Hi, I'm Melissa, in Tempe, AZ. I was banded on June 5, 2008 by Dr Nirmul. He is wonderful, though you don't see much of him. I've lost 12 lbs so far. Also, my husband was banded on May 12, 2008 and he's lost 45 lbs since then. I'm just starting to be more hungry over the last day or so. Nothing that I can't handle, just more hungry. Considering I couldn't "eat" (or drink even water) anything the first 4 days or so, I'm sure this is good. I still can't choke down the protien shakes. Probably more because the ones we have taste like soap to me. Guess I need to try something else.