I was banced 3/5/10. I lost 15 lbs pre banding and only 4 post and nothing more. I have felt myself frustrated and slipping into bad habits. I have no fill yet and honestly I think I could eat just about anything - I feel no restriction. I step on the scale day after day with no change and am starting to feel like this won't work. Looking to support.:thumbup:

Well first off congrats on the start of a happier and healthier you. Secondly this period from surgery to first fill is called bandster hell. It is called this because most people can still eat a lot, and they have problems with self control. The first thing to do is to stop weighing yourself everyday, stick to once a week. You can also clear your house of any foods that do not meet the healthy criteria. Try eating as if you have had a fill already ( small bites, about 4 oz of food ). Everytime you feel like eating something bad , take a walk around the block, you'll be amazed at how that will help you. There are so many of us that go through the same thing you can always find someon going through the same dilema. I just tell myself that nothing tastes as good as losing weight feels. Hang in there!

Ah Bandster Hell I wondered what that was and now I know! I am 10 days post op and just the same. Not eating yet but panicking about every calorie. Weighing myself almost every hour and throughly stressed. Bring on the first fill. I think I have another 5 weeks to wait aarrgghh.

I was banced 3/5/10. I lost 15 lbs pre banding and only 4 post and nothing more. I have felt myself frustrated and slipping into bad habits. I have no fill yet and honestly I think I could eat just about anything - I feel no restriction. I step on the scale day after day with no change and am starting to feel like this won't work. Looking to support.:thumbup:

I agree - put that scale away for right now. You have no restriction right now, and it should get better after your first fill. Also, take a look at what you are eating? Are you on regular foods yet? If so, you want them to be god, dense proteins that will help you feel full longer like chicken or fish. If you're still on soft foods you may want to try getting some fiber in your diet like with refried beans. It helped me. If you are eating alot of carbs, or processed foods with sugars you are making your hunger worse "chemically" - sugar "high" then sugar "crash" - the crash is hunger. Make sure you are getting enought protei n in. What did your doctor recommend for protein daily? Also, make sure you are getting enough water. Another trick that works for me when I think I'm hungry is to have a cup of hot or iced tea that has a good flavor (whatever you personally like) and that is satisfying, especially if I was actually thristy. Please email me or send me PM- I'll be happy to help out. You can also read my story (how I dealth with hunger and the journey, etc) on my blog at Sandi's Banded Living — My Lapband Weight Loss Success Story

I hope you find some useful tips there. Hang in, it will get better, and if I did it, anybody can!!!!

I would love to be your buddy. I was banded on 2/12/10 and have had three fills. I have 6.25 cc's in my band right now but I am still not feeling restricted. My doctor told me that most people get to their sweet spot between 6 and 8 cc's.

Over the last three weeks, I have only lost 4 lbs, which my doctor was really happy with. I on the other hand, was extemely disappointed. I just started exercising this week, so hopefully that will help.

Please feel free to email me anytime. I have lots of questions and don't know all of the answers but I will listen.