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Had surgery Aug 20. Weighed in at 258 on surgery date weighed 251. As of today I weighed in 242. I have had 3 fills. Have a realize 11cc band and have 6CC in it. I know I should not compare myself but I feel like my weight is just stu l at 242! I should be in the 220s? I'm working out 4-5 times a week eating properly am I missing something?

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Do you track your food? If not, join something like myfitnesspal.com and track EVERYTHING you put into your mouth. Be completely honest and you might find out what is stalling you. If you make an account, add me, I'm destynee13. It's pretty cool to see other's food journals and it helps to give you idea's on what to eat. Are you sticking to 1 cup per meal?

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Well... yup, it works differently for everyone. Sometimes I get really frustrated because I'm eating low calorie and exercising my a$$ off and I lose barely nothing. Everything says it should be falling off me... but it doesn't. Just keep going....eventually, it's gotta give. Don't let yourself get discouraged you will have times where it moves quickly and times when you can't get it to budge. The key is to not give up!

Good Luck!

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I agree with suggestion on tracking food, it will help you undrstand what you are really eating, everyone has a different opinion on this but it has worked for me. You will have stalls along the way, your body has to adjust. How much Protein are you eating, for good weight loss with the band protein is very important to the weight loss. Good luck I am alo on MFP same name as on here.

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banded Aug 240 at the time now 212 but been stuck for over a week eating 800-1000 cal hope its just adjusting at least I haven't gotten up

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Have you been keeping track of you inches lost? you might be surprised at what is really going on in your body!!

Make sure to keep drinking LOTS of Water too.

hang in there, it will start coming off.

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Ok I'm going to try this app as I seem to be stuck too Destynee is if ok if I add you too?

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I had surgery in August. I was 232 and now I am 185. I use fitnesspal and I track every bite I put in my mouth (600-700 calories a day). I drink 75 ounces of Water a day. I exercise 5 days a week. Everyone loses weight at a different pace. It may take longer but as long as it comes off and stays off.

Good luck with your journey!! You are doing great!!

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I had surgery in August. I was 232 and now I am 185. I use fitnesspal and I track every bite I put in my mouth (600-700 calories a day). I drink 75 ounces of Water a day. I exercise 5 days a week. Everyone loses weight at a different pace. It may take longer but as long as it comes off and stays off.

Good luck with your journey!! You are doing great!!

Hi. How do you manage to get down 75 ounces of Water. That is fantastic and great on the weight loss. I will be having lap band surgery on the 18 of this month. I see some positive weight loss and some negative weight loss where everyone is really loosing differently. Let me know how you manage to get all that water in:-)

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Ok I'm going to try this app as I seem to be stuck too Destynee is if ok if I add you too?

Of course! :) destynee13.

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I have a special water bottle. No one is allowed to touch it. It holds 25 oz of Water. I drink one @ 10am. One at 3pm. And one at 7:30pm. It takes me about 30 min to drink it. And I always take water in the car. It's a challenge, but it makes me full and keeps me hydrated. Hope that helps.

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I had surgery 1 year ago. I am down almost (not quite there but close) 100 lbs.

I exercise hard. I am a runner. I also include strength training and some at home videos. I eat more than many bandsters but I feel it is what is right for me. As soon as I get all this chocolate out of my house I will be betted off. Lol. Mmmm. Chocolate. It also happens to be a slider so I can eat it no mater what!

I don't claim to have any answers for anyone else but, I am doing what I feel is right for me. I was at a plateau this summer until I upped my calories. For me, I wasn't eating enough. Good luck breaking through.

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I like your post. I'm 12 pounds to goal, i took two years this December with very conservative fills. I'm at 5.75 cc and this is where I belong after a slight unfill yesterday. I like the way I feel. I should have lost faster but I chose to lose slowly along with exercise. The past month after a restricting fill, I realized this was not healthy. I lost quite a bit of weight in November, but not at the expense of unhealthy eating or hardly eating at all.

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