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MissWings80

MissWings80

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Hey Everyone! I’m new here and just had revision from a lap band to gastric bypass last Tuesday 12/10/19. The morning of the surgery, I had lost about 9 pounds from completing the pre-op diet the week before. But when I weighed myself yesterday, I hadn’t lost anything? I mean, I haven’t eaten food in two weeks?!?!?! What is the average weekly weight loss? I am 5’ and current weight is approximately 208.
 
MissWings80 said:
Hey Everyone! I’m new here and just had revision from a lap band to gastric bypass last Tuesday 12/10/19. The morning of the surgery, I had lost about 9 pounds from completing the pre-op diet the week before. But when I weighed myself yesterday, I hadn’t lost anything? I mean, I haven’t eaten food in two weeks?!?!?! What is the average weekly weight loss? I am 5’ and current weight is approximately 208.
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Hi MissWings and welcome!

My advice would be to only weigh yourself once a week. I know it's hard since you're excited to see results but any more frequently can set yourself up for disappointment and false hope.

Being only 9 days out from surgery, your body is still dealing with the trauma from that. The scale is going to be wonky. I'd suggest holding off until you are at day 14 before getting on again.

Unfortunately, there really is no "average" for weekly loss. It is very specific to each individual. So many factors come to play such as age, starting weight, medications you take, genetics, etc. Throughout my journey, I quickly realized that there wasn't even an average week for me! I'd have some weeks where I'd only loose 0.2 and then others where I'd loose 7. :) Your body will do it's own thing but rest assured that in the end, you will loose and you will loose a lot! :)
 
I had a revision back in August, and I will say that the fluid bloat took a little bit to go away, and then once I did start losing more, I would drop several, and plateau, then drop several and plateau. Focusing on the trajectory of going down instead of monitoring each pound was helpful for me. I do weigh daily, but that is something I need for myself and my routine... I track much more than just my actual weight - my scale is able to do water, fat percentage, muscle mass, etc. I found that when I don't focus on my weight, but more on how I feel and how things fit, the progress is much more tangible. For example - I was in a size 12 the day I went in for surgery, and I am currently in a size 4 jeans. I don't think I've been a 4 since I was 4... lol.
 
I understand what you mean by not feeling full on the water or popsicles or broth. I’m in the same boat and asking myself the same question. I’m four days post op and I’m doing exactly what they told me to do, but I never feel full. It has worried me already I too came from the band to the bypass. Let me know when it changes for you please. I don’t go see my doctor for another week to ask him questions. I’m just limiting myself as much as I can.
 
Meranda said:
I understand what you mean by not feeling full on the water or popsicles or broth. I’m in the same boat and asking myself the same question. I’m four days post op and I’m doing exactly what they told me to do, but I never feel full. It has worried me already I too came from the band to the bypass. Let me know when it changes for you please. I don’t go see my doctor for another week to ask him questions. I’m just limiting myself as much as I can.
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I very rarely ever get that "full" feeling... which is a GREAT thing! If you are eating/sipping slowly enough and taking your time with your meals, you may never feel full. You only get that full feeling when you have put too much in your pouch in a short amount of time. So long as you are following your eating/drinking guidelines, you should be fine! To me, not feeling that "full" feeling simply means you are slowing down as you eat and taking your time, which means you haven't filled it up to the point where you used to and it means you aren't pulling at the staple line because you put too much food in. It takes some getting used to not having it, but it is definitely a good thing :)
 
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