I am completely frustrated I had my band placed in April and have lost 25 pound. My frustration come from not being able to get under the 200 pound mark. I know that the weight did appear over night and that it will not go away over night however i would really like to loose the 13 pounds to get down under 200 by Christmas. Does anyone have any helpful hints or suggestions i would really appreciate all the advice i can get. Thanks a bunch

Well, maybe you can give us some more info to help:

-Do you stick to a cup or less of food per meal?

-How many calories do you eat in a day?

-Do you get in all your Protein daily?

-Do you have adequate Fluid in your band to relieve hunger?

Add to Mis73's post...

Are you exercising on a regular basis?

For me, no exercise = no weight loss.

Successful weight loss with the band will not be achieved without your learning how to use your weight loss tool...AKA your band. Managing your hunger, making good choices for your meals (lean Protein, healthy, fresh Fiber carbs), measuring your portions, and exercise have all been central in my journey with my band.

We each have to be an active participant every day for weight loss success.

Best wishes for your success...you will be successful if you want to be!

_{I was stuck at 300.4 pounds for .... litterally 14 weeks. Not kidding, once in a while it would go up a little and I think once i was 300.2 but I could not get to 299. I was eating right and exercising at the gym 5 - 6 times (hr each time) a week. I had just hit a plateau I could not get past, but to sit above that 300 pound mark just about drove me nuts. Anyway, I went and saw my Dr, she did not think I needed a fill, went the the nutritionist and had all my daily food and exercise journal with me. She said everything looked great, wouldn't change a thing with my eating. She suggested I change up my exercise. She suggest a weight lifting class "body pump" I changed gyms and started body pump and with in a week I saw 299.}

_{Sooner or later it had to give, but i think the weight class is what did it. She said after losing 130 pounds my body was just saying "no more" "this is not who you are" and that I just had to fight my way through it.}

_{I wish the 2nd 100 would come off as easily as the first 100 did. I eat healthy and exercise regularly but I notice I am a little more lax when it comes to snacking etc. I think I feel so good about the weight I've lost that once in a while I can still convince myself it is ok to have something that I probably shouldn't. I have never totally deprived my self but I did used to be tougher on my self and I can tell the difference.}

_{Just keep up the battle, like I said, eventually.... it's got to give as long as there is a colorie deficit!}

_{Best of Luck!}

Try eating 1000 calories a day... It worked like a charm for me. I didn't have more than a few plateaus during the last 22 months and never had a gain.

Good luck!

Thank you all for your tips and i will put them to good use and i hope to report that soon i will be at 199 or less

I was having the same problem and I read a post last week where someone at a little something mainly protein every two hours and it was working for her so I tried it and it worked I started losing again so u might try it good luck

Ate something every two hour sorry