as well as my rather high initial weight. We're all different and lose at different rates, but the truth is that if we each follow the guidelines we're given, we'll lose weight. This part can be tough, but the long-range goal of keeping the weight off and changing our habits forever--now, that's a challenge!

Good luck, all.