I feel like I didn't have the band. Yes, I hurt! Yes, I can't eat. And yet??

I look at people that have lost and think.. gee I wish that were me. I have lost 43 lbs in a little over a month!! and I think I haven't lost any!

I think it might be because I don't feel the restriction. Or maybe I feel like my gravy train is going to end and my loss will slow sooo dramatically.

Also, I cant exercise yet so I feel like a fatty. I just sit around all day. I know this will only be another few days before I can start looking for a job.

You guys... I loose like a pound a day and I keep think "ohh it's just water weight. That's not really what I weigh."

When is this going to sink in and give me more confidence?

I haven't had surgery yet so can't address directly but your post seems a bit unrealistic. 43 pounds in one month is a lot and obviously we can't continue to loose at that rate.

sort of understand what you are going through...I lost 71 pounds in the last 10 months... yet I still feel fat, Im a size 8 pants and still feel huge! Im wondering when it will all sink in! Will it sink in when Im smaller? when I lose 100 pounds? when Im a size 0? will I know when enough is enough? so many questions... however 43 pounds is a lot in a short amount of time... and you aren't working out? Maybe u should try it... b/c I know when I workout its an extreme outlet of stress, anxiety and "head hunger" it really works for me...

we are the same age, so maybe we're similar in our thinking. when and where were u banded?

It more than likely WILL slow down, remember with the band the ideal weightloss is 2-3 lbs a week. The initial weightloss is great, like a jumpstart to get us going (I did 42lbs in my first month, including my pre-op diet) today I'm 3 weeks post-op, I'll weigh myself later, but on Tuesday I was 42lbs down. No need to rush back to scale for me lol.

I feel that some didnt really understand my post. I know that 43 is a lot. I am not concerned that it will slow down. I said I know it will. Thanks for trying to help, I guess.