I am feeling discouraged because I don't feel that I have lost enough weight since my surgery and I am still on liquids. Pre-op I lost 8 lbs and since then I have lost 9. I know I may sound crazy, but I am reading other peoples post & I see that they have lost soooo much more then me.

I'm not taking Protein. Could this be the reason I am not losing?

Wannabthin, we are 11 days post op. You lost 9lbs in 11 days thats good. I have only lost 12 in 11 days. I do drink the protien powder, I buy the muscle milk light at gnc. It tastes ok but it will fill you up. I usually drink it for lunch and then soup for dinner. How do you feel? Do you feel like you have enough energy? Because I felt like poop until i got the powder. hope your husband is ok. Also any thoughts on a fill?

TDub

It definitely could be! Go get some Protein shakes....I feel so much better when I get that in my body.

But damn girl...you're doing EXCELLENT!!!!

I started at 330....got down to 315 before my pre-op. I lost 13 pounds on my pre-op liquid diet....and then I have lost about 12 pounds since surgery on the 14th.

I know how you feel. I haven't updated my ticker lately but I lost 8lbs pre-op, 8 lbs the first week and only 1 the 2nd week. I was really disappointed, but then I realized that there would be weeks that I would loose more than others or maybe none at all and I had to look at the overall picture. Also, I stopped weighing my self everyday because I would go up and down daily which I know is shifts in body water, but it was frustrating. I am on my 3rd week and can tell from my clothes I am losing weight, but refuse to let myself weigh again until Monday. I keep telling myself that this is a lifelong battle/change and I can't expect to wake up and be thin no matter how badly I wish it to happen. I will say that I can tell a big difference in how much I can eat, even when I know I eat way too much it is still less than I ever ate before so I am really doing good.

I was banded on 9/11 and as of this morning I have lost 13.6 pounds. As with anything else, everyone's weight loss goes at it's own rate. For me, every day that I get on the scale and it number does not go UP it is a good day!

I also fear that I am not losing enough. However, we have to remember that this is not a "race". Slower losers tend to keep it off longer.

I have only lost 11 lbs since surgery, 7 lbs pre-op diet. AND I gained back 3 lbs while I was on mushies, but have lost it again.

I understand how frustrating it is. My dr even told me that I would GAIN a few lbs before I had my first fill. I was like, WHAT!!! :omg:

Just remember everyone is different, our metabolisms, our fat to muscle ratio etc. so everyone will lose differently and try not to compare to others.

I am also discouraged. I lost 20 lbs pre op. Gained 6 day of surgery. lost it the next day. The first week I lost 11 lbs. I started walking for 30 min a day on the treadmill and haven't lost anything since. I know - everyone keeps saying muscle weighs more than fat and all that - but still. I'm not even eating 1000 calories a day. It just seems like a 380 lb woman ought to lose some weight. It is a good thing I had the surgery or by this afternoon I would have been having me a double quarter pounder with cheese with a chocolate shake. At least now I will have to ride it out. I haven't been hungry yet since the surgery (Sept 13, 2007). I started mushies yesterday. That wasn't very encouraging to read that I could actually gain some between now and first fill (Oct 30). I guess I'm just having a pity party today.

I'm still glad I have my band. The laws of physics say that I have to start loosing don't they??

Patsy from South Georgia

I am beginning to worry about gaining before my first fill, but I realize I still cant, and do not eat as much as I did before the band. I'm passed the liquid phase, which is prob why I am worrying . I think I going to have to start exercising now

You know I think all of this worry comes from all of us having failed diet after diet. However we have to keep in mind that this isn't just a diet. I am really trying to concentrate on relaxing and letting the tool (i.e. band) help me. I know it is going to help, so I have now developed the fear that it is suddenly going to pop off and I am going to have to get it removed. I am sure all of this comes from the anxiety associated with not wanting to get my hopes up that maybe I have found something that is finally going to help me, but if you read the statistics it will. Not overnight, so like I said, i just keep telling myself to take one day at a time, use the band to learn new eating habits so I can make some permanent changes.:clap2:

Everyone, THANK YOU for your comments. Knowing that I am not the only one with fears of not losing fast enough has helped me. I wish everyone the very best with their weight loss journeys.

I think my biggest problem is that I am now addicted to weighing myself. I have traded one addiction (FOOD) for another. I have become a FREAK. Some days I weigh myself 2-3 times (yes I know this is BAAADDDD). I am going to start weighing myself only on Saturdays. I hope this helps me.

I was banded on 9/14. For some reason they did not weigh me before surgery, but from my initial visit with them on 7/9 I have lost 52 pounds - as of a few days ago. Haven't weighed since Tuesday.

I was on liquids for two weeks and just yesterday started some scrambled egg for Breakfast and had 1/3 clam chowder and a half of a piece of breakfast sausage patty for supper.

I look forward to getting healthy.

dab

Hello Wannabethin!

I lost 14 lbs. pre-op. I was on a liquid Protein Meal Replacement shake 3-5 times a day. After sugery I was having 3 Protein shakes a day with small liquid type Snacks in between. They were sugar-free Jello, s.f. popsicles, applesauce, sugar free yogurt. Now I am on a "soft diet" and have two protein shakes a day. I have 10 lbs. since sugery on 9/13. It just amazes me that the scale goes down instead of up for a change!

I was banded on 9/20. I am on the "creamy liquid" stage. So far, I have lost 14 lbs. since the band!! I don't know why we all lose differently...but I'm sure that as I've read elsewhere that we all will lose weight. I know people at work who had the band a year ago and they look wonderful! 1-2 lbs per week seems to be the norm. Remember, it didn't get there overnight so it's gonna be a little stubborn--but it will come off!

:star:Hi everyone. This is my first visit to the site as a member. I was banded on 9/17. Anybody else out there banded on 9/17? I feel really good this week. The first week of my surgery, I felt pretty bad. I think it was more the anesthesia than anything. The only problem I have now is soreness where my port was inserted. I am in my fourth week of liquid diet and it is getting old! I've lost 25 lbs. since I started the two week post-op liquid diet. The weight loss is slowing down for me a bit though. I can't wait until my first fill because I have been hungry this week. I see my doctor on Monday for my first post-op visit. I cannot wait to graduate to mushy foods - anything but liquids! Good luck everyone!!

Hey there! I was banded on 9/21 and my dr. put me on mushies 9/26. Up until that point I had lost 18.8 (since 9/5) and then when I started on mushies I struggled to find healthier items to eat and stayed the same for 3 days. I have given up the delicious cheesy broccoli Soup (330 calories and 33 grams of fat...YIKES!) and found healthier replacements. I am a bit frustrated with how much I want to eat and how I can feel myself start to push the limit. I get a fill on 10/17 and my goal by my birthday is to lose 11.2 more pounds, so I have to continue on this healthy path and keep exercising every day!

Good luck everyone and keep your chin up! It will come off!

I too have been struggling for the last couple of weeks since starting on mushies- I have tried really hard to concentrate on getting my protein in first, then other meals second. This has helped - the other day scale said I had gained 4 lbs- now I am down that 4 lbs, plus another pound-this is all a process-I think the mushies is hard because it is mostly carbs- plus the body is trying to adjust to moving from liquid stage.