Where are my fellow November 2010 bandsters????

[MsJeannetteA 0]

I was banded Nov 29th and so far I am bown 45 lbs as of March 4th. My scale at home is bi-polar so I only go by the scale at the doctor's office. I will probably go tomorrow and see where I am at. I have not been exercising regularly and I beat myself up every day for it. I tell myself, "do you know where you might be today with weight-loss, had you got off your butt and exercised for the last 3 months?!" Instead of getting to down on myself I try to look at the positives like eating smaller portions, making better choices, not snacking as much as I used to. I hae nothing to complain about because first I am still losing even if it is a pound in a week. Second, I would have never lost this much weight without this band. Never lost this much on any diet I was on or even when I hired a personal trainer and was working out regularly. I am so happy that I have had this surgery and I am going to continue to try to find motivation to exercise. I am hoping that I as I get smaller, the exercise might be easier to do.

You are doing FANTASTIC....i can honestly say my diet hasn't been the best, but my weight loss is slow and steady.

[MsJeannetteA 0]

I was banded 11/19/10. And I'm down 32 pounds

I too had a slow start...I didn't have any restriction till my 3rd fill...So my weight didn't start to drop till after New Years.

Do you notice that some foods go down with no problem (ex. popcorn, sheppards pie)...I can eat them in larger portions then other foods.

I haven't exercised yet...I know I should...And I will...One day...

Don't fret! Seems like we are in the same boat! I haven't had a good fill until 2 weeks ago... I think i'm at a sweet spot now, but I really didn't feel any type of restriction until a few weeks ago. So my weight loss has been slower than average.

[topazz 4]

Hi all! I was banded on Nov 11th and am down 50lbs. It's been a struggle since I have had 3 fills with very little restriction. This last fill has given me a bit of restiction, as I almost had a few stuck episodes, which I never had before. Luckily, everything went down fine, so I jsut have to really remmeber to chew, chew, chew!! So a lot of my loss has been will power, not the band! But I am feeling good. Now that the weather is finally turning warmer, I can get out and walk. It's funny how in the past week or so, so many people have asked if I lost weight or complimented me on how good look . No one really mentioned it at all before. Strange. But I am happy and trying to fight! Just hoping that I win!