Mary, I have posted on your surgery page before and am so glad to hear you are losing and feeling so great!! I was Banded 11-25-02, which was 13 weeks ago. I had a 5 week long plateau, lost some more and then had another 3 week plateau....and so I have only lost 35 lbs. so far. I expect that to change as soon as I can get outside and do yard work and ride bike, etc. You can read my profile if you like and then if you'd like to write to me, you are very welcome to. We can compare what we're going through. There is a site I tried to get into called "Bandsters" but I had alot of trouble maneuvering aroung the site. If you are good with your computer, give it a try. I enjoyed reading your profile and best of luck with your future losses. Hugs! Carol Percel