Slow to lose

[sleeve619 0]

I was sleeved on June 19th. I've lost weight from swelling but haven't started really losing? Anyone else experience a slow loss?

[Missy161 395]

I was sleeved june 22. My starting weight was 223 Surgery weight 217 current weight 200.6- I'm happy with that. What is slow to you? I'm holding on for that next pound to take me into Onderland!

[clk 3,519]

Yeah, I was a really slow loser. Averaged about six pounds a month. I gained 11 in the hospital. My biggest, and only, double-digit month was my first month.

Don't fret! Your sleeve works!

It took me longer than some people, but I made plenty of friends on here that lost just as slowly as me. And I did lose, every pound I planned on, plus more. I'm under my initial goal weight, at 7 years out.

My advice for slow losers? Don't weigh daily. It's painful. Do it weekly. Measurements. I lost sizes even when the scale didn't budge. Keep going. It took me 17 long months to reach my initial goal weight, but I got there. I firmly disbelieve that one year nonsense as I am proof, twice over, of later sleeve loss.

Don't be disheartened. You didn't gain overnight. You have an amazing, lifelong tool to help you lose.

Let me know if you have questions.

Good luck!!

Cheri