A week ago today I was banded. I'm so discouraged and have no idea why. I want so much to be losing weight faster. I've only lost 6 lbs this week. ONLY. See what I mean? I'm crazy. 6 lbs is great! Why can't I feel like it's great? I feel like I'm not doing enought. I tried a gentle walk on the treadmill today but I got through 8 min and my port site hurt so I stopped. I feel like I'm eating too much even though I'm keeping it under 1000 cal and am always hungry.

Anyone have any advice for me?

First off, step back and take a deep deep breath and let it out. You are just out of surgery girl. You need to start thinking "healing" not losing. You need to concentrate on getting your body back up to where it was before surgery and let all the other just sluff off. This is about you and you doing this long term. Don't worry about the weight, it will come off. You have to help yourself right now, and I know I probably did the same amount of worrying about the weight at that stage, but I promise, if you worry about you getting healed, the time will come and you will start to feel normal again. Cheer up, your on your way girl!!

You are doing great. Now is the time to take care of yourself and heal. Don't push it. If you are on liquids try creamy soup. The milk has protein and for some reason it really helped me during that stage. 6 lbs is wonderful. Remember life as a bandster is a journey not a destination. I've been banded 2 years and it is definitely a life style with a band. Good luck to you! YOu are doing great.

I'm still new to this, I was just banded on 6/27/08. I will say though that the first week was very depressing for me. I got to telling myself about all the things I couldn't eat, all the things that needed to be done around the house that I couldn't do because I was sore, etc. I made myself depressed. Just rest as much as you can, don't over do it, because believe me it will cause you pain, and don't stress about losing weight because you WILL lose weight with this. Others will notice before you do. So take care of yourself.

Six pounds is fantastic! I know it's hard to be optimistic when you are frustrated, but I agree with everyone else that you should focus on your body healing right now. It's kinda graphic, but there's a great vid on YouTube that shows the actual surgery. If you an stomach it (haha), you might be more patient with yourself. After you see what your poor abdomen has been through, you'll actually want to give it a rest.

Hang in there sweetie....

One week after I had my surgery, I stepped on the scale and I had gained 4 lbs! I was so upset that I started to cry and even questioned if the doctor had really done the surgery. He told me that it was because of the swelling and the gas. Anyway, I am now 4 weeks post-op and have lost 24 lbs. Don't get discouraged, the weight will come off, I promise!

Good luck to you!

You and I are band buddies it seems, I was banded a week ago too. I am not rushing it. I am walking, but not as far as before my surgery and only in the last two days. I came home pretty tired. This month is for recuperation from surgery and Im taking it that way.

I finally dropped 2 more lbs. last night, so Im down 4 lbs to your 6 lbs, so you are ahead of me there too.

Advice to you---get rid of your scale if you have one at home. Personally, I get discouraged even if I weigh in as much as once a week. For me, it needs to be more like once or twice a month---because when I see a two pound loss--which I know is a great loss for a week--I feel discouraged and depressed. I have not weighed myself since my posst-op appt---1 week after the surgery--I was sooo discouraged since I weighed the same as i did on the day of my surgery. So I know I have lost more since then, but I will find out at my first fill on t he 23rd.

Good luck ith everything

AMY

Don't get down on yourself! 6 pounds is awesome in one week. You can do this! Just take it slowly with the walking. Try doing multiple short intervals of walking throughout the day (this is what I am doing due to port pain).

I do have a question for you though.... what are you eating that amounts to 1,000 cal a day?

I'm on clear liquids (for another week) and probably consuming a max of 400 calories a day (if that). Most of my intake is water right now.

Don't get down on yourself! 6 pounds is awesome in one week. You can do this! Just take it slowly with the walking. Try doing multiple short intervals of walking throughout the day (this is what I am doing due to port pain).

I do have a question for you though.... what are you eating that amounts to 1,000 cal a day?

I'm on clear liquids (for another week) and probably consuming a max of 400 calories a day (if that). Most of my intake is Water right now.

I usually do a soy milk/protein powder shake in the morning, and EAS shake for lunch and some sort of soup for dinner. I also drink 2 k20 Protein waters and 2 sugar free popsicles. I don't usually hit 1000 but it's not because I can't.

I wasn't put on clear liquids accept for the day after surgery.

Well I see you got a lot of encouragement and answers already but I will put in my 2 cents worth. Reason's to feel better: You already had the surgery. I am still waiting - at least two more months. Your post gave me a guideline for how I may feel and I learned from that. I am sure I will be depressed and weepy because that is how I tend to get. I will remember it is normal. Other answers to your post have helped me to. So by sharing you are helping others. Good luck. Listen to your body instead of looking at a scale.

I was also banded 7/9....and have lost 6 lbs since surgery also....the scale has not moved since Wednesday!!! I am only consuming 400 (if that) calories a day! I wonder wtf? also, but I think as everyone here has said, it will get better! My port is currently killing me....that is my biggest complaint right now Cheer up, we are all in this together!

I was also banded 7/9....and have lost 6 lbs since surgery also....the scale has not moved since Wednesday!!! I am only consuming 400 (if that) calories a day! I wonder wtf? also, but I think as everyone here has said, it will get better! My port is currently killing me....that is my biggest complaint right now Cheer up, we are all in this together!

I personally wouldnt stay at 400 calories a day for very long or your metabolism will drop and you will need to eat less to lose weight after a while.

My stomach area where the port is, is also hurting and sore. I dont know exactly what is hurting me over there. Im tired of it too.

(I too was banded July 9th, so Im right there with you in recovery). I personally think 6 lbs down is great in 9 days.

This should cheer you up.

You say you've lost 6 pounds and it's only been a week since banded.

I didn't lose my first pound...not even an ounce until 10 weeks after surgery.

Feel better?

I personally wouldnt stay at 400 calories a day for very long or your metabolism will drop and you will need to eat less to lose weight after a while.

My stomach area where the port is, is also hurting and sore. I dont know exactly what is hurting me over there. Im tired of it too.

(I too was banded July 9th, so Im right there with you in recovery). I personally think 6 lbs down is great in 9 days.

how many cals are you eating? what are you eating? I have to be on liquids until Tuesday or Wednesday...what about you?

how many cals are you eating? what are you eating? I have to be on liquids until Tuesday or Wednesday...what about you?

Im on full liquids and can taste mushy food and see how I do with it.

My shakes are 230 calories. If you are having 3 - 5 shakes a day, how can you be at so low of calories? Mine might be too high in calories, but not that high. Im probably still under 1000 per day and my stomach is sore, so maybe Im rushing in too fast to try mushy food, I dont know if that is why my stomach is sore, but think its been sore since the surgery, so probably not the food. I am also drinking grape juice. I know its higher in calorie than apple juice, I just cant drink more apple juice. Im also trying a few spoons of no sugar added applesauce which goes down easily. Hence the extra calories.

I dont think you want to stay at 400 calories a day, when you are into your second week past surgery? at least shake up the calories a little. Im still dropping weight and eating a lot more calories than you. I did gain 3 lbs after surgery, so it took me a few days to drop the extra Water weight from the IV and swelling. Im now down the extra plus about 7 lbs. Frankly Im surprised Im still dropping weight as fast as I am. Thats about one pound a day, especially if you include dropping the extra lbs I gained from surgery. Fast enough to me. I started a couple of weeks pre opt at 248 and now Im within sight of 230. Within a pound or less of 230 this morning.