I was banded March 15, 2011. I lost 20 pounds during the pre and post surgery phase and nothing else. I have 10 cc in a 12 cc band. I have had 7 fills now. Two fluroscopic and the doc just thinks I am not tight enough yet. It has been 6 months! I never thought it would be this way or I wouldn't have had the surgery. Now I am thinking, what did I do to my body?! Just to lose 20 pounds. Has anyone else had a problem like this? I never thought it would take this long to lose some weight. I have been working out too 5 days per week and recently gained a pound and a half. I eat less than before but not a ton less yet. Definitely can eat more than the 4 ounces. Any advice? Did anyone take forever to get to their sweet spot? I would love any advice.

what are you eating? How much water are you drinking?

what are you eating? How much water are you drinking?

I eat normal foods, but much smaller portions. I know I don't drink enough water. But I thought this was going to be easier than dieting and exercising alone. What is the point of the lapband? I can't believe you got banded after me and have lost 104 pounds already? The doctor says I am not to my sweet spot yet. It just keeps getting smaller and smaller but I see no real progress. What do you eat?

Don't get to overheated about this, not yet. I got my band on 3/9/09, and I have just found some restriction last month. I am stalled now for a lot of reasons, my big ones are: not enough Water, don't eat regularly..some days only once, to much coffee with creamer and a real bad addiction to all things chocolate.

My early loss was really easy, I thought. But the real answere is that I stuck to the plan very closely. I got so happy over the loss that I got lazy and careless. I'm not saying that is the case for you. You might need to find some NSV to get past this. How are your measurements? With you working out the inches must be coming off and the clothes getting looser on you. How do you feel, at the very least you must be feeling better, looking better, clearer skin. It's there, just look for it in the mirror. Each doc gives different instructions and has different views.

Start getting that water in, it will help. Track your food intake, I was told 65g of protein; no calorie guide that I remember just the 4oz per meal. Just check to see how close you are to the guidelines you were given.

It seems to me like your eating the wrong things. You say your eating regular food like what? Your main consumption right now should be protein and very few carbs and your carbs you are eating should be fruit or vegetables. If your eating bread, rice, potatoes you are not helping yourself. Are you sleeping enough (8 hours or more a night) sleep helps metabolism. Are you pooping? Are you drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day? What kind of exercising are you doing. Just cardio or weights too and for how long. If your eating protein mainly you should be losing weight. I tend to believe when people are not eating what they are supposed to do not get the results they want. If hunger is an issue get some hoodia from GNC and not any old cheap hoodia it will after about a week help your appetite because it tricks your brain in to thinking you are full. Yes the band is a diet no matter how you look at it. You still have to control your food intake. I believe if you do all the above you will see results.

I was banded March 15, 2011. I lost 20 pounds during the pre and post surgery phase and nothing else. I have 10 cc in a 12 cc band. I have had 7 fills now. Two fluroscopic and the doc just thinks I am not tight enough yet. It has been 6 months! I never thought it would be this way or I wouldn't have had the surgery. Now I am thinking, what did I do to my body?! Just to lose 20 pounds. Has anyone else had a problem like this? I never thought it would take this long to lose some weight. I have been working out too 5 days per week and recently gained a pound and a half. I eat less than before but not a ton less yet. Definitely can eat more than the 4 ounces. Any advice? Did anyone take forever to get to their sweet spot? I would love any advice.

Dont be depressed..Everyone is different..it takes a while for your body to adjust..It seemed like forever for me at first then all of a sudden you will lose..be patient..you will lose it.

I can't believe how much weight you have lost!!! I was needing to lose 70 pounds too but only lost twenty (5 before surgery and 15 right after).

I feel like I have go back to not eating at all!

All I feel is food getting stuck in my throat. So I chews and eat smaller bites but never have that feeling of fullness that i had the first month.

I would love any more advice you may have!

Congratulations!

Don't get to overheated about this, not yet. I got my band on 3/9/09, and I have just found some restriction last month. I am stalled now for a lot of reasons, my big ones are: not enough Water, don't eat regularly..some days only once, to much coffee with creamer and a real bad addiction to all things chocolate.

My early loss was really easy, I thought. But the real answere is that I stuck to the plan very closely. I got so happy over the loss that I got lazy and careless. I'm not saying that is the case for you. You might need to find some NSV to get past this. How are your measurements? With you working out the inches must be coming off and the clothes getting looser on you. How do you feel, at the very least you must be feeling better, looking better, clearer skin. It's there, just look for it in the mirror. Each doc gives different instructions and has different views.

Start getting that water in, it will help. Track your food intake, I was told 65g of protein; no calorie guide that I remember just the 4oz per meal. Just check to see how close you are to the guidelines you were given.

Thank you everyone. I will eat 4 oz of chicken or steak, have not had bread since being banded in March. Never drink soda, never have pizza anymore. I still have chocolate but very little. I still drink alcohol but not often. I do cardio and weights and switch off on different days. I have salad and the occasional two or three french fries but that is all. I eat cheese. Except for cutting WAY back on carbs, I eat the same but less but no movement on the scale. I have noticed inches but the scale won't budge. I never seem to be thirsty so I am working on that. I eat a lot of eggs. Should I only have eggwhites maybe? How would I take Hoodia? Aren't they big pills? I am still crushing some or opening capsules since my doc said I may have to do that indefinitely. Can you crush or open hoodia? I have a ton of natural energy so I don't like taking things that may make me wired. If I have coffee, it is always decaf. I have never been able to drink any caffeine at all! What do you eat when you drive around all day from client to client (bookkeeper)? I don't want to rely on fast food. Not that there is much I can eat.

Ok...let me give you a bit of my story. I was banded in late Feburary of 2010 and i was a slow loser. I was working out with a personal trainer and my scale seemed like it was moving at a snails pace and I would plateau for weeks at a time. I started REALLY tracking my food intake, increased my Protein intake dramatically and sticking with the exercise and although the scale was barely budging, I felt my clothes getting looser, which is why I am so happy I took my measurements before hand. You say you eat normal food, but do you track the true fat and calories of what you eat? You'd be surprised at how calories add up.

It wasn't until late October of 2010 that something clicked. It wasn't that I got a fill or anything different changed, but my body was just ready to lose. from that point on, it was steady losses.

It's so hard not to get discouraged, but you can't be the victim. You are in control of your destiny and your body and as long as you are doing what you need to do (eat right, consistent exercise, positive attitude) you can't fail. This is NOT easy and the weight doesn't just fall off. It takes time, dedication and patience. I know there were times where I thought "I could have just done this on my own", but you know what? I did lose weight on my own over the years through every possible means and I always gained it back. The band is out tool to help us keep the weight off, but we have to work just as hard to lose it.

-Stephanie

I eat normal foods, but much smaller portions. I know I don't drink enough Water. But I thought this was going to be easier than dieting and exercising alone. What is the point of the lapband? I can't believe you got banded after me and have lost 104 pounds already? The doctor says I am not to my sweet spot yet. It just keeps getting smaller and smaller but I see no real progress. What do you eat?

I am one of those people that have to eat more often.(6x a day) It works for me so I stick with it. yesterday I ate:

Homemade latte (1 cup skim milk)

activia yogurt mixed with kashi go lean

1/2 a apple

salad for lunch(egg, cheese, onion, tomato,, deli meat, and about 1/2 cup lettuce)

laughingcow ice cream bar (100 calories) (my treat because I do not limit myself)

chicken Chili

one wedge laughing cow cheese on wusa multi grain

And lots and lots of water.

I also go to curves 5 days a week and take a walk or ride 6 days a week. Hope this helps, but remember we are all different