How Much Did You Lose 2 Weeks Post-Op?

[BreBre 6]

I understand that the first month is basically for healing, then you really start losing after your first fill. Some people gain and others lose. I am kind of hoping that I am not one to gain. I am going on a cruise in a month and my surgery is in 2 days.

How much did you lose after 2 weeks if at all?

How much did you gain?

When did you finally start seeing a loss if you didn't lose in the first 2 weeks?

I know everyone is different, so could you please include your beginning BMI for me please ?? Thanks everyone!

[mrspopeye 69]

I am 3 weeks post op and I have lost 12 pounds since surgery as of yesterday .You can see my stats below. Believe me, it is all willpower because I have absolutely no restriction at this point. It feels as if nothing ever happened. I am really looking forward to my first fill on June 14th. 1 month out will be a tough time, maybe just being aware of that will be helpful to you. A lot of people seem taken aback by the "bandster hell" period. I was mentally prepared to a point, but I could still eat a house right now if not for just willpower. I am viewing this as a temporary state, which too shall pass. Everyone is different, though.

[Toddy 758]

I think my BMI when I had surgery was 38 or 39. I lost nothing in the first two weeks after surgery -- and I was really struggling to keep from gaining. I really think until I had my third fill, all of my weight loss (which was slow) was due to me being very careful, and not because I had a band. With my third fill, I finally felt restriction and the weight loss picked up. I went in for a fourth fill and they didn't think I needed it. A few weeks later, I was beginning to eat a little more, and finally went in and got that fourth fill. Since my fourth fill, the weight loss has picked up again. I'm a slow loser, but it's definitely going in the right direction!

I had a cruise scheduled when I was approved for the band, and I intentionally postponed my surgery until we got back. I didn't want to have a foreign object implanted and then be stuck on the ocean in case of something happening. Looking back on it now, I would have been perfectly fine, but it was just fear of the unknown.

[BreBre 6]

I am 3 weeks post op and I have lost 12 pounds since surgery as of yesterday .You can see my stats below. Believe me, it is all willpower because I have absolutely no restriction at this point. It feels as if nothing ever happened. I am really looking forward to my first fill on June 14th. 1 month out will be a tough time, maybe just being aware of that will be helpful to you. A lot of people seem taken aback by the "bandster hell" period. I was mentally prepared to a point, but I could still eat a house right now if not for just willpower. I am viewing this as a temporary state, which too shall pass. Everyone is different, though.

Seems like you are doing well. 12 pounds is pretty good in three weeks, I think. I know that I am going to have NO restriction on my cruise, but by that time, I'll be able to eat soft food at least!

[BreBre 6]

I think my BMI when I had surgery was 38 or 39. I lost nothing in the first two weeks after surgery -- and I was really struggling to keep from gaining. I really think until I had my third fill, all of my weight loss (which was slow) was due to me being very careful, and not because I had a band. With my third fill, I finally felt restriction and the weight loss picked up. I went in for a fourth fill and they didn't think I needed it. A few weeks later, I was beginning to eat a little more, and finally went in and got that fourth fill. Since my fourth fill, the weight loss has picked up again. I'm a slow loser, but it's definitely going in the right direction!

I had a cruise scheduled when I was approved for the band, and I intentionally postponed my surgery until we got back. I didn't want to have a foreign object implanted and then be stuck on the ocean in case of something happening. Looking back on it now, I would have been perfectly fine, but it was just fear of the unknown.

When you tried losing weight without the band, were you the same way with losing? I can lose weight, if I practically starve myself. When I went on the HCG diet, I lost 30 pounds in a month, but as soon as I started eating normally again, I gained every pound back PLUS some. So, I am very capable of losing it at a good rate..Just wondering if the healing process is going to postpone it. It's hard to tell, because everyone is different and we all have different experiences.

[Toddy 758]

I never really had trouble losing weight -- I've probably lost a couple of hundred pounds with Weight Watchers over the past decade! Trouble was, I'd lose 30, quit WW, and then gain back 40; rejoin and start that vicious cycle all over again and ultimately ended up larger than I ever thought possible. That was the main reason I chose WLS, I knew I could lose the weight, but I wanted something that would help me keep it off for good!!

[BreBre 6]

I totally understand. I have been on and off of diet programs my entire life. I'm sick of the yo-yo!

[purtyfulpnay 5]

I'm 11 days post-op and I'm down 22 pounds.

[lalaj 108]

I'm 11 days post-op and I'm down 22 pounds.

Wow! That's amazing!!

[BreBre 6]

I'm 11 days post-op and I'm down 22 pounds.

So kick ass! I would love to be down 22 pounds before my cruise =P What liquids have you been eating/drinking....protein shakes?

[Guinnane 1]

I'm 11 days post-op and I'm down 22 pounds.

That's so awesome. Congrats!

[MoreThanJustaPrettyFace 55]

I was down about 30 pounds at that point including preop.

But I didn't lose much after my first fill of 4cc. I was pretty stalled but so happy I wasn't gaining.

Got my second fill and finally can feel some restriction. I just hit my two month bandiversary and I'm down about 40 pounds.

[MoreThanJustaPrettyFace 55]

It definitely feels good to have the scale moving again. Maybe I'll be in onderland before june is over :-)

[purtyfulpnay 5]

Wow! That's amazing!!

Thank you.

So kick ass! I would love to be down 22 pounds before my cruise =P What liquids have you been eating/drinking....protein shakes?

I have Ensure in the morning, Premier Protein shake (Costco) for lunch, and for dinner it's either another Premier Protein Shake or a weight loss shake (Costco). Plenty of Water in between. Between Breakfast and lunch, I have this multi-Vitamin mix that you mix with 16 oz of Water (costco, again). So I try to get that in. I really don't have much of an appetite, but I try to get some calories in. Once in a great while if I do feel hunger, I'll eat a cup of sugar free Jello or sugar free pudding.

That's so awesome. Congrats!

Thank you.

[jeani81 93]

I am 11 days out and currently 25lbs down. I have stuck to the doctors orders very strictly and I do not puree any food so I can eat it. My doctor told me that alot of people will puree up anything thinking that they will still lose weight but me personally I don't want to suck my meals down.