I know everyone is different... But how much weight did you lose in the first month? Please do not include your preop diet weight loss :thumbup:

I'm going to weigh myself again tomorrow (i'm not doing it everyday) and i'm a week out of surgery and down probably 15ish. i'm expecting to gain a few when i start mushies tomorrow...not going to stress...but since i'll be on mushies then soft solids for the next 6 weeks i'm expecting to lose quite a bit. i can't imagine not losing then i'll only be eating 3 4oz meals. lol that's like..nothing.

Hello Brandy:

I lost 19 lbs my first month after the band. It was difficult for me

when I was on the liquids for two weeks after the band. I felt like

I was starving just on liquids. However, at week 4 my doctor said

I could have a soft scrambled egg with cheese! I felt like I was

cheating! Then after that I ate baby food. It was healthy

and had lots of Vitamins. I managed to do o.k. and still was losing

an average of 3 lbs. per week.

Since then I am now into my second month with the band. I am

still losing. I have found that while eating out to get my to-go-

box when they bring my meal. That way I don't eat too much.

I pack away most of my meal. The next day I split that into

two more meals. So far I have done well on those smaller

portions. Also it saves money!

Good luck to you!

Judie

I lost 13 pounds the first month. Was banded 2/19/2008. Lost 5 pounds the second month and the scale has hardly budged! But I am working out and need to watch what I'm eating a little closer.

i wanted to ask what if you don,t lose any weight at all before pre op will the doctor still do the surgery

:thumbup::cool2::biggrin: I had my first consultation app on april30th my next app is may 15th the dietian told me to keep a record of everything i put in my mouth did anyone else had to keep a journal of foods sill

sil, I had to do six months of pre-op dietician appointments. If your dietician requests a food journal you should definitely do that.

That being said, I never had to keep a food journal, in fact I refuse to do this. I am not going to let food run my life anymore, and for me this would only exemplify that. But hey, it works for some people, so give it a try. Whatever works for you to keep you in line, you should do that, as long as it is not unhealthy for you of course.

I did not lose weight pre-surgery, in fact I gained about 10 lbs. My surgeon still did the surgery, then again I didn't have a large enough BMI for him to worry too much. You really might want to ask your doctor about this, it really is important information for you to know!

Right on, Lil Miss Band-Aid! I groaned when the nurse said that we would have to keep a daily diet journal, including a break down of everything we eat into Protein, sugar, and calorie categories. Many diets that I have done in the past required this, and I am done with that.

My problem has always been portion size due to hunger, and I feel my food choices aren't bad at all. If my hunger is curbed, which it is, and if I am eating smaller portions, which I am, then I will lose weight, and I am. I do add up the protein roughly, but it doesn't rule my life. I got the lap-band to eat less, and it is doing its job.

I had surgery on 3/31/08. The first month I lost 16 pounds. I've lost 26 pounds altogether counting pre-op and since the one month time period.

There should be another option - I gained weight during the first month. And the second. I didn't start losing until the fourth month.

Hello! I was banded on 9/24, exactly 4 weeks ago today. I have not lost anything! When was your first fill and how much did you loose after the first fill? Thanks!! :smile:

I lost about 17 pounds, but I would have to say about 5 of that was water retention. I used to have very puffy and swollen lower legs, ankles and feet. After two weeks, the puffiness started to go down. I think it was all the water I was drinking, staying away from alcohol and not eating salty or fried foods.

Wow I can't believe it was 6 months ago I started this thread! Look at me now 6 months 60 pounds... I remember how excited I was to begin this journey :smile: Fun to see old threads come to life.

i accidentally hit the wrong button sorry lol. anyhoo. after surgery i went back up to 268 and one month out i was down to 240 roughly so about 28 pounds. that was as of oct 15th. ive lost an addlt 3 pounds since then. things have really slowed. but im going in for my first fill next week. hopefully that will jumpstart things again :wink_smile:

I lost 8lbs the first week but after I started eating regular food again I quicky gained it all back. I just had my second fill because the first fill 2 weeks prior left me with absolutely NO restriction. I got my second fill on Wed and I am hoping to finally have a weight loss after this surgery.

Still have a week to go to make it a full month but so far I've lost 37 lbs, my body is in shock I think as it hasn't been given less than a 1000 calories since BIRTH! I'm heavier than most so the first lbs will come off faster but Ohh those last 75 or so might drive me insane!

I am currently on my fourth week and have lost 26 so far! I did not have a pre-op diet!