ThinDolphin3

I'm stuck at not losing any weight since my 3rd fill on aug. 15th. Of course I was not able to get to the gym for 2 wks straight. I am following the rules and still not losing weight. congrats to other may bandsters that have lost over 50 lbs that is so great..wish I was one of them. love and light dolphin

I started exercising my butt off and it still isnt coming off any faster than anyone else. I see ppl that got banded the same month as me that dont have pcos that are losing like 60 lbs already. was banded may 8th and i've only lost 29 lbs. that isnt enough for me...I want to lose like regular ppl.

yea i dont own a scale. it discourages me too damn much and with pcos..not losing hardly anything and i've been banded since may 8th

I have no idea what is going on with me. I cant seem to lose as much weight as everyone else. its taking forever to lose so little. I know I shouldnt compare myself to anyone else but it's nutz...there is ppl that got banded same month as me and they are already down 50 and 60 lbs. I guess i dont have enough restriction.

K I want to say right off the bat that I know this isnt a miracle cure and that the weight wont drop off overnite. But I never expected it to be this damn hard to lose this weight.:redface: I go to the gym, I eat right, I try to remember to drink alot of Water and crystal light. I am probably hurting myself sleeping til noon and that might be messing up my metabolism and not going to the gym until afternoon when to speed the metabolism I've read you need to go to the gym in the morning. But still I didnt expect it to be this damn hard to lose this weight. I am losing weight in my neck, my arms, my legs, even my boobs..but there is NOTHING COMING off of my stomach. I cant even squeeze my ass into a size 24 pair of jeans and I had the surgery over 2 months ago. What the hell did I do this for..right now I'm stuck since my 2nd fill at 235 lbs.. the scale wont move.:thumbdown: I believe I am doing everything right and yet I'm not making any flippin progress. I went through all the pain and the 10 day preop diet and followed all the damn rules and still i'm this big fat slob.:crying::mad2: What the hell is this band really gonna do for me. I have pcos and insulin resistance and I think that it's making it even harder to lose this damn weight. I know everyone is different but come on there is ppl over 3 months out that have lost over 50 flippin lbs. K I feel better knowing that this is out and hopefully it will make other ppl realize they arent alone in their frustrations about this band. peace and love to all dolphin

K I want to say right off the bat that I know this isnt a miracle cure and that the weight wont drop off overnite. But I never expected it to be this damn hard to lose this weight.:redface: I go to the gym, I eat right, I try to remember to drink alot of Water and crystal light. I am probably hurting myself sleeping til noon and that might be messing up my metabolism and not going to the gym until afternoon when to speed the metabolism I've read you need to go to the gym in the morning. But still I didnt expect it to be this damn hard to lose this weight.:mad: I am losing weight in my neck, my arms, my legs, even my boobs..but there is NOTHING COMING off of my stomach. I cant even squeeze my ass into a size 24 pair of jeans and I had the surgery over 2 months ago. What the hell did I do this for..right now I'm stuck since my 2nd fill at 235 lbs.. the scale wont move.:thumbdown: I believe I am doing everything right and yet I'm not making any flippin progress. I went through all the pain and the 10 day preop diet and followed all the damn rules and still i'm this big fat slob.:crying::mad2: What the hell is this band really gonna do for me. I have pcos and insulin resistance and I think that it's making it even harder to lose this damn weight. I know everyone is different but come on there is ppl over 3 months out that have lost over 50 flippin lbs. K I feel better knowing that this is out and hopefully it will make other ppl realize they arent alone in their frustrations about this band. peace and love to all dolphin:rolleyes:

Well ladies it's good to know I'm not the only one that isnt losing weight with this band. My 3rd fill is scheduled on aug. 11th. I'm hoping I'll get good restriction from that but I'm not sure. I can say how disgusted I am with myself...I actually pulled out a pair of jeans from my closet that I havent been able to fit in a long time and guess what my fat butt STILL CANT FIT THEM....they are a size 24. I go to the gym 4 times a week and swim swim swim and elliptical and some weights and I'm losing everywhere but my damn stomach. AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH my body hates me is the conclusion I've come up with. MY BODY HATES ME!!!

I had my band surgery may 8th and I started my period the day before surgery...it just finally showed back up on july 17th.

WTG on ur diet sweetie. I just got done watching The Cleaner too. I like the show and Ben Bratt is doing really good on it so far. If you ask me he's getting better looking. Keep ur chin up you are almost to bandland!!

Thank you so much for your replies I really appreciate it. I was hoping for a bigger response..but I do believe I'm going to call my doc and ask him for the flourscope thing to see if it really is stretched out or if I'm just being paranoid.

I had a period the day before surgery on May 7th and I havent seen one since!!! I'm starting to wonder why aunt flow hasnt shown back up since surgery because I am losing weight and exercising etc.

Well I talked to my doc and and told him that after I stopped drinking the protein shakes I started to go down in the bloating etc. He said "yeah I dont really like the protein shakes, they are just empty calories and dont give you any restriction"

Realize bandit here May 8th. I had my second fill on Friday and I asked him how big my band is and he said "well there is only one size, I think it's 10 or 11cc" So right now I'm sitting at 4 cc in my realize. there are times I feel restriction and other times I dont. Wish there was a forum on realize site that way I can talk to others that have that band. I am so far with going to the gym and everything losing 2 lbs a week. I just wish I would be losing more, I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm doing it better losing slowly instead of gastric bypass patients. I sometimes just get so impatient with the weight loss. I am swimming, biking, elliptical and treadmill and weight room.

