I was banded on 5/21 and will have my first fill in late June. How much weight did you all lose before the first fill and what was your average weight loss when the fills started? I am soooo ready to see the pounds falling off and the sizes going down.

I was banded 4/16 and have lost 44 lbs. My first fill is on Thursday, the 28th...I hope to have restriction. Right now, it's just a diet...

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I was banded on 5/21 and will have my first fill in late June. How much weight did you all lose before the first fill and what was your average weight loss when the fills started? I am soooo ready to see the pounds falling off and the sizes going down. :sad:

My band was 4/24 and I have lost 30 lbs. My first fill will be June 1

I was banded on 5/21 and will have my first fill in late June. How much weight did you all lose before the first fill and what was your average weight loss when the fills started? I am soooo ready to see the pounds falling off and the sizes going down.

We were banded on the same day. How much weight have you lost so far? I'm done eight pounds already and loving it!

I lost 5 pounds between surgery and my first fill. I was not a happy camper but I had been warned by my doctor that was likely to be the case. My first fill helped a bit but don't expect that first fill to be a magic act. It's not anywhere near enough restriction to take you past what I call "white knuckling"....pretty much diet and exercise only. But I've now had 4 fills, believe I am at my sweet spot, and am losing steadily. It started getting easier with fill #3. Now 3-1/2 months post surgery and I've lost 60 pounds.

I was banded on 5/20 and have lost about 6 pounds already, eager to loose more.

I was banded on 4/29/09. My starting weight was 227lbs. I've lost 16lbs since and I go for my first fill June 18th. I've noticed since I was upgraded to stage 4 food on May 14th I haven't lost anything. So I'm hoping things pick up after my fill. I also write down the calories and protein of everything i eat or drink so i can keep it under 1200 cal and meet the protein quota

I was banded in February. I had lost 37 pounds before my first fill in April. The fill didn't seem to do anything. I am eating almost as much as I was before surgery and my weight loss has stopped at 42 pounds. I have been exercising 5 days a week which is helping to keep me from putting on weight, but I'm hoping my next fill will restrict the amount of food I can eat.

I was banded on May 20th and have lost 6lbs to date 5/26/2009. It seems like I have lost a pound a day. Is that normal? I'm on the strictly liquid diet now and am pretty much starving.... I'm really excited to start the 2nd phase diet. How is everyone else dealing with the liquid diet and HUNGER?! Is one pound a day weight loss normal? Also, will that stop once I start on puree and soft foods? Thank you!

I was banded May 4th, and I've only lost 4 pounds since then. My first fill will be on June 9th. I was very active before surgery, but I sprained my ankle really bad and I haven't been able to exersize or play sports since then.

I was banded on 4/8/09 and had my first fill 5/20/09. I had lost a totoal of 26lbs between my surgery and first fill. I dont think Ive lost anymore but I havent gained either. I felt quite a bit of restriction the first couple of days after having the fill but dont feel it at all anymore

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I was banded on May 20th and have lost 6lbs to date 5/26/2009. It seems like I have lost a pound a day. Is that normal? I'm on the strictly liquid diet now and am pretty much starving.... I'm really excited to start the 2nd phase diet. How is everyone else dealing with the liquid diet and HUNGER?! Is one pound a day weight loss normal? Also, will that stop once I start on puree and soft foods? Thank you!

I was banded on May 6 1 week check up I ha lost 13 lbs. I am now 20 days post op and have not lost any more weight. I am only having about 1000 calories a day. This seems to be the norm from what others have said.

I was banded on 4/17/09 and as of week 4 lost 37lbs. I have not lost anymore weight since and am almost done with week 6. I get my first fill on 5/30/09. I eat 800-1000 calories/day and focus mainly on protein and drinking a lot of water.

I was banded May 4 and have lost 25 lbs since my pre-op diet started on May 1. My first fill will be June 15.

I was banded on 4/20/09. I've lost 39 pounds since I was banded. My doctor had me on a liquid diet for the first three weeks, I lost 34 pounds during that time. and have only lost 5 pounds since I have started eating soft foods.

I was banded May 7th and was 296 at surgery. Today I am 279, so I've lost 17lbs, and my first fill isn't until June 4th. I like to remember that on Nov. 28th I was 325lbs...so my total in the past six months has been 46lbs.

David