From 231Lbs To 196Lbs In 8 Months?

[Julia.Salvatore1 13]

Hey guys! So I was just wandering is my progress is decent?! So I had my operation on june 25th 2011, since then I've dropped like 35 pounds, but since a recent band fill I cant eat at all! I don't even know if I should be concerned. I'm still finding it hard to choose the right food, anyone got any advise? I'm trying really hard to reach my goal, I think I may be over doing it, any advise would be helpfull, thanks! Happy banding people!

P.S- If anyone is currently thinking of getting the band, I completly recommend it! I have never looked back, it's completly worth it!

[Nikki Riviotta 33]

Congrats on your weightloss! You are doing great! I was banded in March of Last year. In July I got a fill and it made my band too tight. I could not eat anything without throwing up. Unfortunately I went out of state right after my fill and was gone for 6 weeks so that entire time that I was gone I didnt lose but maybe 2-3 pounds. Since I could not eat anything I turned to slider foods. That did not help the weightloss at all. So if you can't eat anything I recommend going to have some of the Fluid removed otherwise it may cause your weightloss to plateau. Hope this helps you some. Good Luck!

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What is slider food? ?

[jagoholmes 9]

Sounds like good progress to me. Everyone loses weight at different rates, as long as you're moving forwards week by week, keep doing what your doing.

I always look at it this way, even if its half a pound a week over the course of a year that's still 26lbs.

Imagine that, waking up in a year from today 26lbs lighter... that's progress surely!

[JustDoIt130 369]

slider foods are ones that can just slip by the band- milkshakes, ice cream, chocolate, chips, etc. Remember, the band doesn't make good choices for us!!!

[byrd 28]

i was banded on july, 11,2011 and i started out @ 211lbs, now i am 172.5 I think we are ok