I was banded almost three years ago in March 2008. I initially lost about 80 lbs but have plateaued in the last year. My doctor was very impressed with my weight loss at first as I was a college student. I've recently graduated and I'm having issues with inactivity and poor diet. I really appreciate knowing I'm not alone in this!

-Liz

Hey,

While I'm older than you I returned to school when I got banded. I found the structure of my life really did well for getting my exercise in and eating right. After graduation it all kind of went badly.

The good news is you can create structure, maybe not papers that are due, but you can put goals to timeframes and really work at getting back into the system of losing.

Good luck..

I had a similar issue. I was banded October 2007 and did really well the first two years. I learned to eat very healthy, even became a vegetarian, and exercised regularly. I had lost over a hundred pounds and went from a size 28 to 14! And was on the right path to reaching my goal.

I didn't go back to school, instead I entered into (and ended) an unhealthy relationship and lost my routine. I still was a vegetarian but got into a very bad habit of eating slider foods and quick and easy junk foods. I also, turned to food again as an emotional support and quit exercising.

I ended up gaining over 20 pounds and one size!

To help get back on the right path I'm doing a couple of days of liquids then soft foods, per doctor's recommendations. And I started journaling my exercise and daily food intake again like I did when I was first starting this journey. I think the main points to remember in success is holding oneself responsable for what you eat, how much you exercise, and why you are eating. Having a routine/schedule helps me so much more!

Maybe you should look back at what was working for you in the beggining and get back into doing that again. Good luck!