I just have to shout it out! I am losing weight.

Really losing it. I had surgery Aug 27th 2012 and I have lost I think pretty close to 40 lbs. No pills, no shots...and most of it before I even had a fill. My first fill was Oct 17th. For me it started with the pre-op diet. I only gained on the 6 mo supervised wt loss period Cigna insisted on....it was a green light to eat as much as I could before the big day. At the most I was eating 3400 to 3600 ca a day. I was a fast food queen, I bet I can still rattle off the carl's jr menu by heart.

Post op was a different story. The gas pains kicked my butt. The port incision finished me off. I used a calorie tracker religiously so I can look back at the first weeks and see my daily total. Week 1 about 400 cal maybe up to 500/day. I was miserable. Not even able to look at food "That was a first" ! Slowly I was able to eat again. My doctor was very conservative- I didn't get to soft food till week number 6. But I think that was my secret.....it gave my stomach a new start. Because I was afraid of complications I went very slowly. The weight started coming off. Week one I think I lost 5 pounds. By the 2 week post op appt. I was down 11 lbs. It has been 9 weeks since my surgery and I lost 39 lbs. that is almost 4 pounds a week.

I just wanted to say I have never been this successful....It feels great! I am breathing better, snoring less, fitting in clothes I haven't worn for years. I don't fall asleep in movies either. I don't even feel hungry for the most part.

I have found my ankles and just recently my collarbone. WOW! I can now say I get it....the band is just a tool...it is hard work.

Thank God for the Doctors that do this surgery.

Thanks to all of you that write about everything so I don't have to ask the questions.

That's awesome! Congrats and I love how happy you are. Keep up the good work

Congrats, keep on shrinking, it's such a good feeling.

All I can say is you have only just begun. You are so going to rock this thing!!!!!!!!! :-)

Hi ther all I can say is congratulations!! I completely know what you are feeling =) I got banded on August 21, 2012 on my pre-op diet I lost 17lbs that gave me an awsoem headstart =) by my six weeks pos-op I had lost 46lbs and up do date I have lost a total on 56lbs =) So believe me whe I tell you I know what you are feeling it's an awsome feeling!