Seem people thought that my wieght would fall off faster for some reason , si now when friends , family see me , they say have u lost any more wieght? I was 300lbs when band now 6 and a half weeks out , im down to only 271 lbs . When I have to say , no I havnt lost any more wieght , they seem disappointed , I beginning to feel like I'm letting them down , I'm stuck and the scales won't move , still have no fills , and am hungry a lot, I'm starting to feel that I really should check into getting this taking out and getting a bypass, I want to lose this wieght more then they want me to, I'm sure , just wish they would stop asking ,

29 lbs in 6 Weeks?! That is AWESOME!! You're doing great! Im only down 15 lbs in 6 Weeks! I always tell people I only lose 1-2 lbs per week because its healthier that way... Keep up the good work!

this is exactly why i did not tell anybody in the beginning. now everybody knows and i found out a few people that took credit for losing a few years back, were banded too but did not tell anyone because they would have thought it was the easy way out. there is nothing easy about changing your lifestyle and bad eating habits that it took you a lifetime to make. i lost all of my 90 pounds with no fills. i am going on 4 years banded and still have no fills. i am off all meds and feel great. now if i can just lose that 8 pounds that i gained from eating too many buffets with my husband. our life is surrounded by food and i need to get back into the mindset of smaller portions and keeping away from buffets. you have done great and do not let anybody discourage you. i do not believe i lost that much weight so soon in this journey. it took me a year of slow losing. good luck