have not lost a pound

[Maggie63 0]

for me, it is all about the restriction. i just got my second fill and am feeling some real restriction now. it is helping out big time and i am not always hungry like before.....just my 2 cents : )

[lilmama3 0]

Thanks everyone! I am going to work on your suggestions and name change. Sorry it takes so long to reply but I am very slow at using this thing.

[PhotoNut 7]

i just wanted to comment on the "not eating enough calories" theory. to me that just doesn't make logical sense. the whole idea with the band is to take in less calories--burning more than we take in is how we lose. we want to be dipping into our "reserves" if you will. we all have plenty of fat in storage--our bodies have the nutrients in storage that it needs--we could all probably go months without eating as long as we had Water (which of course i am not recommending).

just something to think about--would welcome anyone's comments on this. i am not picking on anyone who has mentioned this--as i had been told this for years as well, just lately doesn't seem to make sense to me....sorry to hijack the thread!

Hey Jessica.. the nutritionist, my doctor, my son (personal trainer) and JQPublic on this board (heh) have all stated that when you are only eating enough calories to sustain the daily funcitons of your body, and then you place more demand (for energy) on the body by exercising, your body will go into a self preservation mode in which it will cling to every ounce of energy reserves it can - because it believes it is being starved. Now, I'm sure that over a long period of time that there is no question a person will lose the weight. Look at prisoners of war who are fed very little, or Tom Hanks on Castaway (snicker). However, if you are wanting to maintain a steady and healthy weightloss the idea is to provide the body with enough nutrition for its daily requirements so that it does not think it is in danger of starvation and will then release the stored energy for burning. Also, when you are on a very low fat, low carb "diet" the body will begin to use Protein for its energy. This means it will be eating your muscles, and don't forget that many of your organs are muscles. So feeding the body the right amount is important. I hope this has helped.