So I am 2 Weeks and 1 day post OP, and I have not lost a single pound for 4 days. I'm not cheating at all, actually I only ate but 300 calories yesterday because of the feeling of lump in my throat. This extreme to how I used to eat so wouldn't you think I would lose weight even if I wasn't banded???? Idk, has anyone experienced this? and any suggestions to why no weight loss??? Thanks in advance.

Don't have a great answer for you. I did a 500 cal diet for 6 days preop and lost nothing! Keep in mind I was also doing an hour of moderate cardio (everyday); and I weighed over 300 pounds. Puts the whole calories in calories out on it's head! I was on HMR 500; medical liquid diet.

I would make sure to get in your Water intake. Are you doing any exercise?

This is a time for healing and not losing weight. You should not be worrying about weight loss for another 4 weeks.

In the beginning 6 weeks, most of your weight loss will be loss of fluids and not fat loss. Oh, you may lose 4 lbs of fat if you diet heavily but don't expect a lot. Your weight will yo-yo up and down by 1-5 lbs every day depending on your food choices, medications and workout routines.

You will have periods where you lose no weight for weeks on end and then suddenly you will lose 3 lbs. 4 days is nothing. This is a marathon not a 100 yd dash. Expect to lose 2-6 lbs a month once you get restriction.

You need to burn 3500 more calories than you consume to lose 1 single lb. Do the math and you'll see that 2 lbs per week is going to be very difficult but possible. Good luck and follow your doctors orders.

tmf

This happens to lots of us! Don't worry, you will lose!

Consistency over time wins the race! keep up what you're doing and you WILL lose all your weignt.

So I am 2 Weeks and 1 day post OP, and I have not lost a single pound for 4 days. I'm not cheating at all, actually I only ate but 300 calories yesterday because of the feeling of lump in my throat. This extreme to how I used to eat so wouldn't you think I would lose weight even if I wasn't banded???? Idk, has anyone experienced this? and any suggestions to why no weight loss??? Thanks in advance.

Might i as why you are only eating 300 cal. a day? Just like with any other diet, you are throwing your self into "starvation" mode.... your body is storing. I found when i ate a more "balanced" meal...and had my lite Snacks... i lost better then the days i ate less cals. So maybe eat more Protein and see how that works. Log in what you eat this way you will have it in writing what worked and what didn't.

don't beat your self up over this.... my weight loss was slow, i was worried at first that i had failed again.... but then i started exercising and i started losing inches and building muscle..... Have you started exercising? If not, start slow with walking and or a class like Zumba. That's what i did, then i worked up to the elliptical (aka the devil) and then weights.... Oh.... and stop weighing your self everyday...

Good luck and think positive.

If you don't eat your body goes to starvation mode.

Sent from my DROID RAZR using LapBandTalk

If you eat too few calories you can stop losing too. I am around 100 calories a day and lose a pound every 1-4 days. I am about a month post op. I am happy with that. I have heard 1-2 lbs a week is great! My dr says that our only goal should be to keep the weight off. Don't stress too much about lbs. your clothes will start getting too big and you will be happy!

If you are like most of us you have dieted many times before. You must remember your body is like a computer and goes into a "survival mode" and metabolism slows down to preserve your vital organs.

It is a defense mechanism and you will more than make up for lost time when your system realizes this is a permanent thing.

Hang in there-we do lose it.

I kept remembering my Dr. saying everytime I got on the scales~"say goodbye to this number-you won t see it here again" and He was right.

i m trying to change my ticker-i m 10# under goal.!

If you eat too few calories you can stop losing too. I am around 100 calories a day and lose a pound every 1-4 days. I am about a month post op. I am happy with that. I have heard 1-2 lbs a week is great! My dr says that our only goal should be to keep the weight off. Don't stress too much about lbs. your clothes will start getting too big and you will be happy!

100 calories a day? That sounds a little dangerous? Did you mean 1,000 calories a day? 100 would be like one large apple a day?

tmf

So I am 2 Weeks and 1 day post OP' date=' and I have not lost a single pound for 4 days. I'm not cheating at all, actually I only ate but 300 calories yesterday because of the feeling of lump in my throat. This extreme to how I used to eat so wouldn't you think I would lose weight even if I wasn't banded???? Idk, has anyone experienced this? and any suggestions to why no weight loss??? Thanks in advance.[/quote']

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Also I only did the 300 calories thing one day, due to an awful feeling of a lump in my throat. I have same feeling today after a quarter of my Protein shake and it last all day. I tried hot tea, and Soup. No relief. Anyone know what this is and what takes it away ??? Thank you

So I am 2 Weeks and 1 day post OP' date=' and I have not lost a single pound for 4 days. I'm not cheating at all, actually I only ate but 300 calories yesterday because of the feeling of lump in my throat. This extreme to how I used to eat so wouldn't you think I would lose weight even if I wasn't banded???? Idk, has anyone experienced this? and any suggestions to why no weight loss??? Thanks in advance.[/quote']

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Also I only did the 300 calories thing one day, due to an awful feeling of a lump in my throat. I have same feeling today after a quarter of my Protein shake and it last all day. I tried hot tea, and soup. No relief. Anyone know what this is and what takes it away ??? Thank you

So I am 2 Weeks and 1 day post OP' date=' and I have not lost a single pound for 4 days. I'm not cheating at all, actually I only ate but 300 calories yesterday because of the feeling of lump in my throat. This extreme to how I used to eat so wouldn't you think I would lose weight even if I wasn't banded???? Idk, has anyone experienced this? and any suggestions to why no weight loss??? Thanks in advance.[/quote']

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. Also I only did the 300 calories thing one day, due to an awful feeling of a lump in my throat. I have same feeling today after a quarter of my Protein shake and it last all day. I tried hot tea, and soup. No relief. Anyone know what this is and what takes it away ??? Thank you

It sounds like you have a piece of food stuck in the opening or inflammation. Call your doctor and tell them what is going on. They may have you come in and take the Fluid out to flush the food and then put the fluid back in. Good luck, I know the feeling and it is no fun.

Sent from my iPad using LapBandTalk

Sorry don't know why but I do know it happens.try not to worry about it for the next couple if weeks just concentrate on healing .but I can say that 300 cal is way too little and ur body may be in starvation mode where it doesn't burn but holds the fat when it thinks it's starving.