Attention anyone banded in Feb.

What is your total loss so far?

Amber banded 2-22 lost 4lbs so far.

I was banded February 28th. As of today (March 17) I'm down 21.5.

Keep it up everyone. We're all doing good!!!!

Well I've stopped weighing myself because it is making me depressed. I was banded on 2/6 and have been stuck at 15 lbs (although I probably gained) since the week after surgery.

Also, my first fill didn't do anything, so I can still eat whatever I want.

I know I need to stop whining - my doc tells me he doesn't expect me to start losing weight until now (getting another fill this week and start with my personal trainer tomorrow)

I just am having a rough time personally and sometimes am afraid this won't work at all. :mad2:

I think I need a hug. :cool:

Well I've stopped weighing myself because it is making me depressed. I was banded on 2/6 and have been stuck at 15 lbs (although I probably gained) since the week after surgery.

Also, my first fill didn't do anything, so I can still eat whatever I want.

I know I need to stop whining - my doc tells me he doesn't expect me to start losing weight until now (getting another fill this week and start with my personal trainer tomorrow)

I just am having a rough time personally and sometimes am afraid this won't work at all. :biggrin:

I think I need a hug.

(((Tater))))

I can soooo totally relate to what you are saying! My weight yesterday was the same as my weight 4 days post-op. I keep reminding myself of the great wisdom I have read here, that this is a marathon, not a sprint. That having a non-filled band is like having a new car, but you have no gas in it---thus it just sits there doing nothing for you.

I am eating mostly normal foods, but smaller portions. I have also "felt the joy" of eating too fast or eating huge bites without thinking about it. Eventhough I have no fill, these things already affect me. They are uncomfortable enough to make me think twice at the next meal.

So, these are the things I am trying to focus on. The fact that the scale is not going down will change with fills and if I keep learning about this tool inside of me and how to best use it to my advantage.

Thank you for posting, I have been feeling down about the scale myself. Glad to know we are not alone in our results so far or our feelings.

Keep up the faith that our upcoming fills will have the desired effect!

Denise

banded 2/27 and don't weigh myself often but when I went to the doctor on the 13th I had lost 19lbs.

Banded Feb 13 and down 36lbs! 5 week appointment with surgeon tomorrow - first fill ? Don't have much restriction yet (and thus no real limitiations on food), but definitely eating less due to less hunger and working out a lot...

I was banded on 2/27/08, but I started cutting back on my own after the first of the year. I have lost a total of 30.5 lbs. since 1/1/08.

Good luck to everyone!!

:biggrin:

I was banded on 2/27/08 and have lost 18 pounds. I am watching what I eat very carefully!

I went for a follow up today, lost 27 pounds total. First fill will be 4/1/08.

Congrats on the weight loss!

banded 02/14/2008 lost 40lbs..... 330/290/245

banded 22-02-08 down 18lbs, saw the dr and he advised can start doing excercises now yippeeeee and will have my first fill in 4 weeks

aggie Darwin Australia

I was banded on 2/27/08 and have lost 18.5 pounds. Starting to see I can eat more....so I am ready for that first fill on 4/2/08!!

I was banded 2/6 and have lost 16lb. I really had hoped it would be more by now but I guess slow and steady wins the race. I am exercising more now so I'm glad about that. I had my first fill on 3/10 my next one is 4/7. I'm strating to fill restriction now.

I lost 18 lbs the first week after my banding on 2/25 and since then my total weightloss to day is 21 lbs, I went back to work 1 week post op and with being a nurse at a busy prison I get the pleasure of running about a block up hill when they call a medical emergency pushing my cart of supplies so that would be the only exercise I have had since surgery but if it would stop raining here in WA I would start taking our dog on long walks, I also purchased roller blades and might have to work on getting steady on them so I can roller blade around our neighborhood.