Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
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I had my surgery July 26 and I have lost 47 pounds so far. I can and have went weeks without losing so last month I got a gym membership and work out 3 to 5 days for 2 hours or more. I workout hard. I am not sure why I am not losing more than 1 pound a week and sometimes i lose 3 or 4 and than gain it back on the days I don't work out but than lose it again with an extra 1 or 2 pounds when I work out....Not sure if this is making sense but I really want to lose atleast 4 pounds a week...I am down from a 22 to a 16 and I feel great and look great because i am 5'9 so I carry my weight well. Just wanna be smaller, sooner. I guess I need to be patient, but I am working out so hard trying to help with the weight loss but it seems like it is at a standstill.
Someone recently posted an article about this same issue (I think it may have been Krista???). You should look back and find it. It was great. It talked about how the scale lies. Everyone's, but especially women's, weight can fluctuate so much, even in the same day.
Also, as Krista said in this thread, muscle weighs more than fat. It's like twice as dense. So, if you lost 1 pound of fat and gained 1 pound of muscle you would weigh the same but you would be smaller! And, we want to gain muscle because muscle burns more calories at rest so the more muscle we have the faster our metabolism.
Try measuring yourself instead of weighing. You will most likely notice a loss of inches even if the scale hasn't moved.
Give yourself and your body a break. You are almost 50 pounds lighter than you were less than 4 months ago!!! That's almost half way to 100! That's awesome. Pat yourself on the back and keep up the good work. :-))
-Jenny