I've complained many times that after surgery I lost 12 pounds in a week and then NOTHING. I actually kept going up and down by 3 pounds for the next 3 weeks. Then last week the three pounds went away and I was back where I was the week after surgery. I stayed that way for several days and then yesterday woke to a .7 loss. I was in heaven!!!!

Went and got my first fill yesterday and this morning I awake to a 1.9 loss!

Seems that all of my hard work paid off and I am thrilled that I did not give in like I used to. Instead I stuck to my diet, added exercise and rode it out. That's a first for me, in the past I would have gotten discouraged and thrown it all away by chowing down on foods that make me feel better.

I'm very proud of myself. I just thought I'd share for those of you still going through the same experience following your December surgery.

That is great Heather! Looks like you are well on your way girl! Way to Go!

Job well done! Keep it up! and remember to allow you body to catch up, don't get discouraged.

Great job Heather, Thanks for sharing your story

Thanks everyone, I thought I'd share. So many of us go through the exact same thing and it's such a frustrating situation to be in. However, I just realized that if you average my 15 pound post-op loss over the 5 weeks I've been banded then I'm at about 3 pounds a week. That's a terrific number!

If it weren't for this forum I'd probably have eaten the house in the last few weeks.

Congrats Heather. I know how you feel. I've lost 14 as of yesterday ( got to up date the ticker). I almost lost it a couple of times already. I have a 2cc restriction, and for the past few days I didn't feel like it was there, then this morning my oatmeal was too much, at lunch I ate 1/2 of a piece of chicken tender, no mid day snack, and then ate crab/tuna wrap. I've got to also learn to sip more water. I'm only getting about 40oz of water in lately, not including a cup of coffee and glass of tea(not every day). I can't wait to loose more.I go for a fill Feb. 7th and I can't wait. I've almost gotten depressed, but then I thought, 14 lbs in less than month is good. I hope I can loose 14 or more next month. Good luck to you. Felicia

I found that logging my weight and weighing every day (I know I know...there are a lot of nay-sayers out there on that) has been my big help. I expect plateaus and within those I expect to go up and down a pound here or there. My last plateau was almost 6 weeks (and I wasn't being particularly "good" during that time...over the holidays). But you know what, I can almost tell when it is about to break (and it always does, especially if you are experimenting with your intake during this time and doing different things instead of the same thing day after day). I woke up this morning to a 2.5 pound drop. I can expect to level off at that for about a week or two and then drop a little more. I am so close to my goal that I know these last few pounds will be slow....I can NOT complain. I've been obese for my entire life...another 6 months won't make any difference to lose the remaining weight!

kacee thanks for your post, i posted a thread the other day because ive been eating 1000 calories a day and exercising and i have stayed the same for one week now and am getting nervous. wow you went 6 weeks without anything thats along time. how did you get through it, did you think about getting another fill? i have had one fill and i can tell that i am getting full quicker and it stays for awhile. my next appt in on feb 26 so i may ask for another fill but i dont think that ill need many. there are a few times that i eat a little to much. i am currently eating about a cup of food. i know they want me to eat 1/2 a cup but one cup fills me up for now. hopefully soon i will get full on 1/2 a cup. how much do you eat? how long did it take you to get there? so overall i shouldnt worry about not losing this week?

andrea