My doctor told me to expect to lose 1 pound a week

okitsme · March 13, 2008

My doctor told me to expect to lose about 1 pound a week, has anyone else been told/experienced this? That sure doesn't sound like much. I was hoping for more than that. Am I expecting too much too soon? I know losing slowly is more healthy, but...

VegasGrace · March 13, 2008

Not told that at all. Some weeks I lost more, some...and many months was .33 pound. yep, took 3 weeks to lose one pound.

You should expect weightloss. How much and how fast is dependent upon you.

newimage · March 13, 2008

My doctor told me the same thing. It holds true for me. I excercise, and eat right. I now have lost 63 lbs as of 6:00 this morning. My bandiversary date was March 8th which means I have lost a lb a week in 12 months. It may not seem like much to others, but boy do I feel and look great. Good enough for me. As long as I do things right I'm happy. Good luck!

k_podski · March 13, 2008

Hi okitsme.. My doc told me 1-3 is average, and a healthy amount weekly.. Nice ticker by the way:).. My date was just changed from Wednesday to Monday.. So I will be banded on the 17 as well.. Yay!! Best of luck to you:)

Kerri

okitsme · March 13, 2008

Thanks for the replys, I guess I am just in too big of a hurry. Any weight loss at this point is fabulous!

congrats new image--keep it up and keep it off LOL

and good luck on the 17th k pod, hope it's a lucky day for us both!

jclang · March 13, 2008

my dr said the same thing, i-2 pounds a week but I have heard it depends on you, what you eat and how much you exercise.

MsHansy · March 14, 2008

Both my mom and aunt lost 20lbs a month for the first 5 months and have both stayed about 115lbs lost. Wow I hope I have their genes, I get banded next week.