I'm three weeks post op & staying within 3/4 lbs since surgery. REALLY DEPRESSED about this! First fill will be Monday. Please advise.

It has been 8 weeks since my surgery and i have had one fill and I have lost 15 lbs. I would think the higher your starting weight the faster it comes off. My surgeon told me that water is major to losing fat. That fat is eliminated from the body through urine. It is hard to get so much water in and I feel like I am constantly taking vitamins. I have a friend who had her surgery 4 years ago and she is still losing. Everyone is different and remember this is a marathon not a sprint. Good luck!!

This is what I've learned in my 22 months of being banded.

1. Everyone's journey is different. I didnt lose all that much at first. In the first 6 months I think I lost 50 lbs. and that was including the 20 I lost pre-surgery.

2. Other people do not understand. Heck it took me awhile to figure it all out. People expect you to lose weight immediately or they think the lapband is this miracle cure for overweight people. They say.. oh well, she had lap band surgery- like I didn't fight like the devil to lose this weight, even with the lapband!

2. We are all in this for the long haul. Give yourself a break, you're doing great and it will only get better!

HooRay for you!

I just got my thrid fill this week. i must say that it is definately a learning curve. I too thought that the weight would be just falling off of me. Which I don't know why I thought this because that is exactly what I didn't want to happen. That is the reason I chose the band and not a bypass.

I feel that the rate of weight that you lose is a healthier rate with the band. I do think that sometimes you sit and read these boards and get your hopes up and your expectations are very high. So, when your journey is not like everyone else's you get a little down on yourself and maybe even your band. Me being one of those people.

This third fill i feel like I am finally getting some where. I am feeling resistance more and more. I also think it really depends on if your being active or not. It your just doing diet I think the results are going to be slower than if your doing diet and exercise....of course.

Just try to stay positive and remember that it might be a long, hard road but, if you keep at it, it will be a great journey in the end.

This is what I've learned in my 22 months of being banded.

1. Everyone's journey is different. I didnt lose all that much at first. In the first 6 months I think I lost 50 lbs. and that was including the 20 I lost pre-surgery.

2. Other people do not understand. Heck it took me awhile to figure it all out. People expect you to lose weight immediately or they think the lapband is this miracle cure for overweight people. They say.. oh well' date=' she had lap band surgery- like I didn't fight like the devil to lose this weight, even with the lapband!

2. We are all in this for the long haul. Give yourself a break, you're doing great and it will only get better!

HooRay for you![/quote']

Littledog....that is exactly how I feel!!! Very well said!!!

I lost weight after my surgery because of the post-op diet...then I got my first fill...after that I GAINED weight!!

No restriction....nothing was different from what it was before I had surgery.

After the 2nd fill things began to take hold, third fill was, and still is the charm.

I am so glad I read this today!! I'm just about 7 weeks post op and I have been kind of is discouraged myself! One reason why is because people keep asking me how much I lost so far' date=' and honesty it's like they expect me to use the bathroom and crap out 50lbs! But reading this has helped me continue to look forward to my fantastic journey!! My weight loss is slow, feels like all i am keeping off is my preop weight! Grr.. But i know we can all do it!!! Best decision ever made was getting the band!! Good luck everyone!![/quote']

Lol....I feel the same way. People always ask me how much I've lost and they look at me like I should have dropped more. I had one person that knows about my band ( who hasn't seen me since I had it) who I saw just today and she actually gave me the up and down look like she was thinking, " I thought you were suppose to be loosing weight!" I've lost 21 lbs total so far including pre op dieting and I think that's pretty dang good!!!

Lol....I feel the same way. People always ask me how much I've lost and they look at me like I should have dropped more. I had one person that knows about my band ( who hasn't seen me since I had it) who I saw just today and she actually gave me the up and down look like she was thinking' date=' " I thought you were suppose to be loosing weight!" I've lost 21 lbs total so far including pre op dieting and I think that's pretty dang good!!![/quote']

Heck ya it's good! Losing weight is hard enough as it is....lol...anything lost is better then anything gained!!

Thanks Mama, I am a new bander as well. 3 weeks post op and was feeling the same way and really didn't know if it was normal or not, I did not lose anything in this 3rd week and was trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. But I feel better now that I know I 'm right on target. I go for my 1st fill on 9/6. But I am very happy that I am already down 40 lbs since my journey began at the 1st of May:)

Fortunately I was already "warned" about this from a banded friend. She said not to be discouraged if I haven't any weight loss until after my 1st fill. p.s. She was banded over a year ago (iis at goal) and looks and feels great.

I had to have an "un-fill" within a week of surgery as I couldn"t get even water into my body. Lost about a pound per week. Then about 6 weeks later had my first fill and started on a better weight loss pattern. About 2 pounds per week. Much happier all around !