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Thanks guys! It went well! I'm down 23.5 lbs since the surgery and he put in 2ccs of saline. I was told to be on liquids for 2 days then gradually progress to regular food. Next fill is in 6 weeks, I'm so excited!

I'm so nervous! As of now I have no saline in my band, as they wanted it to heal beforehand. Tomorrow is my first fill and I'm so nervous! I don't know what to expect. Any and all advice would be appreciated!

Thanks! I have been pretty hard on myself about losing weight. The scale has not made me very happy lately lol but you're right, I had been weighing myself almost daily. Thank you all for your input, it's greatly appreciated!

Can't believe it is finally here! It's all happening so fast! I lost 10 pounds on my pre-op diet so I feel like I'm on my way! The hospital I'm having surgery at is an hour from my home and we are having a bit of a winter storm with 1-3 inches of ice expected. Staying in a hotel next to hospital so we don't have to travel I'm it! I'm so excited!!! Please pray my surgeon can make it in!

It is not considered a stall unless it is more then 6 to 8 weeks. There will be months you will not lose at all you just have to be patient and stay off the scale. If you keep weighing yourself and it doesn't move you are just setting yourself up for disappointment.

mushie foods tend to be higher in calories. keep track. and eat healthy mushies. mashed potatoes isn't a healthy alternative vs. perhaps some refried Beans or chili. and not a can of chili lol unless it is low fat chili or homemade. cheryl just posted a great one. eggs add some low fat cottage cheese or fat free cheese to it. scrambled eggs add some pico de gallo. make your own cream Soup by making regular Soup broth and than blending all the vegetables and meat together. and watch the amount you are eating. i ate 8 oz of rib eye steak because i could. i shouldn't have but i hadn't learned yet from this site just because you can eat it doesnt mean you should. well good luck

I was banded on December 18th. I lost a lot of weight on the preop diet and the week after surgery. Since then I've leveled out to about 2-3 pounds per week. And I'm really watching my calories and portions and exercising. You will not continue to lose at at a rate like that. Be patient. I think one week I didn't lose at all. Eat healthy, watch portions, chew slow. You'll be great! Plus, watch for that time of the month. I don't lose the week building up toward starting. Then after the first couple of days, I start melting again.

Here's an article to demonstrate why you're experiencing this.
http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html#.UqP7uBLn-Uk

if you inches (buying smaller clothes, clothes getting to big), then you are losing/true actual weight
regardless of what the scale says or does not say..focus on eating great foods, exercising and be happy
that you are gaining weight.........think about what your doing GREAT instead of the bs what are you doing wrong.
seems you are right on target

I was banded Dec 27, 2013, did the liquid diet and lost 17 lbs the first week. Now that I'm on mushy food, I seem to be fluctuating with my weight! I'm exercising, and eating(drinking) healthy, but I don't see a difference. Am I doing something wrong? Could I do something more to help the weight come off?

Thank you ladies so much! I am in my 2nd month of my 3 month nutritional requirement and my psych eval is next week. And hopefully will be scheduled for surgery end of March or early April with the gastric bypass