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AWESOME! You are one determined lady! I am doing good but not as good as you! About 42 pounds down and thats without exercise (bad knee and back but I know its no excuse). I have a 20 pound goal by May 15th so we shall see. I just spent a fortune tailoring some of my old size 22's. I now am in a 18 and some of those are a bit loose. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

9 pounds thats awesome and I am too a slow loser!! I am a little over 40 lost, my goal was 50 by Christmas but now I hope by Easter. Its not easy at all. But your right 40 less than what I was is great, I would have never been able to do this without the band.

Sorry to here about all the stress you are under! You look great in the picture! Just curious how much is in your band now? How much is your total loss?

I have been stuck at the same weight since December and it stinks! I have not been working out. I guess I have to ad that to the mix ASAP. Wishing you the best!

I just had my third fill and I am at 6cc's. My doctor is now puting in small amounts. 4.8, then .4 and .8. I feel slight restriction, nothing more than I did on the first fill though. So I understand. I lost 30 since banded in June and now I am STUCK at my weight! How big is your band? What was your starting weight?

Good for you!!!!! You are doing awesome! I hit 30 pounds GONE this weekend! Clothes are falling off but I want to wait a little longer to get new ones.. hoping to lose 15 more by December!!

I have had the same issues since I had my second fill (.4cc's for a total of 5.2) Wednesday. I have to walk around for a minute then it passes and its all fine after that. Thanks for the tip on the tea and applesauce I will try it. I too leave for vacation tomorrow and was sowooried about getting this second fill so close but its all good! Have a great time!!

Hope all goes well for you!! Drink lots of water!!

My doctor claims he put 4.8cc's in my band. I was resstricted for 4-5 days and then everything was back as it as before, actually it was easier to eat. I am hungry, I can eat anything with out getting stuck. I am very cautious, and I only lost 2 pounds since first fill almost 3 weeks ago. I go for another fill the 11th. I am wondering if I hit 6 weeks after my surgery and all my swelling went down. I hope you have better luck with this first fill than i did!!

Good luck with your fill!! I am also stuck at 21. For 2 days after the fill it went to 25 but once I started eating solids again it went back up

I keep complaining I can't lose any weight and my family is like you lost 21 in a month what more do you want!!!!

I was worried about the same things before my fill and I am fine, a little too fine now so I am looking forward to 2nd one on the 11th. Good luck!!

Great News on 20 pounds lost!! I am a shopper and would love to buy some new stuff but I am holding off. My cousin saw me for the first time and said you need to buys some shirts that fit! I keep washing them in hot water and putting them in the dryer!! I hit 25 pounds lost yesterday! I was really sick yesterday but I am better today not sure what it was .. right now I am saying a virus or migraine I dont think it was band related because I can eat and drink without a problem.

good luck! I was a nervous wreck too..it really is not bad! I have had 2 kids and 2 knee surgeries this was by far the easiest and less painful procedure!! Remember WALK WALK WALK even day 1! I slept on the couch for 3 nights so I could walk during the night without bothering anyone!

Banded 6/21 and I was VERY Scared and skeptical at first. I have no regrets! I have to say it really isn't that hard!! The most difficult part for me was the week after surgery. There is a lot of swelling and restriction and I thought I would NEVER be able to eat again "normally". Now 4 weeks out I am 22 pounds lighter and feeling good!! I have been putting on weight steadily since having my daughter 8 years ago. I weighed at the start of this process what I weighed nine month pregnant!! No matter what I did I could not loose weight, this is the first time in years I am successfully losing weight and I don't feel deprived! I didn't tell people becasue I knew I would get that negativity!

Three pounds is great! I had my fill yesterday and I am hungry a lot too. I had mostly liquid yesterday but they told me I could have soft last night so I had a piece of quiche. It took a really really long time to digest, no pain just really full. I am eating very light today but I am HUNGRY! I go back August 11th for fill #2.

Feel better! Amazing how all doctors are different. I had fill yesterday and they want me on soft solids by tonight. Only liquid was lunch yesterday, then soft for dinner and breakfast. We shall see how it goes!!

Good Luck I go Wednesday so please do tell when you get home!!!

You look FABULOUS! I know the feeling about the clothes!! I can't wait!! But I agree I too often say why the heck can't they make "cute" clothes just bigger!

Great news!! I go for my fill next week too and I am not sure if I am ready yet.. my doctor only does fills 2x a month which stinks. I am on Thyroid meds too and I thought weight loss does not effect that since it replaces the hormone that our body does not make. I take a low dose of BP med and they said they will monitor every 3 months.

Good for you!! So you go for your fill 2 days before mine.. you will have to tell me all the details!! Wishing you the best of luck this weekend!!

That is my biggest problem too I eat quickly. I find that I stuff things down way to quick and regret it after the 3rd bite! Good luck!!

Thats awesome! I am just curious since you have so much restriction what can't you eat at all?

I had mine on 6-21 and I feel hungry OFTEN! This started Friday for me. And I can eat just about anything since there is no restriction. I unfortunately tested that this weekend! I am still eating WAY LESS than I ever ate before and I have not had any sweets. I lost 19 pounds as of last fridays weigh in but I have a feeling now that I am on soft foods this week the scale will go up. When is your fill? Mine is the 21st!

My 19 is both pre and post.. pre I lost 6 and post 13.

They say the weight loss levels out after week 2 post op until you get a fill, but for everyone its different.

cool thanks for the tip!

I have been eating mashed potatoes with purreed veggie soup all mixed together for dinner (i had purred chilli last night!). Yogurt/ protein shake for lunch and cream of wheat with 1 tsp of sugar free jelly for breakfast. I have noticed I can eat more the second week.

I am actually 12 days out today. I have been driving my kids from here to there all week! Shopping, walking, laundry, other house stuff. The only issue I have is itchy incisions. The port incision is a bit sore when I press on it but sleeping is 100% better!

I am now 2 weeks post op and found that I am stuck as well! I go 2 pounds up and down and I am hardly eating!! Its frustrating because if I eat 2 or 3 cookies (which I won't) the scale will automatically for up 5! LOL! Can't wait for first fill, do you know when yours is yet? Are your incisions ITCHY??