Okay Banders, I was banded March 7 2011 and so far I have only lost 29lbs. But I have gone from a 3x top to a 1x top and size 18 pants to 14 pants. Has anyone else lost inches but no real weight loss? Is it possible I’m gaining muscle from all the Protein and working out on a regular basis? At the end of the day I look better and feel better that’s all that really matters to me but I see my surgeon Friday and I’ not sure if he will be pleased with the fact that the scale is not really moving.

The issue is not a pound vs. a pound. The issue is weight by volume. Muscle weighs more than fat given the same volume. A pound of fat will have greater volume (takes up more space) than a pound of muscle. A liter of muscle weighs 1.06 kg and a liter of fat weighs 0.9 kg. So yes, muscle weighs more than fat.

I totally agree !

If you picture the size in space that a pound of nails would take up, vs a pound of feathers... I see a big difference..

So be glad those inches are coming off....

I was so glad to read your post. I am in the exact same boat. I was banded on 1/11/11 and I've only lost 30 lbs but I've lost a lot in inches. I too was a 2x top (20/22) and now wear a rebular XL. My pant size was an 18/20 and now I'm a 14/16. It's weird. The scale just won't budge!!! I'm frustrated because I'm doing and hour of Zumba 4 days a week and I'm really working on keeping my calorie intake around 1200-1300 per day. I ate probably 2500-3000 calories a day before the band and the only exercise I got was walking to the refrigerator!

I'm still so glad I had this done but I'm beginning to wonder if the scale is ever going to go down. I've had a few fills....I think I'm at 7 cc's and I go back again the middle of August. I know I have good restriction because I can get stuck easily if I'm not extremely careful on how fast I eat or swallow too big of a bite. Maybe I need an un-fill.............. I'm glad I'm not in this boat alone!