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[Mona40 0]

I was banded on April 6, 2009 and have only loss 20 pounds since surgery day. I receive two fills and no restriction at all. I have 3cc in my band and today I was able to eat a whole chicken sandwich from chickfila. I'm so disgusted I don't know what to do. I exercise 4 days a week 60 to 90 minutes what I'm doing wrong. Please give me some advise I feel like a failure. :redface:

[KartMan 58]

Whoa, hold on a minute!!! Who’s a failure? What guidebook is telling you that losing 20 lbs in 2.5 months is a horrible thing? None, because in reality that is just fine, right in the ballpark in fact. Plenty of people don’t lose any weight till restriction. For some lucky losers, they have restriction right from the beginning others don’t start feeling it until 4 or 5 fills. If you don’t have any restriction you are essentially like an unbanded person and are dieting on willpower alone. Keep your chin up, stick with whatever you are doing (cuz believe it or not its working) and keep going in for fills. Pretty soon the restriction will hit and you will lose even faster. Stop beating yourself up, you are doing great.

[Mona40 0]

Thanks for the encouraging comment. I go for my 3rd fill on July 7.

[itschoice 0]

KartMan said it all!!! You are doing fine. Great in fact. Restriction is coming as soon as you get some fills and it will be even better.

[WendyII 0]

I'm in your same situation. I'm going for fill #4 next week. I hope to have some restriction then. Until then, I feel mostly like I did before the band.

[jms462001 9]

8-10 pounds a month is a good avg although many do lose more at the beginning. Some do not start losing for several months or until after several fills.......same with restriction. We are all different so hang in there!