Hi, I am getting discouraged and would like to hear from some other people with low starting BMIs and read about their progression.

I was banded 2 weeks ago. I did pre-op diet for 1 week, losing 6 lbs. Now at 2 weeks out, I have only lost another 2 lbs. I know this is the "time for healing" etc, but reading all these posts about people losing giant amounts of weight post-op is discouraging me. I don't think I am eating too much. I just started mushies. I am hungry but finding things "on plan" that I can eat. I haven't been counting calories, as I know I am not consuming many.

Thanks....

Hi Stef,

I too had a BMI of 34.5. My surgury was 4-24-08, I weighed in at 236, 5.9 ft & have lost between 16-20 lbs. If fluctuates. I've not had a fill yet. I do not count calories either however, I exercise some and try and watch what I eat. As I've read all over this site, any weight loss before a fill is a plus. I think you and I should keep reading here and get inspiration from the others.

Hi there,

While this site can be very helpful at times, it can also be very discouraging at others. Unfortunately, our bodies are not one size fits all regarding weight loss. I myself have only lost 63 pounds in 14 months and have been discouraged for a long time. The only thing you can do is get fills on a regular basis and keep up with the exercise. It can be very frustrating when you read all of the rapid weight loss success stories on here only to struggle with weight loss yourself. Best advice I can give is do your best and try not to compare your weight loss to others because I know from experience how frustrating it can be.

Take care,

Shannon

Oh, I should add my starting BMI was just under 32

i had a BMI of 35 and i was banded 04/21/08 weighing in at 213 pounds with a height of 5'-4". i was on a 2 week liquid diet and didn't really lose much weight. after my surgery i lost 14 pounds. after my first fill i gained 2 pounds back immediately. i just feel so hungry all the time... worse than i felt before my first fill. so i'm going for fill #2 this weekend. i lost those 2 pounds on top of 4 more so i'm down 19 pounds in approximately 45 days.

its still going to be a struggle even though we have low BMI's... maybe even harder. don't get discouraged. you're just entering Bandster Hell when you have the surgery and don't lose much weight. you may not lose much at all until after a couple of fills.

stay strong!