Jayhawk87

I waited about a month to drink, but you could probably be fine with 3 weeks or so. My only suggestion is to not go over board because getting sick/hungover with the band is NOT fun (been there done that). But a couple of glasses and you should be perfectly fine.

I was banded at the end of May (so about 2 months ago) and on the day of my surgery I weighed 217, and then got down to 210 and hovered there for quite a while (about 2-3 weeks). I've gotten two fills in the past month (I had about 2cc in my band already from the surgery, so on my first fill they added another 2cc making the total 4cc, which after this I still didn't feel any restriction. I went in about 2 weeks later and got 3cc more put in for a total of about 7cc). I felt immediate restriction from this and started loosing about a pound a day from Wed to Sun, getting me down to my lowest (post surgery) at 203.5. In the days since I've been steady climbing back up to about 205 and staying there. I'm frustrated because I've been eating healthy and most of that has been proteins so I'm not sure why this plateau would already be happening after only one week. I also feel like I have quite a bit of restriction so I don't know if getting more fluid would be the answer. I've dieted before and steady lost about 4 pounds a week on slim-4-life (getting down to about 169) and never hit this many road blocks. What is it that I should do in terms of my eating habits or what I should call and ask the surgeon about? Have any of you experienced this same sort of thing? Any input or advice would be much appreciated, Thanks!

Thank you all for the input/advice. Actually I realize now that I just have to be patient. I lost 2 more pounds over the weekend, which restored my confidence in the fact that as long as I do what I'm supposed to I'll do just fine. Thanks again everyone! :biggrin:

Hey everyone! I'm a 21 year old recent college grad who has been struggling with my weight since I was 5, and have opted to get the lap-band surgery. I get banded on May 27, 2009 in just 12 days and I'm excited and nervous about how my life will change. At my highest, I weighed 231 lbs. I'm 5'4" and am at a size 16/18 womens. My goal is 145 lbs. which will hopefully aid in getting rid of all my weight related health problems. I'll let you know how it goes

Thank you all for your support! I'm doing ok on the pre-op diet. I definitely cheated a couple times because I've been extremely hungry, so I'm trying my hardest to stay on track. 8 days til surgery! I'll let you know how it goes! -Kasey