How much is too much? how fast is too fast??

[destynee990 0]

Hello everyone... I am having some "inner issues" and I wanted to get some feedback from you all.

I had my surgery on March 7th,2008

As of today Sapt. 19th 2008 I am down 75lbs.

I didnt think that was alot of weight although my doctor as assured me I am "way ahead of the game". My goal was to lose 100lbs and I am almost there. My question is am I an ABNORMAL case? has anyone else lost this much this quickly? Is this too much too fast?? I feel fine and other than still mentally adjusting to NOT overeating. I am doing ok.

Anyone else with "significant" weight loss in a short period of time??

Just curious....:thumbup:

~Destynee~

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Darn I just had a nice long reply and internet explorer ate it! ANYWAY 28 weeks, 75 pounds, (and if you lost some of that preop then this number would go down a bit...) that's 2.67 pounds a week. That's not wild. Assuming you are younger (you didn't post your age) and assuming you are eating adequate Protein, taking Vitamins, etc. then why worry?

[JaimeSTL 4]

I had surgery on Feb 28, so I'm just shy of 7 months post-op. I've lost 101 lbs. I just checked and it has been 29 weeks since my surgery, so that's an average of about 3.5 lbs per week, though my recent average is about 2 lbs a week.

I say as long as you feel good, are getting adequate nutrition, and not starving yourself, you're fine. I've had a couple of people tell me that I'm losing too fast and I just laugh. I feel better than I have felt in years, I'm healthy, I'm active, I'm well-nourished. I didn't set out to lose this much weight this quickly, but I'm happy that I have.

[srfrmom 0]

I don't think its too fast. I am about 9 wks post op and have lost 48 lbs. This all being after the lap band was placed.

[tapshoes 2]

But remembering that some of the time immediately post-op is for recovery not loss, that is a significant (but not unheard of) loss. It also depends on how much you have to lose in total - someone who has to lose 200 pounds will initially lose more than someone who may need to lose 50.

Bottom line - if you are healthy, and your doctor is not raising any flags, then accept it - and rejoice!

[auntlucy 22]

You're doing great! You've lost about 13 pounds more than me, and you had your surgery a few days before. I think you are probably losing a litle faster than most, but as long as you are getting enough Protein, veggies, etc., then you should be very happy!