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Hi everyone, Hope everyone is doing well & LOSING WEIGHT!!! I was banded on August 25th... and so that puts me as of today 3 weeks and 3 days being banded. Thank the lord, I have had no real problems and everything has gone smoothly. I was wondering.... how much weight have/had you lost at the 3 week range. Now I know that everyone is different and I am in no way making it a competition, I just want to see if I am doing about normal or if I am under performing...(can you tell that I am very hard on myself!) When I weighed this morning I was down 22 lbs. Now right after surgery the weight was flying off-- now not so much but I am working out 2 times a day. I get up at 5 am and hit the treadmill for an hour, and then in the evenings do a dance aerobics class(that I really hate doing BUT it sure does burn the calories) followed be about 35-45 minutes on the treadmill. Anyways, I do wish everyone the best and would appreciate any responses! Happy Losing everyone!:biggrin:

Hello everyone, I was banded on 8/25/09... very easy surgery for me infact, I was out of the hospital in hours.. walking around and little pain. 4 days before my surgery I did my first initial weigh in at my doctors office and I was at 242(which I swore was wrong...lol!) Had the lapband and followed the instructions, to me the hardest part was getting down all the fluids they wanted me to because I was so full from the swelling. Well everything is going great, even though I haven't had my first fill I feel restriction and eat a whole lot less than I did before AND really dont want or crave the crappy foods I was eating before. I went for my 2 week check up this past tuesday(2 weeks to the date) and I have lost 16 lbs. Of course I am still weighing everymorning, keeping a food journal and really being aware of the things I put in my mouth and making the calories count. For all those that are waiting on the surgery and are nervous, I say... don't be! So far this journey has not been bad, in fact, I am feeling better daily - it's just a way of life adjustment. Good luck to everyone and stay positive!:w00t: