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I wad banded 4/6 and lose 1-2 lbs per week but for me even though I get on the scale about once or twice a week I try to make my official weight a day or so after my cycle.because I can gain 2-5 lbs the week before then the week of the cycle with bloating etc.so for me if it looks like I haven't lost in a couple of weeks I see what time of the month it is.if it's before my cycle I'm not so worried if it's right after then I try to see what i may not be doing right or have changed.

Welcome there us great support here ! Good luck !

Welcome there us great support here ! Good luck !

Not a vetERAN but thank you all for your service !! My sister was US Airforce 01-06

Not a vetERAN but thank you all for your service !! My sister was US Airforce 01-06

Checking in at 293. That's 46 lbs total so far since pre op 3/23 banded 4/6 !! :-)

Congratulations !!! Work it ! Work it !!

I have one fill 3.5 cc's in my 14 cc band.after loosing 46 pounds .i resfused my 2nd and 3rd fill cuz i felt like i didnt need it.I'm just now starting to be hungry sooner probably because ive lost sone fat around the band area. so I may get a small fill on my next visit. The weightloss hasn't stopped I'm just getting hungry much sooner than before.

WOW !! Great attitude and outlook on the band and how it works !! Congratulations !!

Congratulations ! Great NSV's thank you for sharing !!

Congratulations ! Great NSV's thank you for sharing !!

Also check out this website Weight loss surgery site for info http://www.trueresul...-loss-surgeries It will give you a pretty unbiased chart comparing band sleeve and bypass I've only been banded 4 1/2 months so my opinion may not hold weight but so far I love it !! And have list 43 lbs .Choosing weightloss surgery is a hard decision ! Good luck in your journey no matter what you chose.:-)

LoL I understand !I started a post called " oh no not the boobies about a month ago " :-)

I usually have 3 meals and 2-3 snacks.

I try to think of it as Atkins plus :-) I tell my self I can have my carbs just eat Protein first.Usually I don't have room fortoo many carbs when I follow protein first then veggies then carb.I've lost 50 lbs on Atkins twice.My problem pre band was as soon as I hit a plateau I'd give up and go back to the high carb stuff.meat and veggies is just healthier to eat than most carbs.just try to think of it as eating healthier.I hope you're doing better now ! Goodluck !

Awesome !

To play sports with my quickly growing 3 yr old and keep up. To ride roller coarsers at 6 flags To snap a plane seatbelt with no problem I don't think I have people in My life that need to be gone but now u put it on my mind I will be on the look out !:-)

Congratulations !! Good look in art 2 of ur journey!

AWESOME !! Very inspiring !! Good luck as you start the 2nd half of ur journey.

Non scale Victory ! Those things you achieve that the scale can't tell you !

I've lost an elephants heart....poor elephant :-( Yay me !

Thank you everyone ! Just to clarify,since doing preop and post op liquid diets, I felt like my stomach shrank a lot on it's on.when I got banded I could barely eat a 1/2 cup of food with no fills.I only got my first fill not because i needed it but to see what the difference would be.I am just now over the last 2 weeks really starting to be hungry so I have not been white knuckling it this whole time.like I said I'm not going to be hungry. I was thinking is it a fill I need or have I stretched something.Because I do have the " save it till I need it" mentality. I was wanting to know if a fill is really what I need.but I really don't want to get an uneccesary fill if its actually a stretched pouch or something .and yes I am a bit afraid of becoming a fill addict.:-)