I was band July 20, 2011. I have been only weighing myself once a month. To my surprise my scale says that I have only lost 2 pounds since last month!!! It shocks me because people tell me all the time I look like I have lost 40 lbs. Anyone else having these issues????? I am so discouraged now. I have dropped to sizes!!! i wish I hade never gotten on that scale!!!

I was banded on July 28, 2011 and my scale hasn't dropped a whole lot either but my clothes are really baggy. I go through stages when the scale won't move and then it all of a sudden drop a lot and then stays the same and then drops and so on. It's normal I guess. I see a lot people post similar comments. I know how hard it is, but try not to let it discourage you.

You are dong great! Just think, the idea is to get smaller, not neccessarily lighter. Noone sees that number on the scale but you. Your shrinking, that's awsome.

You know,I am going through the same thing!I weigh every day and I have been stuck on the same 2-4 lbs ALL MONTH. :-(

Yesterday since I am 7 weeks post op,I changed my diet around a little-I ate lean skinless boneless grilled chicken,greek hummus,tzatziki and a litle pita bread, and salad plus I made a protien drink with water instead of soy milk and I had an apple (peeled) and some eggs with a little cheese for breakfast.Dinner was 1/2 of a salad and 1/2 of a bowl of chicken noodle soup.

I am incorporating fruits and veggies back into my diet after the last of the mushies.I am actually chewing a LOT slower (as compared to pre-op) because I am scared of getting something stuck,and I am enjoying my food a lot more which takes away the feeling of deprivation like you get on traditional diets.

I also worked out for an hour and sat in the sauna at the gym for 30 minutes.I actually have broken the plateau and I am now down 2 more pounds to make a total of 34 lost since pre op August 17th (liquids).

The leader of support group I go to says that a food /exercise diary can be a great tool for breaking out of a plateau because it makes you realize exactly what you have eaten and how you have excercised and allows you to make adjustments to what you are doing.

I also think incorporating some new combos of veggies or daringly changing up how/how long/what you do for movement and excercise helps too.