my dr told me i need to drink 96ozs of water yesterday i drank 80ozs and i gained a lb does it take time for the water to leave your body she said i would lose better if i drink that much anybody help im so bloated i had a fill aug 19th ive only lost 6lbs since then:cursing:

Why so much Water? I shoot for 64 oz. and I don't always get even that much in--yet my weight loss has been steady.

How often and when do you weigh yourself?

My surgeon also said to strive for 64 oz of water a day - which I meet most days and I have been losing.

for some reason im bloating up and retaining water when i lose ill lose 2 pounds and then wont lose for another 3 or 4 weeks

do you think its just that i need another fill ive only had one 2.5cc

Water and fat are two different things, of course. But I think you're getting too much water. Shoot for 64 ounces and see how you do. And don't drink with your meals, or before or after, per your surgeon's directions. Water shouldn't make you retain water unless you have an issue with your heart or kidneys. SALT can make you retain water and more water will flush it. But rather than tinker with all that (it can get obsessive)....what diet are you on and when are you "allowed" to drink?

And you know fills don't make us lose weight. Eating less and exercising make the weight go. Fills just make the "eating less" easier.

I think it helps you lose body fat but I found this web site about water, it will explain it to you a lot better. http://www.ultimatefatburner.com/articles/water.html

i went to my pcp and she told me i need more water because of the salt intake otherwise i drink 64oz when i can but what i dont understand is why i stay on the same weight so long i mean ive lost like 40 pounds total 20 pounds was before the band and i keep bloating up i dont know what to do im going crazy i went down four sizes im now in a size 18 pants im just not seeing it on the scale my bra size even went down a size

You know, I had the same issue in the beginning and I know that there was a thread on this at the time with others who had too. For the first month or so, I would get people commenting on my weight loss but I knew the scale hadn't been moving. At the time, I just decided that because they knew I had the surgery, they were just saying these things to encourage me. But then I noticed that my clothes were getting looser. I am not sure what it is that allows us to get smaller but not see any weight difference but I know that others have been through this too. Some suggested it was muscle gain, but I hadn't really started any exercises at the time so I know that at least for me, that was not the case.

You know, I had the same issue in the beginning and I know that there was a thread on this at the time with others who had too. For the first month or so, I would get people commenting on my weight loss but I knew the scale hadn't been moving. At the time, I just decided that because they knew I had the surgery, they were just saying these things to encourage me. But then I noticed that my clothes were getting looser.

I agree Jodi. It's almost as if we lose, then for a while the scale stagnates while our bodies tighten up and catch up, then the scale drops again. Weight loss is odd, but it's all good! :smile2:

ITS JUST DRIVING ME CRAZY SO I WENT ON SLIMFAST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS HOPEFULLY IT WILL CHANGE :smile2:

im so excited i think my weight loss is moving again i lost 4 pounds this week hopefully it wont jump back up i havent lost anything since sept 3rd and now ive lost 4 pounds yahoo:thumbup::thumbup:

well ive lost 3 more pounds total of 7 the last 2 weeks yahoo