More importantly for me is keeping my blood sugar stable and becoming more regular with exercise. The weight loss is very small. They don't seem overly concerned with that and have said due to certain medical conditions they didn't expect a lot of weight loss. I dropped 12 within the first 2 months but now I am teetering up down same 2/3 lbs. That is even more frustrating. Trying to build muscle and stamina before surgery in hopes to speed recovery and minimize post op issues. We will definitely be able to help each other given our surgeries are so close together now.