I was banded on April 7 and I have observed something and wondered if anyone else has seen this. Maybe I am imagining it.

When I lose a pound or so, my stomach above the waist feels thinner and flatter. Over the next few days, the same area feels like it is less flat - more of a roll - than before, but I have not gained, maybe even lost a little more. Then I will lose some more and I will feel flat and thinner again. It is like a cycle.

Am I crazy?

I am trying to picture what you mean but I am having a bit of trouble and must admit I am giggling a bit in the process :-)

I definitely go through stages where I feel like my stomach is flattening and then other days/weeks where it seems to be bulging again. I usually just put it down to fluid retention but I am not really sure what the actual reason is. Sorry I am of no help :-)

Good luck finding an answer.

I do that to, I have found that I lose from my top stomach first, and then I lose some from my bottom stomach (I am trying to be nice and say stomach but we all know I mean roll), which makes the top not seem so flat, and then I lose some from there and so forth.

Sorry , it is hard to describe.

I feel like I lose from my top roll and my top roll seems to be flatter (the waist on my pants seems to be looser).

Then the next day the top roll seems to get bigger again and I feel like I have gained, but I have not gained weight on the scale. The waistband seems to be tighter, but no gain on the scale.

Then the next day I will feel like the top roll gets littler, flatter again and my waistband is looser.

Maybe it is just bloating. It just seems like a pattern to me. I just wondered if you actually lose from just one spot and then your body redistributes your fat before you lose more, again, from the same spot.:thumbup: