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Hi, I was banded on 7th August and am new to the site. I have been amazed and encouraged by how much weight you all have lost. Well done. I have had 2 fills now and have lost 30lbs - 14kgs (I'm from Australia). My weight loss seems quite slow compared to many of the ABC'ers. Anyway just wanted to say hi and become part of the August Bandsters Club, certainly is very inspiring and encouraging reading the posts on this site.

Hi, I was banded on 7 August in Western Australia. Starting weight 103 kgs and now down to 92kgs. However, most of the weight loss was due to being on the Optifast diet for 2 weeks prior to surgery. Had my first fill on 6 September and have not lost any weight since then, in fact I have put on 1kg. My appetite has come back with a vengeance during the last week or so and I seem to have no problem eating whatever I like, although I do feel I can't eat in the same quantity that I used to. I am not due for another fill for 3 weeks and really feel I could do with one earlier but my doctor is away. I'm going to have to be careful with my food intake, especially as I am craving all the bad stuff just now. I hope that my second fill will give me more restriction and I can get on with losing the weight.