I wiegh in once a week at the gym so I do not have that happen. it can be depressing not to see a change. Keep on doing what you are doing and it will happen.

I am 8 days post-op. Did really well scale wise when I went for my post-op visit with my surgeon monday. Since then I have tortured myself by getting on my scale at home and it has not moved all week!! I think I need to put the scale away for a while so I don't drive myself crazy!

Just as an FYI, in the majority of the literature you read about lap band patients, they really do not expect us to loss in the first 4 to 6 weeks post op. Our bodies are healing and the majority of us have not had any fluid in our bands and we really have no restriction and can almost eat about anything. You will still fill hungry until you have your first fill, there are a few patients that fell restrictions immediately after surgery but they are rare. Don't expect to much the first month and don;t become a slave to your scale, if you stay true to the foods they have you eat you will lose, maybe more inches in the beginning than pounds but it will come off. I think the hardest thing for me to learn was patience and I work on this daily. And believe me some days it is harder than others. I have lost 64 lbs in about 7 months and my MD told me to expect the additional 30 lbs to come off slow. Most lap band patients lose about 40 to 50% of their weight in the first year, some lose more but none of us are the same. The band can be very fickle, and what we can eat one day may not go down the next day. You will do great, just make healthy choices and remember to get all your protein daily. It takes our digestive tract longer to digest protein so it stays with us longer helping to curb that hunger feeling. One day you will be able to eat the 3 meals a day and be satisfied without snacks between meals. I never believed it would happen but it does. The discomfort you feel when bending over is your port, that also gets better with time and now I don't even notice mine is there. Good luck with your journey and the best advice I can give you is to educate yourself about the band and the foods you should be eating. If you listen to your band once filled and not your head you will do great!

LovetheNewMe..I love what you said at the end. Listen to your band when full and not your head. Yep, I have learned NOT to take just one more bite. Great comment.

Judy

<br>Just as an FYI, in the majority of the literature you read about lap band patients, they really do not expect us to loss in the first 4 to 6 weeks post op. Our bodies are healing and the majority of us have not had any fluid in our bands and we really have no restriction and can almost eat about anything. You will still fill hungry until you have your first fill, there are a few patients that fell restrictions immediately after surgery but they are rare. Don't expect to much the first month and don;t become a slave to your scale, if you stay true to the foods they have you eat you will lose, maybe more inches in the beginning than pounds but it will come off. I think the hardest thing for me to learn was patience and I work on this daily. And believe me some days it is harder than others. I have lost 64 lbs in about 7 months and my MD told me to expect the additional 30 lbs to come off slow. Most lap band patients lose about 40 to 50% of their weight in the first year, some lose more but none of us are the same. The band can be very fickle, and what we can eat one day may not go down the next day. You will do great, just make healthy choices and remember to get all your protein daily. It takes our digestive tract longer to digest protein so it stays with us longer helping to curb that hunger feeling. One day you will be able to eat the 3 meals a day and be satisfied without snacks between meals. I never believed it would happen but it does. The discomfort you feel when bending over is your port, that also gets better with time and now I don't even notice mine is there. Good luck with your journey and the best advice I can give you is to educate yourself about the band and the foods you should be eating. If you listen to your band once filled and not your head <img src="http://cdn.lapbandtalk.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" class="bbc_emoticon" alt=""> you will do great!<br>

<br>LovetheNewMe..I love what you said at the end. Listen to your band when full and not your head. Yep, I have learned NOT to take just one more bite. Great comment.<br>

Judy<br>

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color:black">One reason I keep buying books and asking my doctor questions. But

it’s funny, I’ve also found that if you ask ten people a question, you’ll get

ten different answers. That not only applies here, but to each of our doctors.

So often I’ve seen conflicting information – “I didn’t have to have a liquid

diet”, “I did”, “I can eat anything I want in moderation, that’s what my doctor

said.”, “I can’t have fruit, breads, rice or cereal” etc. So, yes, you just

have to do your own research, take everything in with a grain of salt, but most

importantly, know yourself (and your band) </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;

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color:black">I didn’t get banded for just the end result. While it’s going to

be nice to be in shape and healthy, but it’s also for the journey, for that’s

where we gain the wisdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black">I totally absorb everything that everyone says on this forum, as

well as my own research, and what my doctor says, and am enjoying the journey

and especially the new experiences that it brings – seemingly every day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black">Thanks again for your input, I wish you the best of luck, and

welcome all<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>your wisdom from your

experiences to help me grow in this journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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