Hi! I am 3 days out from surgery. Yesterday was bad....I did a lot of crying and had a lot of buyers remorse. Today was better, a hot shower and a short walk down the street made the difference. I am craving food that I know I can't have like bread and sweets. Sticking with the protein shakes and soup. How is everyone else doing?

im almost 2 months out & down 21 lbs how is everyone doing im not weighing in til my next fill june 25

I was banded on 03.18.2014 and have lost 30 lbs. I've had one fill and seem to be slowing down on weight loss. I'm also getting hungry. Any thoughts from the recent banders? Stephanie in Indiana

I found that my weight loss slowed down once we went to solids. I was banded on 3/27 and had my 3rd fill last week. I'm averaging about 3 lbs every 2 weeks and am down a total of 25 lbs (I gained 5 back after I switched from mushies to solids). I wish it was coming off faster, but this is not a sprint, it's a marathon. When I find myself getting hungry (my doctor says every 4 hours is when we should be hungry) I grab something quick that has a good amount of Protein like nuts or even a hard boiled egg. I'm doing a heavy protein "diet" to help keep myself sustained longer. Is your diet consisting of heavy Proteins and things that help fill you and hold that feeling longer periods of time?

I was banded on 03.18.2014 and have lost 30 lbs. I've had one fill and seem to be slowing down on weight loss. I'm also getting hungry. Any thoughts from the recent banders? Stephanie in Indiana

Hi Stephanie,

Congrats on your weight loss so far! I was banded on 3/13/14 and I have lost 36 pounds so we are on a very similar road I had a difficult time losing weight during April for whatever reason---maybe moving onto solids after being on liquids for nearly a month? Anyhow, I just had my 6th fill today--I've been getting them every two weeks. I did not feel restriction until my 4th fill and that is when I started to lose weight more rapidly. I think I have finally found the right spot but I'm still kind of experimenting too. With the added restriction, I am not nearly as hungry. The pain I feel when I eat too much is just terrible so it has taught me to avoid overeating at all costs (I have gotten sick twice). I am still doing at least one Protein shake a day which my doctor said is crucial in this weight loss process.

Hope this helps!