Newly Banded

[MarySJ 0]

I was banded on June 13, 2008. My first follow up appointment with my doctor is July 3. Can you tell me how much weight you have lost during the first 3 weeks after your banding? I haven't weighed myself but can tell my pants are just a tiny bit looser but don't look like I've lost any weight.

[redsoxmom 0]

I was banded on May 31st...the first week I lost 8 pounds and after that I have stayed the same untilyesterday morning when I went for my follow up appt and was donw another 1.5 pounds. Total loss 37.5. My surgeon said with the band it is slow at first until you get going on your fills. I also think you have to work on what works best for your body as far as calorie intake.....be patient. I tend to weight myself everyday which is not good but a hard habit to break.

[ChristineXtreme 0]

I was banded on May 31st...the first week I lost 8 pounds and after that I have stayed the same untilyesterday morning when I went for my follow up appt and was donw another 1.5 pounds. Total loss 37.5. My surgeon said with the band it is slow at first until you get going on your fills. I also think you have to work on what works best for your body as far as calorie intake.....be patient. I tend to weight myself everyday which is not good but a hard habit to break.

I didn't want to get into a habit of checking my weight every day. I know if I don't continue to drop I will get down on myself and I don't want to do that. Soooo I had my daughter hide the scales. Now I can't check it every day. I want to wait until my follow-up next week and then not weigh again until my first fill. Boy I want that fill now though. Feel like I could do good with it and not eat sooooo much.