Confused

Okay, so I had lap band on August 27th.I have been watching what I'm eating and walking at least 1 mile a day. I have lost 17/bs and that's All. when I read about everyone else they seem to be losing more weight... what am I doing wrong? I go back to the doctor October 9th. I'm assuming I M get a fill then. I'm going to be So. upset if this doesn't work. I'm getting a little down about about all of this. I guess I just expected better results. Anyway, thanks for listening to me vent. Love, Stacy

Don't get discouraged, Stacy!  It's only been a couple of weeks and every one is different.  I didn't lose ANY the first couple of weeks - even gained a couple of pounds if I remember correctly and that first week I was mostly just drinking water.  It does take some time for all the fluid and gas to completely get out of your system.  Plus 17 lbs. since surgery is quite a bit so maybe you're body's just adjusting and trying to hold on to things.  Hang in there - I promise, it's all worth it!

Stacy, Lots of us who post on here have had RNY and we lose much faster than Lap Band folks.  Don't compare yourself to anyone, especially someone who had a different surgery.  You will lose if you follow the rules and eat what your Dr. says.  You've done wonderfully.  I'm sure it was explained to you that RNY is the faster way to lose but not the only way. Hugs, Lana

How Dr. Edwards explained it is that he doesn't expect you to loose any weight your first six weeks, rather, just heal.  If you do, it is a bonus and yippee!  It is after you start getting fills that they expect you to start loosing weight.  I lost my first couple of weeks then stopped.  The last two weeks, I just maintained.  I will weigh this Friday to see if I have dropped from my fill. 

So, don't worry about it, just heal, relax and if you loose great.  The other thing to think about is I don't know if you were walking before surgery but if you were not, some of it could be muscle replacing fat, you may be loosing inches but not actual scale weight.  With Dr. Edwards, we see an exercise consultant every so many weeks and she measures and does a BMI check which is good as it lets you know where you are at.  She compairs your fat loss to muscle loss.  This was good as when I first started, my goal weight was impossible for me to reach as I had 190 pounds of muscle...if I was to have just lost fat, I would have NEVER reached my goal weight.(I would have also looked like a body builder!  LOL)  So, I am having to loose muscle and fat but she is monitoring my loss to make sure it is okay. 

If your doctor has a way to refer you for one of these, I would do so, if not, I can get you the info to my lady at St. Johns and you can inquire as to how much an appointment would be.   If you think about it though, us overweight people do weights every day just by getting up, it takes some muscle to lift all this extra baggage.  Jennifer