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Hey everyone I got rebanded march 1st and since my surgery...i only lost 4 lbs! Is this normal? I been on mushy foods since last monday and I am taking in only about 600 calories a day! I don't understand! Why am I not losing weight!? I am really upset about all of this! I thought from being on liquids and mushy foods would make me lose weight how i did on my preop diet! I lost 10lbs on my preop diet. Its just confusing to me. Did everyone go through what i am going through? Is this normal?

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It is clearly normal for you. You are still healing my friend, so don't expect a lot at first. The goal is slow and steady. It is not a race. Follow your diet and the pounds will come off.

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Hey everyone I got rebanded march 1st and since my surgery...i only lost 4 lbs! Is this normal? I been on mushy foods since last monday and I am taking in only about 600 calories a day! I don't understand! Why am I not losing weight!? I am really upset about all of this! I thought from being on liquids and mushy foods would make me lose weight how i did on my preop diet! I lost 10lbs on my preop diet. Its just confusing to me. Did everyone go through what i am going through? Is this normal?

Hang in there Karen. I lost nearly 17 lbs. during the two week pre-op diet and since the surgery, about two months ago, 19 more lbs. So...what took two weeks to lose before the surgery, took eight weeks to lose after. Try not to focus on the scale... I know it's hard to do, but try to ignore it. FYI, I joined the 'Y' today. They're saying bad weather tomorrow starting in the afternoon so I'll look to start on Tuesday after work.

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What do you mean rebanded?

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What do you mean rebanded?

Hey Hely88 i got banded in oct 2007 and i just got rebanded on march 1st. My band had a leak and they didnt know where the leak was coming from so my dr. Rebanded me

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It is clearly normal for you. You are still healing my friend' date=' so don't expect a lot at first. The goal is slow and steady. It is not a race. Follow your diet and the pounds will come off.[/quote']

Thanks. I just keep reading on here that everyone lost so much weight on their post op diet and i feel like what am i doing wrong? I didn't get my 1st fill yet so i am trying to stick with just a cup.

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Thanks. I just keep reading on here that everyone lost so much weight on their post op diet and i feel like what am i doing wrong? I didn't get my 1st fill yet so i am trying to stick with just a cup.

Hey my sis...you are doing wonderful...you know that everyone is different....remember you've got this....gooo Team Karen...hugzzz

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