OHMIGOSH! I had my 1 week follow-up yesterday and got back on that scale and for the first time in my life, I liked what I saw. In only 6 days, I have lost over 17 pounds!!!!! I cannot believe it. All the discomfort doesn't matter. I am feeling much better now anyway, but seeing that scale REALLY made me feel better. I know you lose a lot more in the beginning (and then it slows down), but I never expected to lose that much. I am so happy I did this. Thanks for all your support!

(Copied from myself in another post, but my message exactly applies here, too.)

Thank you for coming back and letting us know how it's going. You sound so happy!! That's wonderful, and I'm so glad you found support here. :D

Now the trick is remembering this moment when you hit a plateau, because you will. When you get on solid food your weight loss will probably screech to a halt, and that's the time to resurrect this post and remember that it WILL start again after you've had a fill. Patience and fortitude, those are the twin banding principles. This is not a sprint, it's a journey and yours has just begun.

That is such Great News Wendy that you are feeling better and your Loss:)

Awesome!! Well done, I'm so glad it's going well!!! Good job!

You are doing great! It only gets better as you go too!

Great job Wendy!

Wendy WOW!!!!! that is some major weight you lost in the first week. Keep up the good work girl!!! You are doing wonderful!!!