If you were, I'd love to hear from you and how you are doing. I've lost 40 pounds, have 30 more to go, and I've hit a plateau the size of St. Louis, MO. I've dropped five dress sizes, and all I can see when I look down is my gut. I still crave sweets, I haven't hit my "sweet spot" yet (restriction from fills lasts a week and then POOF!), and I wouldn't trade my band for anything, even world peace. I never see anything on here from people banded when I was, and would love to hear from you.

Bionic, here's the link to the thread you want:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/december-bandsters-25506/

Nice to meet you bionicbroad.

I was banded in 12/06, I'm close to goal but not there yet!

Yes, where have all the Dec. bandsters disappeared to???

I don't know but I wish they'd come back.

I still don't think there are many of us. Anyone who has surgery in December has to go through the holidays with a post op diet and who wants to do that? I didn't care, I discovered the band in November and had surgery in December. I didn't care what holidays were coming up.

I've been thinking about a couple of people lately, you and Faith. So Denise, how are you doing? How was the fill? Are things better now?

I'm a December bandster too, and I agree, I don't think there are as many of us because of the Holiday Season.

I know I didn't care about getting done right before Christmas and New Years because my insurance was dropping my surgeon as of 12/14 (though they were still in negotiations as their contract was expiring and they couldn't reach an agreement -- he wanted an increase in payment to equal at least what Medicaid pays for the surgery) so I HAD to be done before then or self-pay, which here would have been about $25,000, so they got me in and done on the 11th.

The fill is still a good one. My potions have gone down to just a few bites.

I lost 5 lbs right after the fill but nothing since. I am metting with a trainer

on Wed. I hate that I go on big long plateaus.

My surgery was 12-29 because I had New Years Day off from work. I didn't

care about the holidays after Christmas.

I just wish I knew why my body doesnt' want to lose weight.

Hiya! I'm a December Bandster. Surgery was 12/13 and I'm down roughly about 80lbs. My last fill was 4/11 and I'm schedule to go in for another on the 31st of July. I hit the "sweet spot" but then it went away! And another of my frustrations..I have lost 80lbs and I went from a size 28 to now a size 24..whats up with that?

Hiya! I'm a December Bandster. Surgery was 12/13 and I'm down roughly about 80lbs. My last fill was 4/11 and I'm schedule to go in for another on the 31st of July. I hit the "sweet spot" but then it went away! And another of my frustrations..I have lost 80lbs and I went from a size 28 to now a size 24..whats up with that?

There was a thread here some time ago and it was regarding sizes. It was pretty much determined that over 200lbs and you lose a size every 35-50lbs. Below 200 and it's a size about every 20lbs.

Good job!

I've lost almost 60 lbs and haven't lost a single size yet!

ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

I've lost almost 60 lbs and haven't lost a single size yet!

ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

There is an upside, it gets mighty expensive buying new clothes every 2-3 weeks. It's fun at first, it's just plain expensive later.

I am completely frustrated. I can hardly eat, and yet I haven't lost since the first few days of my new fill.

I am going to use up the food I have in the fridge and go back on liquids.

Denise...

What the heck is going on with you?

What is a typical daily menu of regular food? Let's see if we can do something for you here.

Thanks for the info WAS..Bubble.. That does help me not to feel like I'm really doing something wrong here. At least the scale is moving..and I feel so much better about myself.

Denise me and you are in the same boat. I am getting so discouraged I was thinking of going on a liquid diet. I have lost about 37lbs . I really want to speed up this weightloss. My surgon is happy with this but I'm not! I have lost a lb a week since surgery, i want to lose 2 a week. Wasabubblebutt would you mind posting your typical daily menu.

My diet isn't great and besides, most people don't want to go to 600 calories daily.

Really, the thing to consider is how you want to eat. Do you want to eat what you do today but in smaller quantities? Do you want to go low carb? Low fat? Low calorie? Also, regardless of which food plan, how many max calories do you want to consume daily? If you answer this lots of us can give you menu ideas.