Gastric bypass 2/15/23. Weight Loss question.

[Jonathan Carlson 73]

I had a successful surgery 12 days ago. My only complication was high blood pressure, so I was in Tobey Hospital (Southcoast) for 2 nights.

I'm down about 28 lbs, which is a loss of 2+ lbs per day. Is this normal? I started at 386lbs.

I'm not eating much. I get my Protein from Fairlife Elite shakes (42g) and :Ratio yogurt (25g). Other than that, I have tea, Jello, pudding and broth.

Anyway, looking forward to stage 4 foods!

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[summerseeker 2,063]

Everyone is different in the way they loose weight. Men on the whole, tend to loose quicker than women. You are doing really great with the weight loss and getting your Protein and liquids in to you so well.

The weight loss will slow down as you begin to eat more normal foods but then your restriction will kick in to keep you honest. After a while the hunger comes back and that's when all we have learned will be needed to keep us on track. Enjoy this honeymoon period you are in, be ready for the 3 week stall.

[catwoman7 11,179]

we started out at about the same weight, and I didn't even lose that much in a MONTH (I lost 16 lbs the first month). So you are doing fantastic, actually. Most of us seem to lose somewhere in the 15-25 lb range the first month, so you're way ahead of pack...

and yes, as summerseeker said, weight loss slows way down after that first month. The big initial drop is mostly Water.

Edited February 28, 2023 by catwoman7