Surgery weight loss calculation

[KathyLev 286]

Before surgery at one of my dietician appointments , she did a bunch of calculations and said this surgery will help me lose 30 pounds. Granted,I started out with a lower BMI , but after reading all the weight loss by everyone else ,I feel like having the surgery, I went nuclear over a measley 30 pounds ! I do want to lose more ,so I guess it's up to me to do the rest of the work after I hit that point. Did anyone get a calculation like this ? Have you lost beyond the number they gave you by your own efforts ? Maybe I'm overthinking this . I've been at a stall for 3 weeks now and I think it's messing with my head .

[pintsizedmallrat 474]

I don't know if this is an across-the-board thing or not but the "projected weight loss" I was given by my doctor was VERY conservative. They expected me to end up between 135 and 145. I started at 245 and for someone my height, 140 would have still had me in the "obese" category. I weigh 95 pounds as of this morning.

It's going to be pretty dependent on your height, your starting weight, your fitness level, your understanding of nutrition and your body's overall unique system...but people can and do absolutely blow right pass the initial number their doctor says.

I think they're trying to be realistic, but I remember feeling that way when they gave me that number, like, "That's it? I'm going go through all this and still have to have a conversation with my GP about what we're going to do about my weight every time?"

[KathyLev 286]

Oh --- thank you for that reply. I got myself all worked up and focused on "only" losing 30 pounds ! You really eased my mind . I'm happy to hear that it's just a conservative estimate. After that initial 30,I'm ready to take the reins and continue on

[summerseeker 2,322]

I was told that you are expected to loose 65% of your excess weight. Any after that is a bonus

[Spinoza 1,489]

Yes I think surgical teams do tend to be quite conservative in their estimates. If the average loss is 65% then lots of people lose less and lots more (that's how averages work, LOL).

I think they don't want to 'promise' a greater loss in case we complain afterwards that their surgery didn't achieve it, so they pick the lowest common denominator.