I don't know about the rest of you but I am so psyched!! :tt2: I thought it would be fun to see how much we have lost ... say starting with your preop diet (or at least 2 weeks before banding) until now. I think it would also be very motivational for the rest of those who are still waiting to be banded -- give them something to look forward to and help shake those jitters!

Anyway, I was banded on May 8, and as of today have lost a total of 20.5 pounds!! :wink_smile:

Well, 89 down, 89 to go!

I feel terrible now. I'm so excited for everyone but I just cannot seem to push through this plateau. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I feel terrible now. I'm so excited for everyone but I just cannot seem to push through this plateau. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Have you talked to the DR or Bariatric Coordinator? It has taken me a long time to get good restriction. I have a 14cc APL.

I meet with my my NP every 6-8 weeks. I had a chat with him last time about waiting too long between fills. I have another fill at the end of the month...that will be my 7th. I'm usually very pragmatic but I can't figure out why I'm down lately. It MIGHT be that I now get my period every 14 days since I lost weight. I'm not jealous of everyone's successes just down that I'm not losing faster. I've been stuck at 180 for a month. It's driving me crazy. So...I'm hoping that after the next fill that I will see a few pounds off. I also went back to counting my daily caloric intake and making sure I got all of my water in.

I know that my lack of exercise is seriously contributing to my slow weightloss. I'm telling you...it's ridiculous. I motivate people for a living and can't get off my rear end to walk for 30 minutes.

Thanks for the feedback. My NP is very understanding but he's also very busy. I'm going to talk to him about not waiting too long between fills and also about not being too stingy with them either. I have a 10cc APS band.

Finally busted my almost 1 mos plateau and have lost 6 lbs in the past week!! Total 112!! about 22 to go

I'm posting my little numbers for anyone else out there in my boat. I lost 6 lbs on my pre-op diet and only 2 lbs in the last 10 days since banding on liquids. I am not sure if I am eating more than most but I am having hunger and definitely eating less. I started w/ a BMI of 31.9 the morning of surgery so will probably lose slower. I'm already becoming a head case because of this. I also am getting very creative w/ my blender and the sugar-free products b/c my sweet tooth has kicked back in.

Stephanie

so ur bmi was 31.9 wicked so that deffinatly means i can get the gastric banding done

I meet with my my NP every 6-8 weeks. I had a chat with him last time about waiting too long between fills. I have another fill at the end of the month...that will be my 7th. I'm usually very pragmatic but I can't figure out why I'm down lately. It MIGHT be that I now get my period every 14 days since I lost weight. I'm not jealous of everyone's successes just down that I'm not losing faster. I've been stuck at 180 for a month. It's driving me crazy. So...I'm hoping that after the next fill that I will see a few pounds off. I also went back to counting my daily caloric intake and making sure I got all of my water in.

I know that my lack of exercise is seriously contributing to my slow weightloss. I'm telling you...it's ridiculous. I motivate people for a living and can't get off my rear end to walk for 30 minutes.

Thanks for the feedback. My NP is very understanding but he's also very busy. I'm going to talk to him about not waiting too long between fills and also about not being too stingy with them either. I have a 10cc APS band.

Wow, do you know why you´re having your cycle so frequently?

Sure hope you can get some relief. I know it´s disappointing when the scale doesn´t move much. I´ve had mono the last few months, so exercise has been about NIL.

Keep us posted please.

I'm glad I came back to the forum. I feel more focused now. It's very easy to slip back into the pre-band lifestyle. My work schedule is crazy, which significantly impacts the amount of sleep that I get. I notice that when I don't sleep that I don't lose weight consistently. I'm not sure about my cycle and it's craziness. I was always on a 28 day cycle and now I feel like a PMS queen; my poor husband and son! As soon as I get a minute I'll make it to the ob/gyn. I've spoken to my PCP and my NP and both of them feel that it's that my estrogen levels are being effected by the weightloss.

I'm glad I came back to the forum. I feel more focused now. It's very easy to slip back into the pre-band lifestyle. My work schedule is crazy, which significantly impacts the amount of sleep that I get. I notice that when I don't sleep that I don't lose weight consistently. I'm not sure about my cycle and it's craziness. I was always on a 28 day cycle and now I feel like a PMS queen; my poor husband and son! As soon as I get a minute I'll make it to the ob/gyn. I've spoken to my PCP and my NP and both of them feel that it's that my estrogen levels are being effected by the weightloss.

That is very interesting about your estrogen levels. We are so what are hormones dictact!

Glad you came back too. We need all the support we can get!:w00t:

2 more pounds gone forever! :thumbup:

I am hoping to lose 100 by my band-aversity, May 12th. 10 pounds to go, cross your fingers for me! :thumbup:

Edited March 25, 200917 yr by miss meliss

60 gone for ever 50 to go.........hope to be at goal by october...lol :thumbup:

Well...it was a ridiculously crappy week at work. I can't get anything down when my stress levels are up. I'm down four pounds this week. 68lbs. total.

I've had one fill and I'm stuck at a 65 pound loss with 33 more to go- I don't know if I want to try another fill seems the last time I had 1 cc put in I ended up having to have it removed due to not being able to swallow anything - OK I"M SCARED.

I have major skin slack too, only big thing on me now is my Belly is anyone else suffering from a big belly? I now have no legs or butt..

I guess I won't meet my goal by May 19th to have lost the whole 98 pounds, but for now I feel good.

Just a little over 3 months and 30lbs lost!! Congrats everyone.

Hi May Bandsters it's almost our year anniversary!! It's been a few months since I've posted. First I was having trouble with to much fluid and now I'm feeling like I need a fill. I will be going to see my doctor tomorrow. It's wierd, I have restriction but I don't get full . . does that make sense? I guess I have restriction when I don't chew, chew, chew, but I can eat more than I think I should be able to. I don't know. I've lost only about 5 more pounds since the end of December bringing my total to 131 (need to update my ticker). Anyhow, I love my band and I feel sooooo much better. Good luck everyone!