I know that everyone is different, but I was wanting to get some feedback on this.

After being banded, how much weight did you loose until the first fill appointment? Just wondering if the liquid diet im about to go on helps with any weight loss.

Thanks everyone for the post!

No preop diet - banded on Friday 3/5 - down 9 pounds of obvious water weight. Boy my ankles look good! HA HA!

I lost 20 pounds in the month pre-surgery (I was on Medifast at my surgeon's direction); since my banding on February 26th, I've lost 19 more. My surgeon told me to expect, now that I'm moving forward with purees, that I may gain a little back. I've made it my personal mission to prove him wrong, though :thumbup:

If all goes well, I may be getting my first adjustment on March 31st.

Best, Christine

I lost 18 lbs before my first fill. I did not have a preop diet. It has been by will power that I have done this and a heck of alot of biking....

I lost 8lb in one week of pre-op optifast diet.

I am now 5 days post-op and have lost another 5lb.

I did get a fill of 4ml during surgery, so maybe my journey is going to be different? No idea when I'll need a fill, see my surgeon for my first check-up in a couple of weeks.

Like all the other forums, I guess this one shows we are all different, but can all be successful if we are determined.

I am 5 weeks post-op and had my first fill yesterday. I have lost 17 lbs since the surgery, but only 6 lbs on the pre-diet (which sucked! 2 weeks on a liquid diet and only lost 6 lbs... what's up with that?)

After surgery, that first month before my first fill I lost 30 pounds.

I lost 7 pounds during my week long preop diet and then 10 pounds since being banded on 2/22. This was a really good question because I was curious, too! Looks like I shouldn't be too concerned if I don't lose anything else before my first fill, it's on the 24th. But it was nice to lose 2 pounds overnight those first few days after surgery!

I lost 14 pounds on my weeklong pre-op diet, and 10 more pounds since surgery. My first fill is tomorrow, and I'm glad. For the past week or so, I've felt NO restriction!

Preop I lost 18 pounds. After banded I lost another 16lbs for a total of 34lbs down. I go for my first fill the week of 3/22.

After surgery, that first month before my first fill I lost 30 pounds. :thumbup:

Wow! Thats awesome! What did you do?

I lost 13lbs in the week long pre-op diet, and I have lost a good deal in the few days following the surgery, (enough that people who hadn't seen me in a couple of days noticed a difference) but I don't have an exact number because my scale at home still says "Get Off Me!!" whenever i get on it... :thumbup: I won't know for sure until I get to the Doc next week for my follow up...

274 was my highest weight in 2009. I was at 258 when i started the liquid diet, I was 252 the day of my surgery so lost 6lbs on one week liquid diet. I am at 240 as of my 2 week post op weight which is 18 lbs post op. I have not lost one pound this week which is my 3rd week but I am not discouraged. 274-240 = 34lbs and counting..:wub: