for me to maintain my weight loss i need to at least do my walking everyday . i do lose more when i hit the gym. what type of workouts do you do there ?i do 90 min of cardio a day along with 60 min on the mats(stretching and abs) and 60 to 90 min on the weights(free weights and machine) . then at other times i do step aerobics , spinning , yoga and polities.

Hmmm. Lets see... July 26 to today = 113 days. Just over 16 weeks.

Total weight lost to date: 47 pounds... so... that comes out to an average of around 3 pounds per week (2.9375 to be precise). And if you maintained that same average for say, 1 year, your total weight lost would be.... 152 pounds.

That seems to me like an extraordinary weight loss over a 1 year period; I guess I'm not sure why you disagree - I would say you are doing very well!

Jerry, now that you put it that way, i guess i need to be thankful for what i have lost and keep doing what i'm doing. sometimes we can be so ungrateful or atleast i can be. you really put things into prospective. i have noticed inches diminishing where it was loose fat so i should be extremely happy about that as well. Pleb36, i do atleast 80 minutes or cardio (treadmill, eliptical, bike) and the rest weight machines for arms and legs. Not to worried about my tummy area because as the weight diminishes so does that area. I actually use to be built like a coke bottle because i have a nice shape whether big or small, so i am lucky in a way. i need to do more stretching and in the summer i plan on doing aerobics classes when i have more time on my schedule. i work, go to school, and have 7 children so i am good to get in those 2.5 hr workouts 3 to 5 days a week,without the hubby complaining.

Jerry really did put this in prospective. You are doing great, but I know how you feel. I am 24 days post op and have lost a total of 24# and now at a standstill. keep up the good work.

Butterfly, get prepared for the plateau, but all of a sudden there will be drops...just stay positive, which is hard i know, as u see i am having my own issues, but i know it wont last it is just a mind thing we go through.

You are doing great! I thought I was losing slow...1-2 lbs a week, but my doctor was thrilled to hear it. He would rather me lose it slowly than for it to drop off quickly. We all want to be thin fast lol

Love Jerry's answer :)

I'll just add this... the day after you reach your goal weight guess what... no finish-line... it's just more of the same.... so concentrate on healthy eating choices, exercise, water, vitamins, head stuff. The only things we ever have control of in this journey.

Best wishes to you!!

thanks, i really need to focus on the head stuff and stop worrying and trying to rush things...it will happen...i finally can eat without gagging everything up so i should be happy...i guess now that i am feeling somewhat normal, i think i am not going to lose anymore, but it is all a head thing....i already know by summer i will be able to fit n my bikini so i shouldn't even be worrying since it is time to cover up anyway :)

And when is the last time you lost 47# in 4 months? You seem to be right on track. My average loss is around 10# a month, and it's slowed considerably in the last few months (I'm a year out next week).

Plus you're exercising and muscle weighs more than fat, so you're replacing the fat with muscle. Don't panic. It'll come off.

Krista

krimicri, i was thinking that maybe my muscle gain was making my weight loss off track...i know i can feel the muscle in my arms and legs now. plus i am a diabetic n have high blood pressure....im just going to keep doing what i am doing n try n stay focused on the big picture....i guess i was kind of comparing my weight loss to a friend of mine, who is a male, and who had the sleeve...at three months he said he lost 85 pounds and he had his surgery two weeks before i did....

I know it's tough, but try not to compare yourself to others. Everyone loses at a different pace, and there are other factors involved.. if he's much heavier than you were when you started he'll lose faster because he has more weight to lose, etc. And I think guys lose quicker anyway or something.. in any event, just focus on YOU and don't worry about all that other junk. :D

Krista

Yes, you are right...men lose faster n he was heavier....i hate this is such an obsession...

Mozay:

I can understand where you are coming from. In my first month I lost 34lbs. Then I saw others post how they lost 50lbs+ and was a little discouraged.
I stopped comparing myself to others because we all started at different weights, there are so many variances with the bariatric plans, we all started with different co-morbidities among other factors that can affect our weight.
Not only that but I have gained muscle and my clothes are huge. At times when we are at a hold we are losing inches and Id rather take that than nothing at all.
As long as you are following plan and still losing that is the best you can do. This is not a race but a lifestyle change. Keep in perspective the reasons why you did this.

Best Wishes.

Hi! I understand what you are going through. I'm 10 months out andI've only loss 91 lbs. I go through weeks were I don't lose any weight at all, or I'll lose and then gain it back the next week. Then lose it again the following week. Don't get me wrong I'm happy with my progress it's just been slow going. I've gone from a size 30-32 down to a size 14 which I'm happy about but I just want to lose a lot more. I've increased my workouts to 1 hour of card and 45 min of weight training 4 days a week so I'm hopping that will help.

WOW at 22 to a 14 in this short time frame is AMAZING! I like to focus more on my size and how I feel rather than the scale. Don't let that darn scale have too much power over you! How is your diet - are you getting enough to eat (protien ect) you may be in starvation mode where your body will hold on to fat and stuff. I went thru this and started eating more and the weight came off a little faster. If your nutritionist doesn't monitor your food journal give her/him a 10 day honest food journal and see what they say. You are doing wonderful!!