DeAna N

As the other posters above stated, everyone is different. Heck, everyone can even vary greatly from month to month. I've lost as much as 26 pounds in a month and as little as 7 pounds in a month.
Most doctors will tell you explain to lose 1-2 pounds per week after Lap Band surgery.

I can understand people being anxious to lose. Hell, I am averaging 16.8lbs a month and wish I could do better but realistically that is just not healthy.

I am averaging between 2-3lbs a week now and I am 6wk post op I think for some it is harder than it has been for me so far my appetite hasn't returned yet since surgery so it's been easy to stay on track everyone is different so it's hard to say what will happen to you

I started a low carb high Protein a two weeks ago and it's actually getting easier but that darn lays chips commercial where they are falling and she takes a bite out of one makes me wants some chips so bad. I have to turn the channel for fear of raiding the frig...LOL stupid commercial

It went and got my first fill today and I feel great. It took less than 10 seconds!!!!! Very Painless u dont feel a thing. Today my nurse gave me 5cc, liquid diet for 24 hrs and the mushy foods for 24 hrs. They say by Sunday I can eat regular food.
My pre surgery weight was 257 and i am down to 240=17lbs total of baggage that I dnt need!!! Love getting healthy!!!!!!!

Crazy girl forgot to post that I hit 198 last week! Was an exciting moment!!!!!

Thanks all I feel better today and eating mushies. By the way I lost 23 Pds so far

Proud to say that I went for an hour walk today in the park. Felt great but now my legs and feet hurt!
Look forward in doing it again tomorrow.

Ha... anyone ever says that to me I'm going to plant a big ole kiss right on their lips and say Thank YOU!
(she's jealous... it's not like your frail and weigh 98 pounds)
NICE work by the way!

I go in today. I will keep you posted.

I had my surgery on Aug 6th as well and my first fill on Sept 19, I hope. I have loss 11.5 pounds since then so that is about 1.8 per week. Had 10 days without any weight loss, so I am hoping my Dr. will give me a fill. I am very detailed with my journel with weight, exercise, foods with amounts and my calories, although dr. said don't worry about calories, just low fat, low carb and 80gr of Protein. I will be curious to see what you get for your fill so we can compare.
Wish you luck

Thanks everyone. I guess maybe i do eat too fast. Such a hard habit to break. I'll try eating slower. It's hard because I always eat with my significant other and he wolfs it down. Then I end up not being able to finish my food and have to give him the rest. He jokes i'm trying to make him fat...lol

and here you are talking to people! LOL.
Great advice already given so I won't repeat it. Good luck.

checking in at 210.00 that 5lbs down for September...YEAH ME

well, if you are a sagging, me and maddy and alex will still wuv ya
( we will all be GORGEOUS)
hey, WE ALREADY IS.............

Went to see the Dr today and I'm 20 lbs down since surgery a week ago! That's crazy. I thought it was too much but my Dr. said that it was phenomenal! So I guess it's good. Not looking forward to this next week though, I know I'll probably lose 0. Oh well, Have a great day everyone

So i was banded 4/25/12 and i only lost 39lbs I had my first fill of 1 cc almost 2 months ago and I only lost 1/2 lbs since , It's mainly due to stress . So today I started back on a liquid diet just for the rest of this week to get me back on track. Hopefully the scale will move from the 280's to the 270's

I just had to share that I created a plan, I have stayed with my plan, today I weighed and I hit my goal of 175 pounds before Sept 1st! (The scale really has 174.4) but I am so happy I cried. It's been a long time for me to be where I am and I am just so thankful!

