Hi,

I was banded 12/30/10 and have lost a total of 28.5 lbs as of today but in all 30lbs. I keep going up & down 2-3 lbs but never lower. Do I need to lessen my calorie intake or change foods? Any ideas out there??

Thanks

Prin

How many calories are you eating? Exercise?

How many calories are you eating? Exercise?

About 950-1100 and walking everyday for about 30 mins

Prinny, I'm having the same issue. I'm a little over three months out and the scale just wont move for me. I eat right, exercise and get my water. Last week I decided that I was becoming a scale whore and I needed to focus on other things. I got my boyfriend to hide the scale and I started really focusing on what I was putting in my mouth. I realized my carbs were way to high and my protein too low. I changed that. I also took my measurements, I will take them again next month. Another thing I had to change was my way of thinking. If I focus just on the numbers on the scale I will get frustrated and discouraged. This is a lifestyle change for us, not a quick fix. I had to realize that. I think I had a idea in my head that after surgery the weight would just start falling off, it didnt. But I'm going to continue eating right, excercising and working on my lifestyle change. You can do it to. Just keep on doing what you are doing and the scale will start back moving again. Good luck to you!

Same thing for me. I had been the same number since the end of January! But yet my body is different and I have been able to buy smalller clothes in that time so something is changing! I just went for a fill on Friday and I am already down weight so that is helping finally! But I agree with DeeDee, maybe the scale isn't moving but there are other changes happening. Stay strong!

To all of you experiencing no weight loss despite restricting calories - INCREASE your calories for at least one day, add an additional 300-500 calories (up to 1,000 extra calories), and DON'T workout every day. Workout every other day.

By doing this you'll:

1) give your metabolism a kick, taking you out of starvation mode

2) allow your muscle to heal and actually build muscle, which burns more calories

A week later, you'll have lost weight or inches or both.

Do the calorie increase once a week or once every two weeks. Try to make your extra calories fat or Protein - limit your carbs for extra calories. The body will flush fat through (you may have diarrhea because your body will try to compensate for the increased food intake - but that also means the calories won't be absorbed completely) so drink more fluids these days.

Note: you may gain anywhere from 3-10 lbs that first day after, it's generally due to salt and Water retention not actual gained weight, but around 5-6 days later you'll see that you actually LOSE weight.

I seem to be in the same boat. Banded 12/09 and it seems like Ilose the same 15-20 pounds all the time. I focus so much on counting calories, carbs, fat, protein and sodium that I can't imagine NOT tracking my numbers everyday. I try to keep it at 1100 or less, calorie wise. It's the lifestyle change that I'm having the hardest time with and sounds like that may be your case as well. Good luck, we're all in this together!!

My weight has slowed too. I have been exercising a lot, so this week I am trying to eat 1400 calories, which is what livestrong says I should be eating to lose 2 lb per week (well technically 1460, but whatever) and see if that makes me lose. I had been eating 1200.

Thank you for all your ideas & support. I'm going to try the extra calories & lay off working out for a day or two. I have also increased my protein & that made me go down a lbs this morning yahoo!! Good luck to you all & I'll let you know how it goes after a week or two!