I had my band put in on Tuesday, August 15. I weighed myself when I got home and was 9 lbs heavier than I was the morning of surgery. Can you say water weight?! Now, 3 days later, I'm still really bloated and about 5 lbs over my pre-surgery weight. How long did it take you to lose the bloating and water weight?

I know it's hard but please don't even worry about your weight for the next few weeks. A lot of crazy stuff happens during this stage. My first full month was pretty wasted as far as the scale goes but once my body healed a bit and I got back into a normal eating pattern, things started moving along.

Remember we are all different in how our bodies react to surgery. Apparently you are retaining a lot of water. It will take care of itself. The first several weeks are about healing and not about weight loss. If you lose, that's a bonus, but mostly try to follow your surgeon's advise and take care of yourself. Heal!