Hi everyone! I am from Northeastern PA. I am going on my 4th month of the required 6 month program before the actual surgery. So far I have lost only 5 pounds, which is very frustrating. How is everyone else doing?

Hey I'm from Central PA. (altoona) welcome!!! Hopoe this page helps you. It has for me time to time.... I know its very hard to lose the pounds. I was lucky my insurance did not make me wait or lose any pounds befor hand. I did have to do a liver shrink diet 2 weeks before banding. but that was Dr.s orders and boy is that tuff! by the 3rd, day I was dreaming I was eating cake then would wake up in the morning wondering if I did it in my sleep... LOL!! now that the weather is getting better may be you could start walking and it may help you lose. I know it's hard that's how we end up getting th BAND! take care and keep working! Wait till you can get rid of those old FAT cloths and get new smaller ones! You know that was something I never thought about before I did all this! I said to the doctor "you did not tell me my closet would lose to" Also protien drinks after a walk or any exercise will help you to.... Turn off the hunger.... I was banded June 12, 2008 and have lost about 70 pounds. I'm 48 seems to come off the younger chicks faster! my son is 22 and he is banded a year tomarrow and lost 100!!!!!

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Edited May 4, 200917 yr by moonchild713