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is the average weight loss in the first month before a fill???

i have seen some tickers and they have lost almost 24 pounds is that pore and post surgery or sice the day they were banded???

i went with what i weighed at the dr. 2 days before surgery. bc when they weighed me at the hospital i was like 8 pounds less than at the dr.s 2 days before which can only be due to the 12 fast.

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I understand, i had the lap band in late December 07, and have had four fills in the past three months. I have lost about 40 lbs. and can't seem to loose fast enough, it is moving slowly and when i see other people on the site showing -60lbs. or more, it makes me wonder what am I doing wrong. Someone please give me good tips or tell me what i am doing wrong. Thanks

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well count me in with yall LOL I was banded 6-26-08 and have lost 11 LBS, i watch everything i eat and i exercise, i was very angry at first then i realized better to lose something than to be gaining ,but any pointers would be nice lol

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perhaps some are adding in what they lost previously to being banded???

that is all i can think of bc i am not a whimpy person and i am having a hard time just walking down to the end of our property much less getting on any type of exercise equipment..

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thats all your suppose to be doing right now, you just had surgery!!! LOL walking around is all your to do,im going on my 5th week and i just started last week goin to the gym,give yourself some time to heal before u think of working out

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i know i was just talking with the pain meds:wink2:

i do hope to be up and around much sooner though as my DH has to be back to work next monday, and i have 5 kids but my older 2 are very helpful.

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everyday you will feel a little better I promise! lol

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I can't figure out how to get my ticker on here... lol but i was banded 11-30-07 and have now lost 42 lbs... 15 the 10 days before surgery that i was on the liquid diet and then 10 the first month. after that 25 it has been a very very slow process...

how did you get the ticker on here? lol

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this is the site someone gave me today

Weight Loss - Diet Ticker

i went there and just followed the directions although i didnt put in my waist measurements as i am sure they are way off!!!

and i copied the bbp code or whatever it is called. and put it in my siggy.

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we're all different, have differernt cases, and docs have different requirements for pre op diet, if at all. you also have to keep in mind insurance supervised diets, and their length of time.

if you just had surgery, you have to take it easy and follow whatever exercise plan your doc perscribed to you; should be a couple of weeks out for more long distance or strenuous(sp) stuff. i know my doc recommended walking as soon as i could out of surgery, even if a couple steps. but follow your perscribed plan closely, you don't want to over do it and "pull" something. you're really not supposed to be counting pounds just yet. your goal right now is to heal. they say whatever you loose before the first fill is a plus, no matter what the amount of lbs you may loose.

so you hang in there and try not to compare your loosing to anyone else's...like i said at first, we're all so different.:biggrin:

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so kiki it says you have lost 35 pounds so far is that since you have had the band or is that the weight you worked to take off before they would schedule you for surgery??? and then including anything you lose now???

that is my big question.

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