I GOT UP THIS MORNING ALL EXCITED ABOUT MY POST OP CHECK UP. WHEN I SAW MY DOCTOR HE SEEN THE :cool2: THAT I HAD ON MY FACE AND HE EVEN GAVE ME A COMPLIMENT WHICH MADE ME :w00t: EVEN MORE. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT WITH MY RECOVERY, HE SAID I CAN START EXERCISING AS OF NEXT WEEK:thumbup: STARTING OFF WITH WALKING ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES A DAY, WHICH I LOVE TO WALK. :smile: WHEN THE DOCTOR TOLD ME TO STEP ON THE SCALE I DIDN'T WALK I RAN TO THE SCALE AND GUESS WHAT MY WEIGHT LOST WAS, JUST REMEMBER TWO WEEKS BEFORE MY SURGERY I WAS 249 LBS., AND AS OF TODAY I WEIGHT 225 LBS.:thumbup::thumbup:

HOORAY FOR THE LAP BAND!!!!!!!!!! IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN I WOULD DO IT.

that's an incredible loss!! congrats...am I doing something wrong? I'm 3 weeks post-op and barely down 18 and under 600 cals a day and barely maintaining it. ( I do walk daily also)...help me

Christi's: NO, there is nothing wrong with you. Everyone is different. That's excellent weight loss for 3 weeks out. A lot depends, how much you weigh to begin with, etc.... Genetics.... You are doing great! I'm sure your Dr. is thrilled with the weight you have lost in 3 weeks.

Thanks for the encouragement...and I congratulate everyone on all their success...

You are not doing anything wrong, everyone is different, so keep up the good work and keep on exercising you will be alright i promise you.