im 25 years old . i was banded march 5th 2010. day of surgery i was 285 today i am 256. my first goal is to get under 200lbs and my long turn is 130ish. my weight has not budged in over a week. not happy but i know i haven't been making the best choices.i work out 4 days a week but i feel like im just going through the motions. i just dont feel like im good at being a bander. the first few weeks i was really into it but now im getting frustrated and lazy.i tend to catch myself nibbling on something sweet probley once a day. i still havnt found my full signal i eat around 4-7oz and still feel hungery but im scared to stretch my pouch so i dont eat more i dont feel starving but that i could just have a few more bites. and i just feel like i made a wrong choice with getting the band. i knew it was going to be hard but i didnt realize it was going to be this hard. i really miss food i get so depressed.i know i have this website but i feel like im in this alone!!!

Hello... I'm 25 also & started at 380 and last I checked was down to 360. Sorry to hear that you're struggling with your band but on the bright side you're still very early in the game I wouldn't be so hard on yourself. 30lbs is an awesome weight loss for 4 or 5wks! Its not uncommon to have mini stalls in wt loss this is all so new to your body. I'm very recently banded (4/14) but I have a lot of issues with food & I know it will be a day by day process to change my relationship with food. I'm busy & I've never been an excercise addict also so I can see this being a difficult journey without support so maybe we can encourage each other along the way. Sometimes accountability & encouragement from someone who knows how you're feeling goes a long way. Feel free to pm me. =) best wishes!

~Shay

I completely understand. i was banded on 4/19. I actually go online to the oa meetings and have been to the oa face to face meetings. It really helps me, maybe you would like to try it .

I got banded April 20th.You are not alone.After a few weeks when my weight loss stalled I got very depressed and started to think I made a mistake,the one thing I kept thinking if I didn't have the band I would have had a huge food binge.I go back and forth and it sounds like your having emotional issue's like I do.I go to a therapist once a week to help because of all my food and weight issues and actually grieving food.I hate I mean hate being fat but I loved how food made me feel.Just give it time,that is what I have to do.Even today I shed a few tear's but there is no going back,just forward.Good Luck:thumbup: