Stop Askiing How Much Wieght I Lost

[Cocoabean 430]

Respond "I don't know, I only weigh in at my doctor's office. My focus is on getting healthy not on a number on the scale. I put my bathroom scale away. I walked three times last week!!" Or be rude and ask how many times they had sex last week. Or say my blood pressure is dropping! I am so very pleased!

Mostly people are attempting to be supportive, in my opinion. They just don't get how tired of it we end up. Especially because we lose so slowly with a band, and people don't understand that. They expect us to melt away like gastric bypass patients. So after another month they check in, you are down 5 more pounds (great in band-land!) they go.. oh, well, uumm.. cool.

Eventually it does stop though. They get bored, life goes on. You being banded becomes old news.

[shortishelli 14]

29 lbs in 6 Weeks?! That is AWESOME!! You're doing great! Im only down 15 lbs in 6 Weeks! I always tell people I only lose 1-2 lbs per week because its healthier that way... Keep up the good work!

[sparkplug 106]

this is exactly why i did not tell anybody in the beginning. now everybody knows and i found out a few people that took credit for losing a few years back, were banded too but did not tell anyone because they would have thought it was the easy way out. there is nothing easy about changing your lifestyle and bad eating habits that it took you a lifetime to make. i lost all of my 90 pounds with no fills. i am going on 4 years banded and still have no fills. i am off all meds and feel great. now if i can just lose that 8 pounds that i gained from eating too many buffets with my husband. our life is surrounded by food and i need to get back into the mindset of smaller portions and keeping away from buffets. you have done great and do not let anybody discourage you. i do not believe i lost that much weight so soon in this journey. it took me a year of slow losing. good luck