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Dear Amy, I was banded on the exact same day as you, August 13. I have only lost 20 pounds as well. I have had 3 fills. It is very discouraging. I also had foot surgery August 7th that kept me from exercising at first. Then I had another minor surgery(biopsy) a week after the lap-band surgery. So, basically I had 3 surgeries that month. I was beginning to feel like a slab of meat being sliced and diced. Anyway, I have been working with a personal trainer 2 days/2 hours a week and exercising on my own as much as i can. He took my measurements and i have lost 2 & 1/2 inches in my waist and 5 inches in my hips however i am still only down 20 pounds. It is very discouraging. When I went in for my last fill, I had gained 4 pounds over the holidays. My trainer says that the fact that i have lost so many inches and not lost pounds means that i have put on a lot of muscle which means that my metabolism is higher, so hopefully the scale will start to move down. But, i understand how it feels to see others losing so much weight and you and i are not. It is disappointing. I paid cash for my surgery and have only lost 20 pounds. Sometimes I feel like I totally wasted the money. I am hoping that by March 13(my birthday) and 7 months exactly after the surgery I will have lost a significant amount of weight. But even if i don't I am still going to love myself. I know it is hard to be patient. I am right there with you. Hang in there girl!

count me in,too! I will shoot for 12 pounds.

hi i was banded on the same date 8/13 and i feel the same way. i lost in the first 2 weeks and then only a few pounds since. i am exercising with personal trainer. i feel no restriction, not even with bread. i can eat anything. the only thing that is different to me is that i can't swallow a pill. I am trying to be patient though and trust my Dr. I think it's going to take 2-3 adjustments to get to the right point. hang in there and try to stay off the scale. it only makes you feel bad. good luck

I was banded on the 13th also! About day 4 I was starving. By day 6 I moved up to mushies. I was told to do the full liquid phase for 2 weeks, but i could've eat 12 puddings in a row and still been hungry. So, i have added mashed taters, oatmeal, and grits. This helps some but my weight has stopped going down since i got my hunger back. I was losing before.

my husband has sweet tooth also and is thin. he bought 4 packages of cookie dough 3 days after my surgery and baked them and all the family ate them in front of me while i could only eat jello. I told him he was very inconsiderate So, I feel your pain

Finally arrived! Got to be there at 9:00 am. See you wonderful people on the flip side.:biggrin2::thumbup::thumbup:

Finally arrived! Got to be there at 9:00 am. See you wonderful people on the flip side.:biggrin2::frown:

Yes, the teens on the show and their parents were much more educated about the lap-band than Dr. Ozzie. Oprah should have experts in the field on the show instead of him.

I watched the show and was wondering if anyone else had. I felt like Dr. Oz was totally against weight loss surgery. It's like he was saying that the lap-band teaches us to eat like we should be eating in the first place. Basically, why can't we just eat smaller portions and make healthier choices without having surgery. I mean it's as simple as that-eat smaller portions, eat the right foods, and exercise! Boy, why didn't we think of that sooner Dr. Off to see the Wizard? He really made me mad. I hope he goes to munchkin land one day and they are all morbidly obese! Maybe they'll strangle him with a lap-band. :crying:

How about " Bounty" because it's a quicker, filler, upper?

Congratualtions to all the newly banded! You all sound sooo happy to me. My surgery is Wednesday, and I am having doubts and second thoughts as well. I hope everyone continues to do well and good luck to all those being banded with me this week.

I am scheduled for August 13th. 5 days away. I got a call this morning about a mammogram i had last week and i had to go in today and have more detailed/diagnostic mammogram done. I am freaking out a bit. What if there is something wrong? What if I can't go through with the lap-band on Wednesday? I have been so worried and stressed that i have been snapping at my family all night. Anyone have in words of wisdom or comfort here? I also had foot surgery yesterday morning so I was standing on 1 foot while getting my left boob sqaushed and she was telling me to be still and don't move! LOL

Jenbug. thanks for the uplifting. I feel better today. I am having foot surgery tomorrow and then in 6 days getting banded. I feel like i have spent the last 2 weeks doing pre-op for both surgeries, so yesterday when all the testing was complete, i was just really emotionally and physically exhausted. Also, my husband has been out of the country for 3 weeks. I have 3 children ages 8,6, and 3 that i have been taking care of by myself and i am also a pharmacist. my husband came home home last night. I think completing my testing and knowing he was finally coming home... i think i had some built up emotions that needed to be set free. The past 3 weeks have been stressful is all i'm trying to say. I have been busy taking care of evryone else. Good luck to you on the 11th. let me know how you are

i had my final pre-op appointment yesterday. i had to pay all that money. i am self-pay. that hurt. i was feeling very emotional yesterday. i felt like crying all day. not real sure why. just keep thinking " how did i get like this? how did i come to this point?" i have 1 week from today until the big day, so i guess it's all getting so real

Oh, and back then we just got B.S. degrees!