HELP! Banded a month and NO loss! Practically normal appetite.

[Guest Marygirl]

I was banded 11/30/09 and have not lost a single pound. I'm still 220. My bmi is a little lower... 33 at 5'8". I'm worried b/c i read posts by people who also started w/ a lower bmi and most have lost around 20 lbs by now. Aren't the first months supposed to be when you lose the most???

I know I'm healing, but I can eat quite a bit more than I thought I would be able to. I thought the purpose of the surgery was to limit how much you can eat, or make you feel full faster.

What are all of you who are successful eating? Any advice please!

[alicia3138 1]

You won't feel restriction until you start getting fills. A lot of the weight loss in the beginning is from the post-op diets and personal willpower.

[crzytchr 3]

I was banded 11/30/09 and have not lost a single pound. I'm still 220. My bmi is a little lower... 33 at 5'8". I'm worried b/c i read posts by people who also started w/ a lower bmi and most have lost around 20 lbs by now. Aren't the first months supposed to be when you lose the most???

I know I'm healing, but I can eat quite a bit more than I thought I would be able to. I thought the purpose of the surgery was to limit how much you can eat, or make you feel full faster.

What are all of you who are successful eating? Any advice please!

Be patient, even though it is hard. Unless your stomach is really sensitive, you won't feel any restriction until you get your first fill, and then some people don't even feel restriction until their third fill. Even though you are frustrated, please don't allow yourself to get too tight, or stay too tight, just because you want restriction. In the long run, it causes many problems and isn't work the short term weight loss you may experience from it. Good luck and it WILL happen for you.

[PML 0]

I was banded on October 14, 2009 and have lost only 3 pounds! I have had 3 fills and still feel almost no restriction.

This is very frustrating. I lost 17 pounds the 2 weeks prior to banding so my total weight lose is 20 pounds.

[Cocoabean 430]

I was banded 11/30/09 and have not lost a single pound. I'm still 220. My bmi is a little lower... 33 at 5'8". I'm worried b/c i read posts by people who also started w/ a lower bmi and most have lost around 20 lbs by now. Aren't the first months supposed to be when you lose the most???

I know I'm healing, but I can eat quite a bit more than I thought I would be able to. I thought the purpose of the surgery was to limit how much you can eat, or make you feel full faster.

What are all of you who are successful eating? Any advice please!

I was a very show loser. I didn't start to lose anything until 2 weeks post-op and then I averaged 0.5-1 lb. per week.

Many don't lose anything until they start getting fills. Don't get discouraged. I remember being on here and seeing others lose way faster than I was. I'd get so annoyed! But you know what? I continued on, and now, I am down 60 lbs. I am about 5 lbs. away from a normal BMI. My blood pressure is normal, my blood sugar is normal!

Just remember, this is not a race or a contest, you WILL succeed.

Continue to heal and look forward to fills.

Denise

[crzytchr 3]

I was banded on October 14, 2009 and have lost only 3 pounds! I have had 3 fills and still feel almost no restriction.

This is very frustrating. I lost 17 pounds the 2 weeks prior to banding so my total weight lose is 20 pounds.

It does happen that you can have 3 fills and feel very little restriction, but I would probably ask how much your fill doctor how much you have in your band. Then before your next fill, make sure they withdraw the Fluid before giving you the fill to make sure all that is supposed to be in there is really IN there. They could possibly have missed the port at one fill or you could even have a leak. It may also be that you just need a lot of Fluid before you feel restriction and it just isn't enough yet, if your doctor is conservative. My friend, banded 2 weeks prior to me, has 7ccs in her band and I only have 2. I hope you get restriction soon, because I know this is a difficult process until you do.