Monthly Weight Loss

[Melissa Cad 1]

How much weight should I be losing a month?

[LakeishaNicole 42]

I been trying to figure out the same thing. I had gastric bypass March 16th and my surgery weight was 235 and I have been 208 for the past week. Am I doing something wrong?

[Matt Z 4,140]

There is no set amount you "should" be losing. Everyone is different.

If you are in a stall, just watch your intakes. Make sure your Protein intake is where it should be, make sure your Water intake is upwards of 128oz of water or more. Make sure you are actually exercising.

Don't focus just on weight, if you are working out you can lose body fat and not "weight".

[LakeishaNicole 42]

Thanks Matt!!! I really needed to hear that. My Water intake is def a problem so I know I need to work on that

[Matt Z 4,140]

2 minutes ago, LakeishaNicole said:

Thanks Matt!!! I really needed to hear that. My Water intake is def a problem so I know I need to work on that

Water is critical to weight loss, our bodies will not process/breakdown fat if there isn't enough water to do so! We really want to see water intake upwards of 128oz a day. It sucks at first, but after you get used to it, it's not much of a problem!

[GreenTealael 25,446]

How early out should we hit 128 oz?

[Matt Z 4,140]

12 minutes ago, Tealael said:

How early out should we hit 128 oz?

It's going to be different for everyone, just work on trying to get a little more in each day. Don't rush or force it, but do try to get more. Also, it doesn't *have* to be 128oz, that's just my general "goal". Going over is fine, going under is fine, just want to make sure we are getting upwards of 128oz, 64 is a great start, but it's not enough to support everything we need it to.

[YeahOkay31 651]

I have a sleeve so these expectations might be a bit low for a full bypass, but my nutritionist said that in the first month you should lose about 20 pounds, months 2-6, 8-12 pounds a month, and then months 7-12, 6-8 pounds a month. Of course we all lose differently so I would not panic if you are losing less than the aforementioned.