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I am not glad to know that you are going through this but am relived that I am not at this alone. I was banded the 15th of October. The first 2 weeks felt ALOT of restriction.( I guess from swelling) Have moved to regular foods and feel like I have no restriction at all. (Although I tried rasin bran and was reminded the hard way that things arent normal) I am at 23 pounds and 18 of that was pre op. I have started walking, I go for my first fill next Thurs. I am hoping to get the restriction back. I actually went up 4 pounds, and you want to talk about frustration. But soon found out it was Water weight..After all that was said and done I went back down.

I am just real confused and worried to death that maybe I will be that 1% that has band slippage and the surgery did not work for. I dont know. I am going to talk to my dr next week and see what he says. Is this normal??

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Again thank you all for the support you have given. Believe me I covet your advice and I am already benefitting from your experiences. I did have a horribly, depressed weekend. I went back to work on Monday and like I thought, it put me in a much better frame of mind. ALSO I have not gotten on the scale all week. I have to go to my kidney doctor for a 6 month check up tomorrow. And at least I know I weigh less than I did at that last visit so that is a small victory even though I don't know what I weigh today.

I am exercising every day, walking or getting on the elliptical machine for 25-30 minutes a day. I am still having a really hard time getting in more calories. I think I am so hyper focused on getting in over 60 grams of Protein a day that I am eliminating any allowable food that doesn't have a hefty dose of Protein but could provide me some healthy calories. I am however, feeling more confident everyday that I am on the right course.

It is a process, it is a process, it is a process....my new mantra!:thumbup:

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Wow..Like clockwork...Unbelievable.

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Again thank you all for the support you have given. Believe me I covet your advice and I am already benefitting from your experiences. I did have a horribly, depressed weekend. I went back to work on Monday and like I thought, it put me in a much better frame of mind. ALSO I have not gotten on the scale all week. I have to go to my kidney doctor for a 6 month check up tomorrow. And at least I know I weigh less than I did at that last visit so that is a small victory even though I don't know what I weigh today.

I am exercising every day, walking or getting on the elliptical machine for 25-30 minutes a day. I am still having a really hard time getting in more calories. I think I am so hyper focused on getting in over 60 grams of Protein a day that I am eliminating any allowable food that doesn't have a hefty dose of Protein but could provide me some healthy calories. I am however, feeling more confident everyday that I am on the right course.

It is a process, it is a process, it is a process....my new mantra!:thumbup:

It is a process! And good for you for staying off that scale.< /p>

Keep up the positive attitude

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Again thank you all for the support you have given. Believe me I covet your advice and I am already benefitting from your experiences. I did have a horribly, depressed weekend. I went back to work on Monday and like I thought, it put me in a much better frame of mind. ALSO I have not gotten on the scale all week. I have to go to my kidney doctor for a 6 month check up tomorrow. And at least I know I weigh less than I did at that last visit so that is a small victory even though I don't know what I weigh today.

I am exercising every day, walking or getting on the elliptical machine for 25-30 minutes a day. I am still having a really hard time getting in more calories. I think I am so hyper focused on getting in over 60 grams of Protein a day that I am eliminating any allowable food that doesn't have a hefty dose of Protein but could provide me some healthy calories. I am however, feeling more confident everyday that I am on the right course.

It is a process, it is a process, it is a process....my new mantra!:rolleyes2:

Depression is quite common with newly banded people. I went through it BAD and now I've lost 15 kilos in less than 2 months! It took a while for me to come to terms that maybe I was self medicating myself with food to make me happier...You can do it sometimes without realising it. The band is just a tool and you really do need to work at it to get results.

Now I self medicate with exercise...I usually go for a walk if I'm bored, stressed, annoyed, excessively happy or just wanna get away from the people I live with.

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I had my 1 month checkup today and was down 6lbs since my 1 week followup. I accepted where I was although I hoped for more.

The doctor said the first month you have a grace period and if you lose anything that is just a plus. Not sure if all doctors think the same way but I felt better.

First fill tomorrow.

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Don't be so hard on yourself.. Your body is still in the "Healing Mode" give it some time & leave the scale alone. Just take your time, do what your Doctor(s) tell you to do & most of all "Keep the Faith & Believe in YOU"

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