I was banded Dec 16th and have lost 48lbs since before surgery, 38lbs since surgery. Since my 2nd fill I have hit the crap stage I am calling it!

I am hungry again I have only lost 2 lbs in 3 weeks and I am waiting for my 3rd fill next week.

I was not really expecting such an emotional roller coaster afterwards. I am happy about the weight I have lost but I feel like it sucks that it has slowed.

I went jeans shopping and I have gone from a 22 to an 18 so thats something to be happy about but it still hard cause I just want to walk in and whatever I want to fit fit again. Ha ha. The expectations we as women have.

Oh well I am done venting for now I hope everyone else is doing good!

I was banded Dec 16th and have lost 48lbs since before surgery, 38lbs since surgery. Since my 2nd fill I have hit the crap stage I am calling it!

I am hungry again I have only lost 2 lbs in 3 weeks and I am waiting for my 3rd fill next week.

I was not really expecting such an emotional roller coaster afterwards. I am happy about the weight I have lost but I feel like it sucks that it has slowed.

I went jeans shopping and I have gone from a 22 to an 18 so thats something to be happy about but it still hard cause I just want to walk in and whatever I want to fit fit again. Ha ha. The expectations we as women have.

Oh well I am done venting for now I hope everyone else is doing good!

We share a bandiversary!!!

I have lost a total of 57 pounds, but 9 of that was from August-November before my first consult, so only 48 of it has been surgery related. I hate to admit in writing (for fear of jinxing it) that I have been one of the lucky ones who have not needed a fill and everything has gone super simple for me. Sometimes I feel like I am cheating the system. I can pretty much eat what I want and have not had any stuck episodes or PBing. I THINK I recognize when I am satisfied and of course "what I want" is not the same as it was before being banded. For example, I chose a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick-Fil-A for lunch today, ate about 1/4-1/3 of it, then gave the rest to my husband. The (wheat) bread didn't bother me, but after that little bit, I was satisfied and done. I feel like I SHOULD need a fill, but I am afraid I would end up too tight and start having issues.

I know what you mean about wanting to walk in and fit into whatever I choose. I carried the majority of my weight below the waist, so my pant sizes have dropped considerably (from a tight 20W to a loose 14), but I read about these people fitting into 4's and even into 0's and I just can't fathom it.

People comment all the time about the weight having just "fallen off" and I am not sure how to take that. There were a couple of weeks that it dropped quickly, during my pre-op liquids phase and for a week or so after surgery, but it has been 1-2 pounds each week other than that. Sometimes I actually make it to 3, but this week it was only .6, so it averages out. Pretty much everybody at work knows about it (I teach) and have been extremely supportive, so I am very fortunate in that aspect. As a matter of fact, another teacher had it done a little over a month later (but had been trying to get insurance approval long before my consult...I was self-pay), and I have had 3 others get the name of my doctor.

So far the best compliment I have received has been from my 18 yo daughter. Her graduation present is a mother-daughter cruise and she was perusing the various excursion options. She was getting excited about all the cool things available and said...

"...and you know what the best part is, mom? A lot of these have a weight limit and you meet ALL of them now, so we can do whatever we want!"

Isn't it funny how we think our weight only affects us and not those of us we care about?

Well, VERY long rambling to your check-in. Sorry about that! It just seems like there are very few people out there that might actually UNDERSTAND my rant. Take care and keep in touch!

Renee