Cuppy

First offical post...newly banded! I am a 30yr old female living in TX. I have a 4 year old daughter and I am unmarried. THE BAND... Only one week out and still in some discomfort. Dealing with trapped gas in my left shoulder area. Hopefully it will all get better as the days go by. I was looking for other newbies to compare my experiences with. In this fist week I dropped 17lbs. Is it normal to drop so quickly the first week? Will I gain in back when I begin eating "real" foods? Anyone at the same stage looking for someone to share experiences, storys, questions, concerns with...let me know!

I am only 11 days post-op but today I am STARVING! I had cottage cheese for breakfast and before lunch I was already hungry and had to get a few more bites of the cheese. For lunch I had a large meatball (it was soft and well ground.) and here I am 4 hours later hungry and rummaging around the kitchen! Am I already healed to the point were I am lacking restriction? Will I be insatiable until my first fill?

I must not be navagating the site properly because I just now saw all of these replies! Glad to know that lots of people have similar experiences and that we all have our questions. For the record, the day after I posted about the weight loss I stopped losing! Go figure! I have been the same for 2 days now, but I had transitioned from liquids to mushy foods, so I guess I'm not too surprised. ALSO, after making my gas complaints public, it seems to have become much less of a pain. I can only remember feeling it 2 times yesterday and only once so far today. MUCH BETTER! Don't know if I'm on the same page as anyone else here, but I have one small frustration. I've lost this 17lbs, with is no small amount and yet my clothes seem to be just as snug as they were pre-op.??? If others lose 17lbs they drop a whole dress size. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. I know that water weight is a major factor, but I guess i'm already a little anxious about getting a few visable results. Got to remind myself that this is not an overnight process! Good luck to all you other newbies and thank you for all your responses. If anyone would like to conversate feel free to private message. I get e-mail notification of those and can respond a little more quickly! <3 Mandy