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texasdream    0

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I was banded October 29th and had my first follow up appointment on November 12th. I have lost 14 lbs so far (as of the 12th) and while I should be happy with that, so many people on here lost so much more. I am trying hard not to compare my experience with other peoples experiences, but it is a little disappointing when I know that I didn't cheat at all and I am still continuing as directed. I can start exercising on Friday (19th) which I am actually looking forward to. Me next appointment is December 10th and I hoping to be down at least 30lbs total by then. We will see. How is everyone else doing on their journey?;)

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I was banded October 29th and had my first follow up appointment on November 12th. I have lost 14 lbs so far (as of the 12th) and while I should be happy with that, so many people on here lost so much more. I am trying hard not to compare my experience with other peoples experiences, but it is a little disappointing when I know that I didn't cheat at all and I am still continuing as directed. I can start exercising on Friday (19th) which I am actually looking forward to. Me next appointment is December 10th and I hoping to be down at least 30lbs total by then. We will see. How is everyone else doing on their journey?:lol:

Texasdream, don't worry too much about your weight loss. I was banded on10/18 and I have only lost 21 lbs.. It was discouraging until I realized that's not too bad and it's not going away overnite (but I wish). I've not been able to walk like I should and that is a disadvantage. So, if you're not walking, and you can, get out and walk a little every day until you can work up to about an hour. Take care. Blessings, PitPat ;)

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I was banded October 29th and had my first follow up appointment on November 12th. I have lost 14 lbs so far (as of the 12th) and while I should be happy with that, so many people on here lost so much more. I am trying hard not to compare my experience with other peoples experiences, but it is a little disappointing when I know that I didn't cheat at all and I am still continuing as directed. I can start exercising on Friday (19th) which I am actually looking forward to. Me next appointment is December 10th and I hoping to be down at least 30lbs total by then. We will see. How is everyone else doing on their journey?;)

Texasdream try not to get discouraged, I know how you feel but I read alot of people dont really start losing until restriction comes back into play. Just try to eat right and stay on course until it happens...this too shall pass:smile2:

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      1. NickelChip

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        I had about 6 months between deciding to do surgery and getting scheduled. I came across the book The Pound of Cure by Dr. Matthew Weiner, a bariatric surgeon in Arizona, and started to implement some of the changes he recommended (and lost 13 lbs in the process without ever feeling deprived). The book is very simple, and the focus is on whole, plant based foods, but within reason. It's not an all or nothing approach, or going vegan or something, but focuses on improvement and aiming for getting it right 80-90% of the time. His suggestions are divided into 12 sections that you can tackle over time, perhaps one per month for a year if a person is just trying to improve nutrition and build good habits. They range from things like cutting out artificial sweetener or eating more beans to eating a pound of vegetables per day. I found it really effective pre-surgery and it's an eating style I will be working to get back to as I am further out from surgery and have more capacity. Small changes you can sustain will do the most for building good habits for life.

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