yeah when i was on the liquids i lost 25lbs and some inches ....and it was sooooo hard cuz i LOVE food .... the mental hunger is soooooooo hard to deal with its amazing ... and on top of that havin to be around all the kids you go to skool with while they are eating !!! i no the feeling haha but when i started on solids i gain a lot of it bak but still kept of the inches wierd!! and got really down on myslef!! but i guess that its normal to gain some of the wieght bak !!!... so dont get down on ur self and if you do im here to talk to !! my fill is coming up next week and im totally stoked i jsut wanna start loosing wieght again and feeel good!!! so far with that band i feel normal every once in a while it hurts or i eat too much and that is the worst feeling !!! i graduated last year !! thank god lol now im jsut getting a job and gonna go to beauty skool... what grade are you in?? yeah feel free to ask me any question or share info with me and illdo that same.... im kinds glad i started talking to you cuz i had no one tot alk to on here .... YUP we are bandsters!!! im so excited !!!