Well with preop diet included I have a lost a total of 24 lbs. I see that other ppl are losing a heck of alot more than me. Not sure what I'm doing wrong...I have been going to the gym and swimming and watching my weight etc. I was banded on May 8th.

Well not sure where to start with this. I had my surgery on May 8th and I just had my second fill on Friday of 1cc. The doc said that I seem to be in a good tight place with my band. I am losing about 2 lbs a week. At least this past month anyway. Now I have tried things like soda which I cant drink anymore and I tried Pasta which I DEFINITELY cant eat anymore. I took a few bites and I was hurting so I stopped eating it. Now there has only been a few times where I have felt pain after eating and it's only been about 3 times. Not extreme pain just extremely uncomfortable, but I have a few burps and I'm better. :party: Now the whole point of this post is to find out if anyone has stretched their new pouch and how do you find out if you have. Becuz there is times that I can eat just about anything and then times I can only eat a few bites. Not sure if it's becuz I sometimes dont drink before meals and sometimes I do because I drink and then my stomach starts growling. I asked the doc how I would tell if I stretched my new pouch if I would be in extreme pain..and he said "not necessarily" I thought to myself..shit that means I have stretched it out, so that surgery was for nothing now.:tt1: So I am freaking out...has anyone thought they stretched their new pouch and had it tested? :confused2: PLEASE HELP I AM FREAKING OUT OVER HERE!! DOLPHIN:crying:

I have the realize band also and I have the same exact questions. I have felt full a few times..and some pain...but I'm worried that I might have stretched my new pouch and I dont know how to find out if i did or not. I do know that I cant eat pasta or drink soda...so that is telling me that there is restriction somewhere,. I am up to 4 cc's in my band so far.

Well I am still trying to lose weight..I havent lost any inches ..I can still fit my fat a$$ in same size jeans etc....I havent gotten on the scale..go for my next fill on Friday....I have noticed that since I stopped drinking the protein shakes...I am not bloated anymore. I am eating fish etc to get my protein though and taking my chewable vitamins and viactiv for calcium. If I remember right my doc told me that I only needed the protein shakes for pre surgery not post. I also look at it like this...protein is what bodybuilders use to build muscle and I dont want to turn all this fat into muscle then i'll NEVER BE SKINNY

This is frustrating as all hell.:rolleyes2: I've only lost 18lbs and I started going to the gym after I got my first fill and still not losing weight.:tongue2: Although my inner thighs jiggle like jello.:rolleyes2: I'm losing inches but not lbs and I want that scale to do downward not stay stagnant. I've decided to go back to a liquid diet to hopefully kickstart my weight loss back up. Is anyone else having these issues or is it just me? Dolphin

I like the women's retreat or girls gone wild....LOL

Oh hope sweetie...I felt the exactly same way as you. The thoughts of what the hell did I do to myself and the port pain and gas pain were extremely painful. Thank goodness for lortab elixir...all you can do is just take one day at a time. It does get better I promise...and it is probably the swelling that is keeping you from drinking lots of Water at one time. Get some gatorade or powersport to keep you hydrated. My surgery was a little over a wk ago and I am able to bend finally to clean my house. I havent taken any elixir for pain in a few days....but I do have to take it in order to get to sleep at a decent hour at nite. I am not sure but I think I have insomnia or I'm sleeping way too much during the day because my body is still recovering and needs the rest. Believe me as soon as I know you will know. Take care and just remember to sip and breathe in and out and try to relax...if you need motivation look at ur before pics and that will remind you of why you are doing this. I put my before pic on my desktop background so I see it everyday. Hell this morning I looked in the mirror this morning and I could see ACTUAL bones in my NECK AREA...I about flipped out. I'm on pureed foods now..and since preop I've lost 13 lbs, but I am trying not to get discouraged because we're not suppose to be concentrating on losing weight right now...just concentrating on healing and getting ready to kick some serious booty at the gym. blessings to you sweetie Dolphin

Well the surgery went quick according to the doctor. I stayed the night at the hospital because I knew I'd have complications with the anesthesia which of course I did. My blood pressure went extremely low and the nurses were worried about me and yelling at me to wake up because I wasnt able to wake up on my own. The nurses on the floor I was on like me becuz I kept wanting to walk around trying to get the gas out and didnt complain that I had to walk...which of course didnt work. I was so miserable when I got home, that I was crying so hard in pain. Thank god and goddess for this chat room, chloemom suggested a heating pad. Well I put the heating pad on while still crying my eyes out in pain...the next thing I know I'm exploding farts left and right. So thank goodness for chloe....today I'm still in pain and I'm upset about my husband leaving me here to deal with this recovery on my own because he has to go to Missouri for work and I cant really rely on our son to help me. He's 14 and a butthead. I'm so upset..I cry about everything. The only support I have is ppl on here. I took a shower tonite and just let the water run over my incisions...I put some fresh bandages on them. Well I can feel where the band is very plain as day and I hope that is normal. I also am havin lots of pain where my port was put in. I havent been able to eat anything. I just keep sipping water..that's about all I can do. Just gotta keep hydrated. blessings

oh yea gaining weight made them grow...but they arent as large as they were before my breast reduction

well i know i'll need a lift, but dont want to get implants...after all these yrs with large breasts ...i think i can deal with small boobs....had a breast reduction at age 20 and they grew back....lol

Well i find Mrs. Dash is awesome...NO SALT..

ty ladies!!! I love that one myself too....