Hello,

I have been banded about three months and it's pier frustration because I'm not dropping the weight I want. I have dropped about 20lbs in the 3 months. I have talked to the dietician and she says I'm doing great but when I see/read folks that have dropped like 50lbs by now I wonder what I'm doing wrong??? For the record I follow my diet and work out @ least 4 days a week. So I would really appreciate some suggestion on what I can do to drop the lbs.

Thanks,

Chaka :thumbup:

I'm in the same boat! Keep doing what you're doing--your body will catch up soon. I'm not one of the people who lost 80 pounds in six months, but I *have* lost, and that's more than would have happened if I hadn't had surgery.

I know it's frustrating!

Hi Chaka,

Quick question--how is your restriction? I know the first couple months, between recovering from the surgery, going through "bandster hell," then finally getting the fills I needed for restriction, my loss was kind of slow and unpredictable (I'd have a great week, then a couple when the scale did not move at all).

I agree with thebandedgirl--keep doing what you're doing, it'll kick in! And it's really great that you are keeping in close conversation with your nutritionist. It's also a great idea to keep a food and exercise log.If you continue to feel frustration, take your log to your doc / nutritionist so they can see clearly what you're routine is and hopefully they can give you some "jumpstarting" tips.

Also, I'm in Chicago too! Where were you banded?

Hang in there--I'm here to help if you ever need to chat!

Val

Whats your diet consist of? I know my surgeon tells everyone 600 calories for the first year. My system thought I was starving itself. When I increased my calories by only bout 100 or so, i started seeing better results. Im not necessarily telling you to go against doctors orders. Just a tid bit to think about. :thumbup:

Also- dont compare yourself w/ anyone but yourself. You can do this. Everyone's body is different.

Good luck!