Hi, I was banded on June 9th 2010 and have lost 34lbs so far...I have not even had my first fill yet...What should I expect with my first fill coming up? I dont want to lose weight too fast because I don't want excess skin, I am eating right and exercising daily. Is this normal weight loss?

Banded 6/9/2010

Edited July 5, 201016 yr by melben44

Wow! That's a really great loss, so quickly! "Normal" varies tremendously---some people lose that amount in a month, others in six months.

The decision to get a fill is based not only on rate of loss (which is more rapid at the outset if you have a lot to lose), but also on your level of satisfaction. Your doctor can help you decide this.

You don't really have to worry about rate of loss vis-a-vis extra skin. That is not dictated by how fast you lose. It has to do with how overweight you were, how long you were overweight, how many times you've gained/lost weight, genetics, and so on.

There is very little (like....nothing) we can do to direct that outcome. Lotions can lubricate your skin nicely, and even temporarily tighten (if you choose the right one), but don't effect any lasting change.

Chances are, if you've been at your starting weight for any period of time, it's realistic to expect you will have redundant skin. But it may not be as bad as you expect--I know I'm finding that I vastly prefer the loose skin to filled-with-fat skin. Particularly since there are such good plastic procedures now.

Congrats on your progress!!

You are going to have the same amount of excess skin no matter if you lose all of your weight in ten days or ten years.

Thanks for the replies...I just hope I will continue to lose weight at this pace...I hope that the weight that I've lost so far isn't just water weight.

I was banded 6/21 - started my pre-op diet 6/7

So far down 40 pounds.

Enjoy it while it lasts, there is no way that you will continue to loose at this pace.

Thanks for the replies...I just hope I will continue to lose weight at this pace...I hope that the weight that I've lost so far isn't just Water weight.

You most certainly will not continue at this pace for very long. The more you have to lose, the longer the accelerated pace will continue, but it won't last. That's ok though because it shouldn't! A vast majority of what you've lost is fluids.

Optimally, you'll settle into a 1-3 pound per week long term loss.

Good luck!

Brad