I'm two weeks out. Gas pains are long gone. I'm eating eggs now and very soft foods. Everything is staying down. I'm not tired or weak. I have been tracking everything using myfitnesspal.

Yet, I have that feeling in the back of my head. That voice that whispers to me, "we are not losing weight, wtf?! Do something". Yes, I'm a total type A personality. When it comes to dieting and working out I'm hard on myself. Yes, Texas Bandit goes a little cray-cray every now and then.

So now, I am questioning the whole healing period notion. I kinda feel like its BS, but you know I'm always a skeptic. So i'm trying to prevent the cray-cray from happening. I'm trying to stay away from the gym. I will overdo it, I know I will. Thats just me.

I should have not started weighing myself. Thats where I went wrong. I weigh everyday out of curiosity at first, but now every morning the scale hasnt move I curse it. I wanna throw it. Before all this I would weigh myself every 2 weeks.

I feel bloated. Ugh.... I just dont know what to do. How long does this period last? Y aint I losing weight? I'm eating so little, but I feel like i'm eating a lot. I get full quick and I'm not even hungry. Should I give up oatmeal? I think its the oatmeal. Befor surgery I hadnt had oatmeal in about a year. More Water maybe?? Help!

This thread has been very helpful to me. I was banded on 9/6/11 and have lost 11 pounds post surgery. I am eating regular foods, just a lot less. I'm trying to listen to my new stomach to determine if I am full or hungry. I don't really feel hungry, but neither do I feel full. I guess it's the healing period.

Can someone help me out by telling me what comes after the healing period (and how long does it last)?

I guess I don't know really what to expect, and want to make sure things are working out the way I hoped they would.

Thanks for your help.

Maryann

Everyone's already given you good advice, so I won't beat the proverbial dead horse and add any more, but I do want to say that it's okay to have 'cra cra' emotions, it's really normal! It's also normal to feel frustrated, so don't feel like there's anything wrong with you. You're going to do just fine!

In fact, being in complete awareness of the situation and knowing what's going on with yourself is already a step towards success, even if the scale isn't moving yet!

Okay Texas Bandit, my cray-cray friend...I have some advice for you...

Sorry, hit "enter" too soon....didn't mean to tease you. My advice is: PUT AWAY THE scale, NOW! Seriously, put it in the trunk of your car. Put it in the garage, PUT IT OUT OF SIGHT! You will lose when you are healed.

Sorry, don't mean to sound harsh, but you know how us TEXANS are!

Alright no more scale....for now!

I got on the scale this morning and actually lost a pound!! Whoohoo! My problem today though, is I am continuously hungry! I'm only a week and few days post-op so I'm still on liquids. I have been drinking a soup or protein shake every couple of hours. This is very troublesome to me, What is going on????

Ok, you think you are cray-cray, I was banded on Sept. 1st and I have lost 8 pounds. You lost 22!!! I'm not going to get super cray-cray yet because I do understand that this is a process and I am still healing, but I do have to say that I am disappointed! 8 pounds in 17days?? really? on liquid and mush??? UGH!!! I have been writing down every calorie that has gone into my body and I have not exceeded 1000 calories on any day. The protein shakes alone have 200 each. What the heck????

I rarely exceed 600 a day. I am trying to work thru my issues. As for my 22lbs i started weighing myself 5 days pre op. The day of my surgery I was 290 and now I'm 282. So I am happy for that lost but I don't like just stalling for a week, but I promise myself no more weigh ins for a week!

Hello,

Where are you in Texas? I am in Mexia.. (home of the late Anna Nichole)

Tammy

I'm six weeks out and finally just this week the scale started moving since surgery. Don't worry, it'll happen. Lapband is slow weight loss. Relax and take a walk.

Hey There ~~~~

This is a constant job of trying to stay on track... I did so good, then I hit a lull and plateau. I havn't done well at all, but I havn't gained my weight back either... Just a a major standstill....

My biggest problem has been that I can drink carbonated drinks and of course the "bad stuff" is the easiest to digest. Here lately I have been eating baked potatoes with butter, cheese, and bacon (horribly fatening, but yummy and saft) I have been eating that at least 2-4 times a week for supper.

But , something hit me...Depression I suppose. Now drinking more Water, no sweet tea, and had my first big red in 4 days yesteday... Havn't started working out yet, but on the brink of getting off m butt and moving.. I also decided to look for a support group and here I am. A friend also told me about myfitnesspal.com---- LOVE that site.

Anyway, I am hoping to find my way and get back in the groove and seriously work on my other 30 lbs.

I am looking forward to getting friends that are in the same situation...

I am in Dallas tx. I'm trying to lose 50 lbs. Anything over that and I'm super happy. This coming week I will try to get in the gym at least 3 days. Maybe that will help.

I'm only day 3 post op, but I read alot of these posts about not losing weight and asked my doctor about it right before he took me into surgery. He said he's never had a patient who didn't lose weight post op so I was confused. He went on to tell me a lot of bariatric surgeons do not follow a very low carb restricted diet after surgery and that's where the difference is. I noticed you said you eat oatmeal so I don't think you're on a low carb diet - maybe that's a change you can try to see if it helps with losing. I really can't say as I haven't gotten there yet, but people I know who have used my surgeon have had really good results and they all say it's the low carb diet using the lap band only as a tool to keep you from over eating. By low carb, we are to stay under 30 (non-veggie) carbs per day. Good Luck!

Can anyone tell me how to insert your diet ticker onto our posts?

Oh yeah I'm a low carber all the way. I ve eaten oatmeal cause I'm still on the mush phase and my choices are limited. So this week I'm having oatmeal twice a week. I haven't had oatmeal in about 2 years before this past week. To be a low carber and not able to eat meat, cheese, veggies etc has been hard. I can eat eggs now, which is a relief. I'm so ready for solids.

My dr too didn't say anything about a healing period! He also has his patients on a low carb diet. Which is fine by me.

Hi Everyone!

I was banded 9/12/11. Ready for THIS craziness...I have no idea what my starting weight was the day of surgery. I know what the weight is when they weighed me a month ago. I haven't been weighing myself on my home scale for the past 2 months. I didn't bother to weigh myself close to surgery as I figured the Drs. office or hospital would. I figured wrong. No one weighed me so now 6 days out I have today as a starting point. Trust me, the month before surgery I went on a bendor (sp?) I am sure I gained weight.

I guess this is a good thing because now I have a clean slate, right?

One quick question: I am belching a lot - is this a bad thing?

This forum has been great and very informative! Thank you!

Hillary in MA

Go Pats!