weight loss predicter???

hey gang.
am i totally off the wall or is there some kind of prediction that if you lose x amount of weight by your 6 month mark, then you should lose x amount of weight by the 12 month period?  or by the end of your weight loss period??  or did i totally make this up?? lol

You make it up.
At 6 months most people can eat more and more foods. Some that do not follow the diet may not lose as much. On the other hand - I got really sick at 6 month - my GB had to be removed - so not only I had to follow a very strict diet for 3 weeks before surgery (due to severe pain) but also 2-3 weeks post op. That 1.5 month of being virtually back to liquid diet and slowly getting back to normal foods -  I lost a lot of weight...and was done losing at 10 months post op.
You can't predict how much you lose and when.

I talked to my nutrionist about this at my last appointment, and I don't think she really got what I was asking.  She told me that the surgery is considered a success if you eventually lose between 50 and 75% of your excess weight.  I'm just about at 46% so far at the 6 month period, so I'm definitely on a good track, I just thought that I remembered hearing there was some calculation. 

Thanks for your reply :)

 My doctor told me I should expect 75% initially but end up at 67%...then it is up to the individual to keep it off...but than again we are all different..I think these numbers are average

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Nope, no calculation.  No two people fit the same mold - there are too many variables such as compliance, consumption, exercise, metabolism!

 Someone posted this the other day. I think it's a good guide, but everyone will have different results. Hope this helps!


www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op+planne r.php

I just read statistic (keep in mind as above, not everyone is the same) that you can expect to lose an average of 67% of your excess body fat in 12 months, 80% after 24 months.

Thanks everyone for your replies :)

 Just remember that's averages.  That includes everyone *****gains after as well.

I'm at just over 100%, and I'll most likely live at no less 98% as long as I keep an eye on my weight range and caloric intake/output.  You have control over where you end up ultimately.  With a little extra work you can get past where your body "wants to live".

 My dr told me that by 6mths we should loose atleast 30% of our excess body weight and then we would be on schedule for a 60% weight loss in a year.  If we loose 40% of our ebw then we will be on track for 80%.  Hope this helps

an example is 
60% loss     -
100lb ebw  -  6mths - 30lbs  1 yr 60lbs
80% loss
100lb ebw - 6mth - 40lbs  1 yr 80lbs

Hope this helps