MandyJ

Thank you so much for your story!!! You are very brave to tell all and inspiring to here you are looking for support to not give up!!! That takes a lot of strength & gives me more strength and determination to do the all right things!
Thank you!

Thank you so much for all your replies! I have taken all on board and will also pick up that book as well for a read!! it's so helpful to have a forum like this at times when you feel down & alone and to know there are others out there with similar struggles! I'll start tracking again & go back to Protein first.....Thanks again!!! All info is so helpful! I'm back on the wagon today! :-D

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you can relate to my constant struggle with will power & how you find will power & stick to it when you have never known it your whole life!? I have trouble daily with food choices! I have lost approx 27pounds in 9months!!! Help.....suggestions please, I weak!

Hi, I was banded in April last year! My weight loss has been slow but I'm getting there & learning along the way! I'm happy with the band & I know I need it to get to where I need to be! My downside for me is the pain in the left shoulder has been there since day one...but I'm happy to live with it! My girlfriend had the sleeve done years ago and lost a lot of weight but she has since put all her weight back on & now wants to get a band to loss it again! I guess both work if used as tools but either option requires you to assist! I don't have great will power so the band works for me! I wish you the best & Good luck with choosing what right for you! ????????

Hi, I was banded in April last year! My weight loss has been slow but I'm getting there & learning along the way! I'm happy with the band & I know I need it to get to where I need to be! My downside for me is the pain in the left shoulder has been there since day one...but I'm happy to live with it! My girlfriend had the sleeve done years ago and lost a lot of weight but she has since put all her weight back on & now wants to get a band to loss it again! I guess both work if used as tools but either option requires you to assist! I don't have great will power so the band works for me! I wish you the best & Good luck with choosing what right for you! ????????

Agree!!! I also read the threads of others loosing a lot more weight but we are all so different so I know not to compare anymore! Unfortunately my body likes to hold weight and does not like to loose it fast! I'm happy as long as I have a constant weight loss each month and I'm feeling the health benefits!!! You are doing great, keep up the good work! :-D

Hi, I was banded on the 22nd April and I'm down 20pounds so far!!! Some of us just loose weight slower, but we are still loosing ;-D keep up the good work and stay positive!!!! It's perfectly normal as everyone is different!

Hi, you could be lacking in Magnesium, as craving chocolate or sweets can be your bodies way of telling you! Get on Dr google and have a look at food cravings & vitamins......its all very interesting and informative! :-D

Hi, you could be lacking in Magnesium, as craving chocolate or sweets can be your bodies way of telling you! Get on Dr google and have a look at food cravings & vitamins......its all very interesting and informative! :-D

Hi, you could be lacking in Magnesium, as craving chocolate or sweets can be your bodies way of telling you! Get on Dr google and have a look at food cravings & vitamins......its all very interesting and informative! :-D

That was me until I got tight enough. Then wham, lost 10 in one month!!!

I think mine is slow, but I figure a slow loss is better than no loss. I've lost 40 pounds in 7 months.

Are you serious?!?!? He really said that he's not happy? He needs to reevaluate his expections....and most importantly, his motivation skills....just my opinion. Keep up the great progress!

Think of this for the long term....lifestyle changes! Congrats on the loss.

I'm sure your "numbers" have changed.... What does he say about that?!! Like the other BANDit said ^^^^ he should do a better job at motivating and encouraging you. Tell him we said that!!

I have lost 57 pounds in 8 months. Hoping to lose 23 by the end of the year. It is so slow 1-2 pounds a week. My doctor is happy with my progress.

I am also losing slowly. It can be frustrating but I am not ready to give up or give in! Trying to make all these changes so they stick for the rest of my life. Learning to change the way I eat, the things I chose to eat the times I eat them and the reason I eat them.
All those things take some time to learn and adjust to, and my body is just as much a rebel as my mind is!
There are days I think it just holds on to that fat like it's gonna lose its best friend, only it's a toxic friend that has never and will never serve it any good.
I limit the calories, I work it out and it responds about as positively as my kids do when I tell them they have to do something. Eventually it gets done, but I have to keep hammering away at it.

slow and steady will prevail in the end.....larger people can lose more....no idea why just happens.....but 2 pound loss for you is the same 2 pound loss for me....so take it as its coming off and go atta girl to yourself

I was a slow loser. I think it's best because u aren't prone to eat as much and your body truly adapts to eating smaller portions which will aid in you keeping your weight off longer.

Also, make sure ur not eating a lot of salt. Salt retains Water weight. I learned this from eating Ramen Noodles back in college. ?
My first week out of surgery i lost only 5 lbs while every one else here on the site were dropping 9 or more their first week. I too was too nauseated to eat or drink those first 4-5 days so idk why the slow lost.
Also, I hadnt gone #2 since night before surgery so a good laxative helped with that bloat and Water.< /p>
Jst a few things to consider..
Good Luck!

I made a personalized food diary spreadsheet & also use my fitness pal.
On my spreadsheet I have the usual's:
time/food/amount/calories/protein/carbs ...etc
but I also have extras like:
rate hunger
sensation after meal
stuck episode
tolerated meal
...as suggested by a friend who has been very successful 6yrs; i may not need those extras now (1 month post-op), but as my band is tighter and I stop & start new foods or hit plateaus, it will be very helpful to go back and take a look at what worked vs not (I plan to use highlighters to indicate different things like "stuck episodes" so it will be easy to flip thru and look for a particular color=experience).
I also have:
exercise
LB cc's (so as time goes by I have the exact amount on the page)
current wt/wt loss/amt to goal (i make weekly entries)
In the past I was horrible about drinking all my Water, so I made a section that has little circles (each circle = 1cup/8oz/240cc) so as I finish a bottle of Water I just simply fill in the applicable circles; at the end of the day I now have at least 8 circles filled in... very easy way to note water/fluid intake at a glance.
Now I mainly use my fitness pal to scan barcodes and transfer info to my spreadsheet later in the day but it also acts as a backup.
This seems to be working great for me. I actually like writing it all down b/c it makes it so much more personal. In the future I may only use an app, but until I reach my goal I want a hardcopy of my weight loss journey.

dawalsh,
when I used to track calories while my band was leaking, yes I used MFP. I found it the easiest to use of all the apps around, but to be honest calorie countring was not fun for me. When my band is working, I don't count calories. I have a pretty good grip on what's 'good' food and I try to keep my diet to whole foods (minimise processed foods) so generally I just let my band tell me how much to eat, I try to eat well, and I lose/maintain that way.
The reason I suggested that the OP count calories for a while is that I find that many things that are marketed as 'healthy' are in fact calorie-laden, full of sugar or increases hunger (like sugar substitues) so for someone who can't figure out why they're not losing, it can actually be a great way to learn about which foods they should avoid and to not listen to the marketing.

Thank you so much for your story!!! You are very brave to tell all and inspiring to here you are looking for support to not give up!!! That takes a lot of strength & gives me more strength and determination to do the all right things!
Thank you!

Hi, I just want to know how many "Slow Losers" are out there!? I can tell you I am one of them....losing only 1-1.5kilos a month!!!! Can you relate!? :-S

Hi, I just want to know how many "Slow Losers" are out there!? I can tell you I am one of them....losing only 1-1.5kilos a month!!!! Can you relate!? :-S