Sleeved on 2/5/18 - losing slowly

[Gogirl20 0]

I was sleeved in Feb. 2018. My BMI was 33. 1 week before surgery I weighed 213

Surgery weight: 206

Current weight: 197

It has been 31 days, I thought I would have lost at least 40 pounds by now. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do?

[Kat0000 124]

No worries, seems like your on target with a lower BMI. Your not going to lose 40 lbs a month at your weight, hun. Your doing great.

[Creekimp13 5,840]

You are precisely average.

People typically lose 18% of their net excess weight the first month.

If you're a 350 pound person and lose 18% of your excess weight... you might lose 40 pounds.

But you're not.

You're 5'6". You have a normal BMI at 154 pounds. (I get that you'd prefer to weight a little less)

206-154 = 52 pounds of excess weight.

18% of 52 pounds is 9.3 pounds.

You've lost 9 pounds....the exact average amount of weight someone your size is expected to lose. Congrats:)

Should you be worried? No, you're doing perfectly.

Is there anything you can do? Yes. Be patient and have realistic expectations. You're not going to lose weight like you weigh 350.

Edited March 9, 2018 by Creekimp13

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

I was sleeved in Feb. 2018. My BMI was 33. 1 week before surgery I weighed 213
Surgery weight: 206
Current weight: 197
It has been 31 days, I thought I would have lost at least 40 pounds by now. Should I be worried? Is there anything I can do?

You thought you'd have lost 40lbs in a month.

lol

Were did that figure pop up from? Unicorn land ...or?

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