Newbie, banded St. Patty's day 09! Is my weight loss normal?

[Anii 0]

It's officially been two weeks since I was banded and I was wondering if what I'm losing is normal. I've read your first month you lose the most but I've only gone down 9 pounds since the day of the surgery, I feel stuck :thumbdown:. Anyone have that slow weight loss the first month? Thanks!

[AliciaA122 24]

I haven’t had the surgery, but your weight loss sounds very good to me… and normal or above normal, I’d assume. The goal they gave us at my seminar is to lose 1-2 pounds a week and you’ve lost 4.5 pounds a week!

[Moondust 0]

It's officially been two weeks since I was banded and I was wondering if what I'm losing is normal. I've read your first month you lose the most but I've only gone down 9 pounds since the day of the surgery, I feel stuck :thumbdown:. Anyone have that slow weight loss the first month? Thanks!

Hi, Anii!

There are a lot of us that were banded on St. Patty's Day, Welcome!

I went for my 2 week appt. yesterday and have lost 9 lb. also. The PA said that was great for 2 weeks. I had hoped I'd lost more but I'm happy with the loss of 9 lbs.

Don't be discouraged. Remember, if we'd had a more drastic bariatric surgery the weight would be dropping off of us much more quicky. I figure that because I chose not to do that, losing at a slower rate is the result. The more realistic our expectations are the better off we'll be in the long run.

We're doing just fine with a nine pound weight loss, Anii!

AliciaA122, great advice!

[Anii 0]

Thanks guys, I thought I was just weird. I think I'm just extremely impatient about it ha ha. But you're right I gotta keep reminding myself this is the healthiest way.