Hello, my name is Sarah and I was banded May 11th of this year. I began my weight loss journey 2 years ago at my highest weight ever, 314lbs. I lost 91lbs on a weight management program through a hospital I worked at. It was a high protein liquid diet. I felt great and motivated... until i didn't anymore and proceeded to gain 40lbs back before making an appointment with the surgeon. I lost 34lbs before surgery and 14lbs during my 4 week recovery. Since mid June I have not lost any weight. In fact, I have lost and gained the same 2lbs since then. I underwent my second fill in mid July and I am filled to 5cc's in my 10cc band.

To be sure, I cannot eat the volume of food that I could consume before the surgery. But it turns out, whether I eat an entire plate or half a plate of food, my body does not want to let it go. I need a couple of things... An attitude adjustment, a diet adjustment, and some support from those who have been here before. I did seek support at a local group but there was only one person who had the lap band... and upon speaking with her she said she lost little to no weight and wished she's had the sleeve instead.

I am not ready to give up. I risked my life for surgery and I don't want to stay fat... I'm so sick of diets and tracking and talking about it. I just want to FINISH IT and begin my journey to maintain...

I really don't know how to gauge my band... Nothing has ever felt stuck and I really don't know what "full" is supposed to feel like. I'm thinking I'll go in for another fill next month. I just fear being overfilled.

sounds like you need to get another fill. i did not lose one lb for a month and it was really discouraging to me. i got my butt off the couch and started exercising again and have since dropped 5 lbs in a few weeks. yeah! it is normal to hit plateaus in any type of weigh loss diet. you just have to change things up and "start" again. wishing you luck !

sounds like you need to get another fill. i did not lose one lb for a month and it was really discouraging to me. i got my butt off the couch and started exercising again and have since dropped 5 lbs in a few weeks. yeah! it is normal to hit plateaus in any type of weigh loss diet. you just have to change things up and "start" again. wishing you luck !

welcome

Thank you, I'm working on it now =) I have the recipe book out and I'm making a plan!

sounds like you need to get another fill. i did not lose one lb for a month and it was really discouraging to me. i got my butt off the couch and started exercising again and have since dropped 5 lbs in a few weeks. yeah! it is normal to hit plateaus in any type of weigh loss diet. you just have to change things up and "start" again. wishing you luck !