Lisa,

When I started this process I had so many of those feelings. I read of those losing twice as much as I did on the pre-op diet. At one month my weight loss was on the lower end of everyone in my month group. I kept reading and reading and feeling very deflated. When I mentioned that I was frustrated there were always those people telling me what a great job I was doing and trying to pep me up. The problem was that no matter how much they tried to prop me up, the voices in my head kept me down.

In light of all of that I don't want you to think I'm not wowing over your loss so far. It is very amazing. You ARE right on track. 6 lbs a month is the AVERAGE loss.

Very frustrating when you think how much less you are eating and how much more you are moving. However, there IS a set limit for our time of surgery. We can't compare to other surgeries or diets. It is MEANT to take time. 5-10 pounds a month means it will take time.

Don't give up. Keep plugging along. As the months pass, so will your weight. Slow and steady wins the race. Just keep going.

As far as fill level, I was right there with you. I had 3 at placing, then she added 2 and then she added .5 and I was beginning to panic because I felt NOTHING so then she added .5 more and all of a sudden I was HORRIBLE tight. I went and had .2 taken out....still tight. Just had .4 taken out on Tuesday. Still feeling miserable a lot of the time. So the difference between 5 and feeling nothing and 5.4 and REALLY tight....night and day. You will find your sweet spot. It WILL happen. Don't let those voices in your head tell you that YOU will be the one it doesn't happen for. They are DEADLY to your weightloss. Ignore them.

Hope that helps.

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Stephanie