How much weight can I expect to lose after a gastric bypass operation
You
are expected to loose anything between 50-75% of your
excess body weight. It is highly unlikely that you will
return to a normal weight after the surgery. So for example,
if you are twenty stone in weight and your normal body
weight should be around ten stone, you cannot expect
to loose exactly ten stone in weight to return you to
normal. It is likely you will loose anything between
five to seven and a half stone
of your body weight. Anything further is a bonus and
normally down to somebody being very disciplined with
their food intake and doing a lot in terms of activity.
Answers provided by Denise Thomas, Streamline Surgical dietitian
