Greetings from Chi City

[yesigold 0]

Hi everybody, well I had my surgery in October, and I'm lingering around a 30 lbs loss. I can't get passed it. I just weighed myself this morning, and I think I have lost like one pound in the last two weeks. I am happy that I got the surgery, but I get a little discouraged when I don't see the scale change. Going into the surgery, I thought that afterwards, I was going to be like this lap band poster child, I was going to do everything right, but it has been quite the contrary. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to everyone. I just joined, and I am looking forward to meeting and reading everyones stories.

[purplegirl1818 1]

congrats on the loss!

i have a friend at the clinic i go to (at UIC... New Hope)

she lost 30lbs in one year. i thought to myself that i would be a little discouraged, she looked at me and said

"without this band, not only would i weigh 30 more pounds, i would prolly weigh more. this is the first year i have LOST and kept it off. and i am not done yet, just because i am losing slower than others doesnt mean i am NOT losing"

i hope that helps a bit

[*susan* 1,709]

Hi and welcome to LBT! Purplegirl made a great point, better 30 pounds down than 30 pounds up! I am a very slow loser, but I have never once regretted getting the band and am confident that I will reach my goal.

How are you doing on fills? Just curious as to how many you have had and how much restriction you are feeling.

[yesigold 0]

Hello, I think I've had 3 fills, and I'm going back in a couple weeks for the next one. I feel restriction sometimes. I guess it just takes time to get used too.

[mattintosh 0]

Yesigold, Know just what you mean, you should loose around 2 lbs a week and around ten a month. If it comes off too fast it seems to come back just as fast. I have lost and gained. You must follow the nutritional plan given to you and exercise. Think Water, water, water and Protein protein protein and exercise, exercise, exercise...simple huh?

I am down two hundred pounds and have had four fills and one unfill in my MidBand. Everybody is different.. Hang in there OK?

Matt