I was banded February 29. I have diabetes, fibromyalgia, high bp, high cholesterol, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, low thyroid and of course I take meds for all of these. Since the surgery I've been free of my acid reflux meds and my sleeping pills. I had the surgery for the most part to get rid of or improve the diabetes. That hasn't improved and I actually had a short time of barely controlling it. I'm 55 years old. I've only lost 20 pounds that stayed off. I'm eating my protein. I am exercising also. I just wish I could lose more weight. I also take 2

meds that are antidepressants, they're for the pain of the fibro and it does help. I feel better than I've felt in years. What can I do to lose

weight? Has anybody had this problem? I've had 2 fills and can't tell I've had any. Comments please?

If your exercising post op is relatively new in your life, it is possible that you are becoming more fit with your addition of muscle, which does weigh more than fat; so sometimes we do tend to loose inches instead of weight.

Another consideration is that some of the medications you mentioned may be working against you in the weight loss aspect; psychotropic meds are notorious for this side effect. I would consult with your prescribing physician to identify the side effects of your current meds, and perhaps there are alternatives to the ones you are taking now.

If you are meeting your daily Protein goals, are you also meeting your daily free Fluid goals? I have found that without drinking enough Water, my rate of weight loss will slow down.

Though I have yet to have a first fill, I have read posts from others which seem to indicate that your feeling of restriction may take several fills to accomplish. This is a discussion to have with your surgeon.

I seems that you are doing the right things to be successful...now maybe a bit of fine tuning with your meds might help.

Stay on track; eventually all weight loss plateaus reach their end if you remain compliant with your diet!

A thing to think of is making sure that you are working with a qualified nutritionist. A high protein diet can have adverse effects on a diabetic, because it makes already stressed kidneys work harder. I would make sure that you take in as much water as you can to flush your system and maybe ask your primary about tweaking the diet a bit. Your most important job is to get healthy while maintaining a desirable blood sugar level.

I was also on anti-depressants for fibro pain and gain alot of weight. That is obe

I was also on anti-depressants for fibro pain and gained alot of weight. That is one of the many side effects of anti-depressants. I started losing weight once I stop taking it. Losing weight definely help my fibro pain.