Newbie...4 months into my lapband journey

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Shari - I had my lapband surgery on Jan 5th, and in two more days I will hit my four month mark. I've only lost about 9-10 lbs so far. I'm not sure if this is normal, but I finally just got my first adjustment that seemed like it worked. I'd had a couple of fills initially but they didn't seem like they did much. My first "real" fill was about 3 weeks ago and I lost 4 lbs in 3 weeks. I went to my Dr. (Dr. Simpson in AZ) yesterday and he filled me again. I started having a lot back up/mucous and so I went online to research "why," that's when I came across this site. What a valuable resource.

Anyhoo, nice to be hear - can't wait to dig in and start reading everyone's stories.

FYI: I'm married (26 yrs.) have four kids, own a business with my husband (he does all the work, ha ha) and am a full time student hoping to eventually become a child advocate attorney.

I had about 70 lbs to lose, but since I'm down about 10, I've only got 60 more to go. I was a self pay and decided it was time for me to make this huge step in shedding my extra weight. I am prediabetic and have watched both of my parents dwindle in health due to Type II diabetes. I really do not want to go down that road. I pray the lapband works for me and I can live a long and healthy life.

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Shari - I had my lapband surgery on Jan 5th, and in two more days I will hit my four month mark. I've only lost about 9-10 lbs so far. I'm not sure if this is normal, but I finally just got my first adjustment that seemed like it worked. I'd had a couple of fills initially but they didn't seem like they did much. My first "real" fill was about 3 weeks ago and I lost 4 lbs in 3 weeks. I went to my Dr. (Dr. Simpson in AZ) yesterday and he filled me again. I started having a lot back up/mucous and so I went online to research "why," that's when I came across this site. What a valuable resource.

Anyhoo, nice to be hear - can't wait to dig in and start reading everyone's stories.

FYI: I'm married (26 yrs.) have four kids, own a business with my husband (he does all the work, ha ha) and am a full time student hoping to eventually become a child advocate attorney.

I had about 70 lbs to lose, but since I'm down about 10, I've only got 60 more to go. I was a self pay and decided it was time for me to make this huge step in shedding my extra weight. I am prediabetic and have watched both of my parents dwindle in health due to Type II diabetes. I really do not want to go down that road. I pray the lapband works for me and I can live a long and healthy life.

Hi there and welcome! I had my surgery 1/10 so not long after you...sorry to hear you're having band trouble. From what I hear the less weight you have to lose the longer it takes...we need to find you some other low BMI banders! I have a little under 100 more lbs I'd like to lose, and while I'm right on target for weight loss according to my dr, I certainly hoped I would've lost more by now. Hang in there; this site is a great resource for info and support

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Just out of curiosity, what kind of things are you eating?

I haven't been banded yet--my journey has barely gotten off the ground. I'm just wondering what your typical daily diet consists of.