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Hi, just wondering if anyone has gained ny weight since there surgery, before an after there fills. I go Nov 3 for my first fill ive lost 23 lbs, but i seem to gain 2 or 3 lbs up down never more than that ! ive been banded since July 22nd,2006 im worried, and i really dont eat alot, i mean i do eat more since first banded, but not really alot. just wondering, any body out except me ?:faint:

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Have you taken an honest look at what you have been eating and how much? Do you pick at all during the day? It is amazing how much we can eat and not even realize. My first month did not end with as much weight loss as I had hoped/expected, so I looked at myself and my habits and realized I was snacking in between meals - often without realizing it. As we all know, it is much harder to take off than to put on, so a bad day or two can cause my scale to go up 1-2 pounds as well. When that happens though, I make sure to eat healthier, smaller portions and really rev it up at the gym. It's amazing what an hour of cardio can do!! The important thing though is that you are down 23 lbs overall. But if you are unappy with your progress, take a long hard look at your habits - both dietary and exercise related. Is there something more you can do to speed up the weight loss? If so, make a promise to yourself to do it. And reward yourself (not with food) for every 5 or 10 lbs. that you lose.

Also, Keep a pen and paper with you to write down everything you eat for a week. It will really help you get a truer sense of what / how much you are eating.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!!

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The record-keeping method that has worked best for me is

www.fitday.com

If it goes in my mouth, it goes on fitday. I was shocked at how far off I was in estimating my intake...both the amount and the categories (protein, calories, etc). I have learned a lot and certainly improved my food choices. I've been a pretty successful loser by staying about 1000 cal/day, less than 50/60 grams carbs, at least 90-100 gr. protein/day.

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Your weight will change from day to day, depending upon water/food.... even if you weigh yourself in the morning, Dont weight yourself everyday! I had the lap band on December 9th, 2005 and I have lost 76lbs~ I had a plato for relationship reasons, however now I am back in the swing of things and working out. I have 2cc in my band, my doc had to take out .5..... 23lbs is great!

good luck~

email me at KFerg41883@aol.com if you have any questions

Kim

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It's not always that simple. I exercise ALOT and I eat right.......I have only lost about 20 lbs. since April and just gained 2 back in the last few weeks. I know I'm doing everything I'm supposed to and I also know THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I am having a great deal of bloodwork and saliva testing done to see if they can figure out just what it is.

My whole point is sometimes it's just not what we do or don't do...we have lots of hormones and with those come problems sometimes.

There is a wonderful lady on here (you know who you are Vinesqueen) that helped me see this when everyone else was just telling me to exercise more and eat right. Just something to think about.

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I gain 2-3 lbs from morning to night and it's gone again the next morning. Please don't stress yourself at this point - you've not yet started your journey. See the thread for 'Pre-fill Blues'.

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Before I lose weight I gain and then lose, gain then lose, and so on then finally the pounds are gone and I start on another 1 or 2 pounds. But it seems like just before I start to lose it I continue like that for a while. I know it's weird....

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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