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I am 67 days post-OP and only 25 pounds down since surgery. That makes a total of 95 pounds down total, but I have a long way to go, as I was 399 when I started this weight loss journey. I'm a little discouraged by the slow pace of my post-op weight loss. I keep telling myself that slow and steady wins the race , blah, blah, blah, but I thought it would come off a lot faster. I have been following the plan, but the Easter candy is starting to look so tempting. I was told that right after surgery, you couldn't help but lose weight. That it would just drop off. Well I was losing about a pound a day for two weeks or so and then I had a two week stall. I even gained 5 pounds eating 600-700 calories a day. Some days I couldn't even get up to 600.

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that's about where I was at two months out, too. I thought there was no way I'd lose all my excess weight at that pace, but I did. People lose at all different rates for all different reasons. The key is sticking to your plan. If you're super committed, the weight will come off, whether fast or slow.

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Same here.guess we just do our best. Under 1000 calories a day and that’s with pushing veg and some fruit. Carbs 30-60 at most a day. It will come I am sure

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I am 60 days out and have lost 22 lbs. That's total. Now yes, my bmi started a lot lower than yours - but I still did think it would come off faster than it is. I have to work for every single ounce. I suppose it *is* coming off, though, rather than me working my butt off and still losing nothing. It's hard to be patient sometimes, though.

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10 days ago I weighed 3 pounds less. I had to raise my weight on my stats. I'm one pound less today, but I'm not sure how that can be, un literally not eating that much. Maybe 800 calories.

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I think everyone deals with this. I just told my niece I don't feel like I lost anything although she says she sees the difference. My surgeon did prepare me that my process would not be speedy Gonzales but stick to the plan and I will loose the weight. I think we all want this fast results but just like anything else it takes time. You will get there don't give up!

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Some of us are slow losers but we all get there eventually!

I will post my weight loss so far for you to have a comparison. As you will see, I am a slow loser but I started with a bmi of 44 and its now 32, almost "normal" so I am one happy bunny!

Also, its now down to 2-3lbs a month but it is still going down. I am not an active person, I have bad hips so don't exercise as much as others on here but just having the restriction itself has lost me most of the weight, don't give up hope :)

May 14th 2018 Surgery date

June 14th - 18st.11 - 22

July 14th - 18st.2 - 9

August 14th - 17st.8 - 8

September 14th -17st.0 - 8

October 14th - 16st.8 - 6

November 14th - 16st.6 - 2

December 14th - 16st.1 - 5

January 14th - 15st.12 - 3

February 14th - 15st 9 -3

March 14th - 15st 5.5 - 3.5 - 70lbs so far

April 14th - ?

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