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I am being banded June 4th but am a bit confused. In reading numerous posts, many of you have experienced significant weight loss during the first few months following your banding procedure...........however, other posts indicate it takes several months until fills are adequately adjusted for significant weight loss to occur. What has been your experience?

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I was fortunate to have steady weight loss from the start although I find't achieve restriction until I had several fills. In those early months I was very careful about following my surgeon's rules re eating and exercise. J still follow them but they are easier now with restriction and I am still losing, albeit at a slower rate than early on.

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I Have also lost in the first 7 weeks post op 32lb however it's been purly by following my dietitians guidelines I have been very hungry but know if I hang in there restriction will come, had my fist fill not sure if I have restriction yet ad back on liquids but hope to have a litle but only time will tell moving on to mushies today.

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I am going on week 7 post op on Monday. I was 221 day of surgery and today 204. I actually had two weeks where I even went up in weight but I kept exercising and following the drs orders. And Lossed. The band is a tool. It helps u.but u have to do the work. Like a hammer u have to have the nail and the hammer will help u drove it into the wall. Getting banded changed my life. For the better.

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For me...when I started the weight loss eating...i lost steady every week for 6 months I had a weight loss......when I got banded I went on a 2 month not seeing the scale move....What I think about it all was in the begining I had soooo much to loose that it was just a lot easier ....now that my bodys adjusting to the 1200 cal days....the weight loss isnt as fast and that is ok...after my 2 months stand still the scale and I are friends again.....and I know with the help of the band...I will not put it all back on again....Good Luck and God Bless you

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I had steady weight loss from the start. I didn't have any pre op diet to do, so all my weight loss is post op. I lost very steady and signifigantly and hit goal weight about nine months post op. I then lowered my goal weight and hit that about one year post op. I then lost a little more which was probably a bit too much for my body frame, I got down to 130 and my friends and family said I looked ill, so I've since then gained about 5 lbs and feel great. I've had a dozen fills and a couple unfills since one month post op and still am trying to find proper restriction. I have been fortunate that I have had pratically no hunger since being banded, so I never had bandster hell or any hunger issues. Good luck to you on your journey!

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Thanks to all for your responses. I'm looking forward to my journey!

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