Is this to fast for weight loss?

[Ineedhelp2014 61]

This week I went for my three month checkup and I had lost 50% of my goal weight which is where they had me at for 6 months. I have worked really hard on my nutrition, CrossFit, sleep and supplements. My biggest concern with being to fast is the excess skin and my other concern was if I went to slow I would lose the benefits of the surgery. Most people told me the first 6 months is where I needed to lose the bulk of my weight.

[Meryline 546]

At 3 months I was over 60% of goal. I'll be 4 months on Thursday and I'm at 68% now. Some loose faster than others, the surgeons usually go by the average.

Edited July 16, 2017 by Meryline

[JohnnyCakes 593]

46 minutes ago, Ineedhelp2014 said:

This week I went for my three month checkup and I had lost 50% of my goal weight which is where they had me at for 6 months. I have worked really hard on my nutrition, CrossFit, sleep and supplements. My biggest concern with being to fast is the excess skin and my other concern was if I went to slow I would lose the benefits of the surgery. Most people told me the first 6 months is where I needed to lose the bulk of my weight.

what is your diet like? calories?

[Ineedhelp2014 61]

1200-1500 calories and 100-130 grams of Protein now. I really focus on getting protein more than anything.

[Carolmom10 5]

Eveeybody loses in a different speed. All depend on ur intial weight, activity, calories intake, etc. at the begging my doc said I was loosing faster than the average but them came month 4 and 5 and my weight now its going really slow. On 7/14 was my 5 month and I lost 60% of they weight I want to lose (not even sure if my weight goal its what my doc have in mind he told me I should lose 10lb a month and I already lost 82lb) anyway if you doc didn't say anything is because you are doing the right way. Keep it up w your great job

[James Marusek 5,244]

As you get further post-op the speed of your weight loss slows down and eventually levels off and you stop losing weight and slide into the Maintenance phase. I transitioned into the Maintenance phase at 7 months. So in answer to your question about too much weight loss - the answer is NO. It might be the opposite.

One thing to do now at the 3 month stage is to assess your Protein intake. Your daily protein requirement is met by a combination of the amount of protein you obtain from food combined with the amount of protein from protein supplements (protein shakes, protein bars). Right after gastric bypass surgery, the volume of food you consume is minuscule (2 ounces) per meal. But as you get further along, the meal volume increases. Therefore you have a very important option available to you. As a result, you can begin to reduce your reliance on Protein Shakes provided you concentrate on consuming high protein meals. I went from 3 a day, down to 2, down to 1 and eventually none when I reached 1 cup per meal at a year and a half post-op. This is important because protein shakes contain calories.

You indicated that you are taking 100-130 grams of Protein now. That sounds high. I was directed to consume 75-90 grams of protein a day but then I was not doing cross fit training. Anyways it is important to have a good daily goal for protein and make sure you are accounting the protein in your meals into your equation, not just the protein shakes.

[JohnnyCakes 593]

8 hours ago, Ineedhelp2014 said:

1200-1500 calories and 100-130 grams of Protein now. I really focus on getting Protein more than anything.

impressive you have been losing 1lb/day on that many calories. your crossfire workouts must be intense. keep it up!