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2 months post op lap band

I went to my second check up last Friday and in 1 month i lost 11lb and I lost 3inch on my waist and 3inches on my hips . I don't know if that is good ..and on my first visit I go t a fill of 4cc and I don't feel restriction . Now on July 29 I will get my second fill .

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    LB manufacturers say 1-2 lbs per week, so 11 lbs is great and the inches are even better. Congrats! It can take a few fills before you reach restriction. Just keep with the plan, you're doing great

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LB manufacturers say 1-2 lbs per week, so 11 lbs is great and the inches are even better. Congrats!

It can take a few fills before you reach restriction. Just keep with the plan, you're doing great.

That's great progress! Congrats!

That's great. I was banded on 6/17 and I've lost 20lb-had my 1st fill 2 woks ago and feel a little restriction but I so conscious about what goes in my mouth, I'm not really clearing 800 calories and I can get on the scale from morning to night and have 4 lb weight gain...how does that happen??? I'm going for a 2nd fill on 8/2. I workout like a mad woman. I don't know what else to do, I was losing weight more consistently before the band.

That's great. I was banded on 6/17 and I've lost 20lb-had my 1st fill 2 woks ago and feel a little restriction but I so conscious about what goes in my mouth' date=' I'm not really clearing 800 calories and I can get on the scale from morning to night and have 4 lb weight gain...how does that happen??? I'm going for a 2nd fill on 8/2. I workout like a mad woman. I don't know what else to do, I was losing weight more consistently before the band.[/quote']

Hi there, congrats on your 20 lbs but if you don't eat enough calories you can actually gain weight. Your body goes into starvation mode and grabs every calorie you consume and stores it as fat. A better term would be survival mode. Your body is hanging onto every calorie so you can survive. You need calories to burn calories. Instead your body is like in shock and hangs onto every calorie. So instead of worrying about that 4 lbs. do yourself a favor and increase your caloric intake from 800 to at least 1000-1200. You'll see the difference. As your body loses the weight keep at that level. If you hit a plateau (weight is at a stand still for awhile), then you might want to temporarily decrease your calories but not for long. Good luck and I wish you well. The My Fitness Pal app is a great one to keep track of your calories and there is great support too!

That's great. I was banded on 6/17 and I've lost 20lb-had my 1st fill 2 woks ago and feel a little restriction but I so conscious about what goes in my mouth, I'm not really clearing 800 calories and I can get on the scale from morning to night and have 4 lb weight gain...how does that happen??? I'm going for a 2nd fill on 8/2. I workout like a mad woman. I don't know what else to do, I was losing weight more consistently before the band.

64oz ( 2 quarts ) of Water = 4lbs, but that doesn't mean you gained 4 pounds of fat...try not to get hung up on the day to day fluctuations....I can vary a lot more than 4lbs through the course of a day when exercising hard. Think long term...weeks, months, years. Just don't get dehydrated! :)

And its certainly not unheard of to have a stall after you reintroduce "real" foods. Hang tough, and it will happen. Best wishes!

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