I could eat an elephant!

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Thanks everyone for all of your support, it made me cry. I weighed myself today and I am down 2 Lbs. :clap2: I realize I did not gain the weight over night, but would sure like to loose it in my sleep. This website is the best thing for me when I am feeling depressed or frustrated. I wish all of you the best of luck! We are all winners.

JP

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I can hardly wait for my first fill. I was banded Aug. 15 and have no restriction. I can eat anything and if not careful I can eat large portions. I get my first fill Oct. 1. I am so scared this will not work for me. I have only lost 17 Lbs. and 8 of that was pre-diet. My family wants to know why I am not loosing faster. They accuse me of cheating. I drink the Protein shakes and walk daily, but seem to be stuck at 17 lbs.:cry I read other people's threads and it seems like everyone is loosing more than I am help!:help:

JP

I got my band on August 27th. I have been fairly successful in my weight loss, but it has slowed down. At this current moment, I am so hungry, I could chew my leg off. I go see my dr. next week and I hope he schedules a fill for me.

[IndioGirl55 32]

I feel tghe same way. I hate that full feeling not lasting for long periods anymore. I am 3 weeks out and I get my first fill on 10/9/07. I can not wait! I have lost 22lbs but only 9 post-op and those have been a struggle. The scale won't budge and I am walking 2-3 miles a day and eating all my Protein staying within 700 cals or so. Its so frustrating!!!!

Guinesgirl - I know everyone is diff - but here is my suggestion - increase your calories - if you aren't losing... I eat about 1000 -1200 daily do about the same about of exercise and I have been losing 1 to 2 lbs a week - and i am way older than you... IMHO if you limit yourself that much 700 calories - you are setting yourself up for a binge or failure - I know some here are eating only 800 calories a day and losing -

It could be worth a try - what's it going to hurt...