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shanna_j
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I was banded on 11/24. The liquid diet wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be at first and the weight was FALLING OFF. By 12/2, I was down 16 pounds and was feeling wonderful.

Well, now it's 12/6 and I haven't lost anything in 4 days. I know that I shouldn't weigh myself everyday, but I find that it's that much harder not to knowing that I stopped losing.

I do have to admit that I've become fairly lax on the liquid diet. I mean, when I first came home from the hospital, I was drinking 2 protien shakes a day and filling the remaining need of protien by drinking protien Water, but I started having issues with the shakes around the 6th day and cut back to 1 a day and filled the rest with protien water. I am sure that I'm not drinking as much fluids as I should during the day and I've had a little soud during the day since it's been so cold here. Is my weight-loss stall because I'm not as gung-ho as I was in the beginning? I'm looking forward to my 3 week apointment so that I can be released to exercise. I've never wanted to work out so much in my life.

Anyways, I just realized how long this is. Is there someone out there that has losdt weight initially and then it stalled after the first week and a half?

Thanks,

Shanna

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I was banded on 11/12 -- I lost 10 lbs in the first 2 weeks, but none since (now that I'm on a regular diet) - but since it took me 10 months previously to lose 22 lbs, 10 lbs in 2 weeks was awesome to me!!

The last 2 things my doctor said to me before leaving the hospital was "Don't expect to lose weight in this first month" and "You WILL be hungry".

Well, I wasn't hungry for the first 3 weeks, now I really get hungry between meals but still sticking to the rules -- my first fill is next Thursday, so I'm looking forward to that. And I DID lose 10 lbs, so I'm also happy with that! Also, I was just realeased back to full activity this week -- so I've started my workouts again...so hoping that kick starts my weight loss again.

So -- I think if you lost 16 lbs, you are doing great and will probably start losing again once you have a fill and start exercising. Since I'm new at this, I'm guessing....but congrats and good luck!!

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You're not expected to lose weight durning your recovery period...its a time for healing. Weight is not just going to drop off now that you have a band..its a lot of work and commitment.

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