Well the last of our group is going in for surgery today. I thank you so much for participating I never expected this many people would reach out. My goal was for everyone to see someone going in at the same time and to make connections and I am so pleased. Thank you for all the encouragement and I hope that I encouraged someone else. I love you guys :wub: I feel like we are all on the same team this journey is so much nicer with teammates .... Good luck everyone
23AUG-Missymobaby, tflemon67, LissaH, lisastill, JasonCanDoit!, starvinmanda Congrats
24AUG-Michele1975, EverythingToGain, LiveStrong41, krazykristy1998, yeya, Khpiglet, andrealeigh2116, tiny62 Congrats
27AUG-binab, mrslogan0612, BeeBlueheron, dwilliams, Kdubb Congrats
28AUG-slojo67, 67jax, pjenkins1970, wheldonmommy Congrats
29AUG- joann852, MusicTeacher, angelle Congrats
30AUG-yourshoesareuntied, trishkaczsassycass830, harleymelm, choosesuccess, whitedobe Congrats
31AUG-MissE44, Nanu, dean7115, kimmers2012, Livestrong41
Congrats to everyone

here is a copy of my post for the challenge just to give you an example in case I lost someone:
Name, real or screen~DeAnaN
Goal weight for September 29th~207
Weight on September 1st~215
Age~41
Dietary goal for September~get at least 75g of protien and 64 oz of water
Exercise goal for September~working out 30min 3times a week
Personal goal for September~Fall cleaning before it gets cold
Date banded~15AUG2012
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~15lb
What is your favorite Fall Activity?~FOOTBALL, fall carnival, International festival

Alright you new Bandsters it's time for accountability LisaHolland73 post a challenge every month(it's under the general lap band forum) a I am posting a copy of her post it explains everything it's just a little accountability chart(no pressure ) any takers just copy the questions and post them under her post it's under "September Autumn Challenge" She will put everything on a spread sheet and post it so make sure to follow the forum Good luck
Welcome to the monthly challenge. September is here and time to start working on Autumn/Fall activities. The Autumn Challenge is a fun way to keep track of your monthly weight loss while gaining and giving support to other bandsters.

Copy and post the template below and fill in the information that you are comfortable sharing on Saturday September 1st the come back every Saturday on the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th and post your updated weight. I will keep track of the weights to get a table listing everyone's results on the following weekend.

Good luck to everyone and remember this isn't a contest it's a challenge and you are a winner no matter how much you lose.

The first three items are required all others are recommended, but the last one is the most fun. If you are new to our monthly challenger please leave a short introduction.

Name, real or screen~
Goal weight for September 29th~
Weight on September 1st~
Age~
Dietary goal for September~
Exercise goal for September~
Personal goal for September~
Date banded~
Total weight loss since banding/pre op diet~
What is your favorite Fall Activity?

Well the last of our group is going in for surgery today. I thank you so much for participating I never expected this many people would reach out. My goal was for everyone to see someone going in at the same time and to make connections and I am so pleased. Thank you for all the encouragement and I hope that I encouraged someone else. I love you guys :wub: I feel like we are all on the same team this journey is so much nicer with teammates .... Good luck everyone
23AUG-Missymobaby, tflemon67, LissaH, lisastill, JasonCanDoit!, starvinmanda Congrats
24AUG-Michele1975, EverythingToGain, LiveStrong41, krazykristy1998, yeya, Khpiglet, andrealeigh2116, tiny62 Congrats
27AUG-binab, mrslogan0612, BeeBlueheron, dwilliams, Kdubb Congrats
28AUG-slojo67, 67jax, pjenkins1970, wheldonmommy Congrats
29AUG- joann852, MusicTeacher, angelle Congrats
30AUG-yourshoesareuntied, trishkaczsassycass830, harleymelm, choosesuccess, whitedobe Congrats
31AUG-MissE44, Nanu, dean7115, kimmers2012, Livestrong41
Congrats to everyone

sooo...just went shopping...went from a 26 to a 14/16-18/20shirt...from 26 to 22 pants ...I actually bought a few things from Old Navy!! Haven't shopped for myself in there in over 10 yrs!!

Got banded yesterday. Was home at noon. No pain. No gas. Walking around. Trying to get my shakes in but I am not hungry. Only minor pain where my port is. Blessed that I had no complications so far. My new birthday August 30, 2012.

I HAD MY 3RD FILL LAST MONDAY AND I AM EATING VERY LITTLE LOST 6 IN A WEEK HERE I GO THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SINCE MY SURG 5-8-12 BYE BYE FAT