My husband is in the military and is going to gunnery for a month. so i was thinking 2 shakes a day and a small meal and tredmill. i know we are suppose to eat real food i just think maybe doing the shakes for a while will bring my weight down. it is easier then counting everything.

How long have you been banded? Are you saying you lost 27 lbs. in two weeks? 10 pre-op and then 17 the next (going by your ticker)?

That is a big loss. If so, I'd not be surprised if you went into a plateau after a loss like that.

If your surgery was just recently, your body is still healing and adjusting. Give it some time. You are doing the right things. Watching your diet and exercising. It will show up eventually.

When I was actively losing, my weight would go down 3 lbs one week, up 1, down 2, stable for 2 weeks, up 1, down 2, stable for 3 weeks, down 3 lbs, up 2 lbs, and on and on. It was never steady losses from week to week. Frustrating yes, but once I realized it was the way my body lost, I was ok with it. And over the course of two years, I was down 70 lbs.

Give yourself a break, and try not to turn to food for comfort.[/QU

yes i lost that much how you said 27 lbs in 2 weeks. i didn't think of it that way i guess you are right.