Marie,
I'm knew here too and only 22 days out from my sleeve surgery. I found unbelievable support here along with such wonderful tips, ideas and shared experiences.
I don't even own a scale. That said I lost a total of 34 pounds between my 2-week pre op and the first 15 days after surgery. I was weighed the day I started my 2-week pre op at the doctor's office and then weighed again at my 1st surgery post op appointment. I don't really know when I lost what weight just that I did. 6 pounds is a great start do not compare yourself to others experiences because you are you and that's just fine.
For me watching a scale is a negative. I go by the way I feel in my clothes and how much easier it is for me to do things. I'm 57 and this was my last hope for being healthier and that's the most important thing for me. I want to be here 10-20 years more with the best quality of life I can have. I'm not looking to wear the latest fashion trends or bikinis; I'm not doing this for a man or relationship. It's for me and my health and life quality, so I try to keep all the negative things out of my head (sometimes that's easier said than done) and only weigh myself at the doctors' appointments I have that way its months between weigh ins, and I don't see the times when I go a week without losing anything. This helps me keep my thoughts positive and to keep on track.
I was also lucky in that I had a year from my first appointment with the surgeon and lost over 50 pounds in that time, so my surgeon was not holding a required weight loss over my head to agree to perform the surgery. She was already happy with what I lost and only wanted me on the full liquid diet (only liquid protein shakes, clear liquids like isopure or bone broth, no solid foods whatsoever, I was having 80 -90 grams of protein and 64 oz of water only with the calorie count around 400-500 calories a day. It was brutal) for the 2 weeks prior to the surgery because, I was told that helps shrink the liver which lays on top of your stomach and the smaller it is the easier the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is to perform and to recover from. If my liver had still been larger than she wanted I would have had 5 incision sites instead of 4.
Anyhow what I am trying to say is don't worry about how much you lose this is a lifelong journey and you will get there in your time doing it your best way. Any person who takes the step for weight loss surgery has to acknowledge that there are sacrifices and struggles along the way that they are willing to go through to get what they want out of their life. I have faith in you.
