When does the "losing" start?

[JakerT5 8]

I am going to say it , you weigh 195 before surgery , the weight you are at will take longer for the pounds to come off

[amberakamom 13]

Are you tracking your daily calories and Protein?

[LindaG318 0]

I bet once you add in more Water everything will kick in. you probubly are dehydrated. hang in there

[ieducate2 3]

Very helpful post...Thanks everyone!!!

[Day1 0]

How is your exercise? I wasn't hungry the first couple of days post op - I attribute that to the surgery and accompanying gas from the surgical procedure (apparently we're filled up like balloons...) but my hunger increased in line with feeling better: the better I felt, the hungrier I've become. I don't think I lost any weight after the first day, but since then - 6 days later, I'm down almost 20 lbs. My only advice is - keep a 'liquid' journal for a few days and call your Dr with the results - have them confirm you're on the right track, and try to up the exercise as much as you feel comfortable with. At the end of the day, weight loss is a simple science - burn 3,500 more calories than you consume, and it's 1 lb gone.

Good Luck!

Hi All, I am day 10 post op and have since returned to my presurgery weight of 195. Hoewever, reading through many of the threads I've noticed that many others do not experience hunger early on and have dropped several lbs by week 2. Just wondering if anyone else noticed a stall on the scale early on? I'm starting to wonder if something may be wrong with my band. Im trying to stay encouaraged with this process but just need a little feedback. By the way, I've been hungry with loud growling but haven't strayed from my full liquid diet. Although I am having trouble getting in all the Water along with Protein. Any suggestions? Thanks.