HI - can someone tell me if this is considered normal - or is this what they call bandster hell ..... i was banded on November 17th , 09 lost 24 lbs pre and directly post op ... I had my first fill 2.5cc on December 28th , 09 .... and i am going back today , this afternoon for another fill. But i have not lost a pound this month - and maybe even gained a pound :eek: i eat my protein like i am supposed to, work out 3 times a week .... and when i checked the scale this am -- i was a little shocked when i got on the scale this morning -- I am trying not to feel like a failure and i realize that i am only 2 months out.... but so many others have lost SO much weight .... please advise ......:wink:

Hate to go there immediately, but are you female? Is it that time of the month? Maybe your hormones are kicking in....I'm 41, had the band put in 5 days ago and my hormones are all over the place messing my period up significantly. Just a thought.....one thing I am quickly learning about the band is that it requires patience, so hang in there!

Just keept resolute. The weight will come off.

I found that in order to keep my sanity I only weight myself about every 6 weeks. Otherwise I would go nuts weighing myself everyday.

. But i have not lost a pound this month - and maybe even gained a pound :eek: i eat my Protein like i am supposed to, work out 3 times a week .... and when i checked the scale this am -- i was a little shocked when i got on the scale this morning -- I am trying not to feel like a failure and i realize that i am only 2 months out.... but so many others have lost SO much weight .... please advise ......:wink:

We don't magically lose because we had a band put in. We lose because the calories we expend is more than the calories we're taking in. To muddy the waters a bit, if you're building muscle from working out, this may also account for no loss or even a gain, because muscle is denser than fat and so weighs more. If you've noticed your clothes hanging looser and better muscle tone despite not losing, this is probably the reason.

And stop feeling like a failure. This is a journey and with only a couple cc's in your band, it's not even doing its job yet. Hang in there...it gets better.

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I just posted a similar topic just about an hour ago. I was banded 10/15/09 and seem to be stuck at a 36 lb. loss. I am eating healthy and working out at least 3 days a week. I understand about muscle being more dense that fat, I understand about weight loss plateaus, and I understand the band is just a tool, but my "inner child" is frustrated because the scale isn't moving. I understand your frustration completely. We just need to understnad that this too shall pass. Let's agree to not weigh more than once a week? Deal????? Maybe that will help out mental outlook enough to get us over the hump.:wink:

Thank you to all that have posted comments :wink: i realize about muscle weight , and calories in ---calories out ..... and now i only weigh myself maybe once a month -- i was falling into the pattern of being a scale whore after surgery .... by no means was i complaining .. i was just throwing it out there if anyone else happened to notice a weight loss stoppage ... or is this what everyone considers bandster hell.. i also realize that this is different for everyone ... i was simply looking for some guidance for this moment ..... it just seems that everyone else is posting that they lost this and that ... and i am so happy for them ... and then i step on the scale .... :eek: but this too shall pass ....