Hat has everyones biggest challenges been this far? or your biggest adjustment?

I've been banded for 16 days and I think I never realized how much I drink while I eat. In fact, pre-banded I remember how much Water I tried to drink while eating so I would feel full faster! now not only can't I drink while eating, I have to wait up to an hour after eating! Huh! Funny how things work!

My biggest challenge continues to be the mind set of changing my eating routine. I am starting to get it, but growing up with 3 meals at a set time and always having desert there was a hard nut to crack. I am trying to stay focused to only eating when I am hungry and not watching the clock!

So I had this Surgery' date=' Jan of 2012, and I was 265 and now I am 200. But I am noticing now this last 50 is hard to loose, and I had a biggest loser melt down this week, and just ate every sweet, etc. I need to stay focused, but getting bored with same food, salad, etc. How do you guys stay on track?[/quote']

So, as we used to say at weight watchers - if you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." I was in the same shoes as you. I started at 250 and am now in the low 170s. The first 50 came off by generally following the eating rules, but I wasn't exercising. I slowly started an exercise routine with Zumba 2 times a week, then 3 and 4 times a week. One spin class a week. As much as I could.

It took me like 6 months to really get the exercise down. That way I was burning like 500 cals extra a day and able to take off the weight. It comes off like 1/2 lb to 1 lb a week. I also noticed that exercise curbed my appetite a lot (which is weird because pre-band I was always hungrier after exercising). I drink a lot during and after exercise and that keeps me full.

I am also sure to get an adjustment every time I lose 5 lbs. I am getting .05 cc each time and it is keeping me in the perfect green zone.

I am not perfect but hope that I can get down to surgeon's goal of 165 by my two year mark which is mid-November. Having defined goals helps too.

Wishing you luck!

I'm about 4 months post op ...

I'm sorta a rebel when it comes to drinking' date=' I still drink during my meal & it doesn't seem to effect me. I don't drink as much but I do take a few sips.

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My husband who has a band too was able to eat and drink for the first year and lose 100 lbs, but his weight loss stalled and he still has 80 lbs to go... Just a note!

Biggest challenge was bandster hell and having no restriction. Now I have some restriction and biggest challenge is not having any white flour! Everything good has white flour! I am really having to follow the rules now and choose not to eat the bad stuff.

I have vomited on steak a couple times. I think I have given up on the steak! I have even tried a filet mignon rare and soft, cut up small. Still couldn't keep it down!