I was banned in May 2010 and first fill was July 2010. I have had 3 fills since then. In the past year - I have only lost 36 pounds even though I get sick and vomit quite often. I eat right (healthy) and do Zumba. My weight was going down until I upped my Zumba classes which they credited the weight gain to muscle gain from the Zumba - however, I hurt my back and could not continue with Zumba for about a month. I lost 3 pounds but then gained it back.

I am frustrated because I eat healthy and exercise and have only lost 36 pound whereas their is a girl in my office who had this done the year before me and she eats like a pig - chocolate/peanut butter eggs for lunch - pizza and burgers and she would not be caught dead break a sweat from exercise - and she has lost over 80 pounds!

Another co-worker had this done and lost over 100 the first year and she eats like crap and drinks at least 3 sodas during an 8 hour meeting and she would not exercise to save her life. I have not had a soda since May 2010.

What am I doing wrong????????????

I am right there with you, I was banded in July 2010 and have only lost 50 lbs. Its very frustrating.

I am right there with you, I was banded in July 2010 and have only lost 50 lbs. Its very frustrating.

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join the club i am 2 and 1/3 years out i go to the gym a minimum of 1 hr a day.and have only lost 80lbs.i started out at 254lbs.this journey is very hard for me.i dont know what the solution is to this problem.

I was banned in May 2010 and first fill was July 2010. I have had 3 fills since then. In the past year - I have only lost 36 pounds even though I get sick and vomit quite often. I eat right (healthy) and do Zumba. My weight was going down until I upped my Zumba classes which they credited the weight gain to muscle gain from the Zumba - however, I hurt my back and could not continue with Zumba for about a month. I lost 3 pounds but then gained it back.

I am frustrated because I eat healthy and exercise and have only lost 36 pound whereas their is a girl in my office who had this done the year before me and she eats like a pig - chocolate/peanut butter eggs for lunch - pizza and burgers and she would not be caught dead break a sweat from exercise - and she has lost over 80 pounds!

Another co-worker had this done and lost over 100 the first year and she eats like crap and drinks at least 3 sodas during an 8 hour meeting and she would not exercise to save her life. I have not had a soda since May 2010.

What am I doing wrong????????????

I understand the frustration. I was banded in 2008 , lost 55 lbs. gained back all but about 30. I can't eat much. some days I can't eat at all. Mainly liquids and soft foods. I don't know if I should get my band checked, filled, removed or keep plugging away.

A lot of bandsters revise to the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Take a look on http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/

I understand the frustration. I was banded in 2008 , lost 55 lbs. gained back all but about 30. I can't eat much. some days I can't eat at all. Mainly liquids and soft foods. I don't know if I should get my band checked, filled, removed or keep plugging away.

I think there has to be something else going on. Are you watching calorie intake. It is a fact that if you use more calories than you take in you will lose weight. Try a food journal for a a few weeks and share it with your nutritionist. Good luck.

Hi Jaymer57,

I was having the exact same problem. I was exercising lots and eating less, and getting next to no results. I asked for help and many people wrote to me and they all asked the same question " So how much protein are you eating a day?" I quickly realized that although I had not increased the number of calories in a day, I was only getting 3 or 4 grams of protein (I hate protein). My nutritionist had warned me that I am incapable of loosing weight unless I consume most of my calories in protein. She recommended 60 to 80 grams per day min. I am struggling to get the protein in, but wow, what a difference. The scale is moving in the right direction again.

Please try not to judge your journey by what other people can get away with. My Sister eats ONLY carbs, no protein ever, and she is skinny as a stick. That works for her, but it doesn't work for me and it never will. Have you had your diet evaluated by a qualified nutritionist? They are really worth going to IF you are willing to listen to them. ( I know I really resisted. I didn't like hearing that I needed to eat lots of protein." Well, Good Luck! Let us know how you are doing.

Best Wishes

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