Something clicked in my brain and I suddenly get it! I need to diet with the lap-band. It doesn't work all by itself. I was banded 8/25/09 and have been hovering at 30 lbs lost, but haven't been seriously dieting or exercising. And today I realized, I am not using this as the tool it was intended. I will diet, and this tool will make me successful where shear will power has failed me in the past. Although I have been reading other's blogs, for some reason it finally really clicked this morning. I am ready to diet, and know I can really stick to it this time!

I love this post and yes it just clicked for me last wk. I started my diet on the 3rd and one wk later I lost 5lbs I love my band now that I know what to do and eat lots and lots of protien. Yeah it's only been a wk, but all I have been doing is baking all my meats eating no greasy foods and the weight is starting to go down yaay. The thing about it during this time I cheated and still lost, but when I did cheat yes it was in moderation and I pushed the food away after a few bites. Now my big challenge is V-day my hubby is taking me out to our favorite spot and I am going to ask for boxes as soon as my food comes out and put a small amount on my plate and take the rest home for my hubby to eat later.

Okay everyone, I get it. I have been dieting since I got the band. I have lost 41 pounds but I am tired of dieting. (Surgery Sept 22, 2009)

I have had four fills and still little restriction. What am I missing? I did this on Weight Watchers. I expected more from the band.

Okay everyone, I get it. I have been dieting since I got the band. I have lost 41 pounds but I am tired of dieting. (Surgery Sept 22, 2009)

I have had four fills and still little restriction. What am I missing? I did this on Weight Watchers. I expected more from the band.

That must be very frustrating! It sounds like what you're missing is restriction. Will your surgeon continue to work with you until you achieve appropriate restriction?

This is an awesome post! I am 4 weeks post-op and lost weight the 1st 2 weeks but haven't lost any since. When I was losing, my calorie intake was about 700 per day. I think I "selectively heard" on some of these posts that my calorie count was too low and I was putting my body into starvation mode. It was license for me to eat what I wanted....combine that with the fact that the swelling had gone down and I now have no restriction. This led me to eating about 1500 calories per day. And exercise is limited right now to walking until I see the doctor again so not expending a lot of calories. So to sum up, it is no surprise I have not lost weight in the past 2 weeks!

I now have a different mindset that I need to work at this as if I don't even have the band right now. In other words, I need to eat less, limit carbs, and exercise as much as I can. Been doing it for 3 days now and I think it is already working!

Thank you so much to the OP for this post - it has been an inspiration to me!

you're definitely right.....we need to keep our diet and watch what we eat practically every day. it is a difficult journey, and it takes a lot of willpower but for some reason you got it and that'll help you be very successful.:thumbdown: