I have been banded for 6 mos. I have lost 15 pounds since surgery. I have had 3 fill since surgery. Why am I only losing inches and not pounds? Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a reason for it? I have gone down 2 pant sizes but I can't move the scale??

This is my typical day:

Can't eat anything in the AM...too tight

Hot tea

12:00-1:00 Greek yogurt with high Protein granola

5:00 dinner with family....chicken, ground turkey....no Pasta or bread

8:00 snack...Mertz cheese and wheat thins

Usually some kind of chocolate during the day=1 handful of choco chips or glass choco milk

Suggestions??

Do you excercise and also how much Protein are you consuming in a day?

I have been banded for 6 mos. I have lost 15 pounds since surgery. I have had 3 fill since surgery. Why am I only losing inches and not pounds? Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a reason for it? I have gone down 2 pant sizes but I can't move the scale??

This is my typical day:

Can't eat anything in the AM...too tight

Hot tea

12:00-1:00 Greek yogurt with high protein granola

5:00 dinner with family....chicken, ground turkey....no Pasta or bread

8:00 snack...Mertz cheese and wheat thins

Usually some kind of chocolate during the day=1 handful of choco chips or glass choco milk

Suggestions??

No exercise worth documenting. I probably get 40-50 grams per day. More if I drink a protein drink but I am so confused about protein drinks.....some people say I shouldn't "drink" my calories and I should eat protein.

To me the main thing is clothing size, then the weight. When the inches fall off, your cloths sizes change. After the inches fall of, then the Lbs. wil catch up. Then when you lose weight, your cloth's sizes change again.

It is a WIN, WIN SITUATION. Just be patient, and be glad something is coming of.

Keep track of your food using some sort of food diary like The Daily Plate ($50/year for a completely private account - other sites get full access to use your data as they see fit - images too).

Get something like The FitBit ($99) to track your movement. It will tell you how sedentary or active you're being.

Those two things together will tell you what you need to do - eat less or move more.