Hi everyone! ! Ive been very discouraged lately with my band....im eating only 1100 cal a day and working my ass off at the gym and I keep losing and gaining the same damn 5 lbs! ....if anyone has my fitness pal can you add me...I wanna see what more bansters are eating! jess4250

Thanks everyone! This place is very inspiring!

Could it be that you are eating more than you think you are? I got a food scale, and found that measuring cups can be pretty unreliable. I was also just reading somewhere today that restaurant nutrition info is off by 18% on average! You have also probably gained some muscle.

I just got banded on 11/14 and I have had a couple of plateaus of 2-3 weeks already. I try to just keep at it, and after a while I drop 2-3 pounds at once.

You can add me I'm goalseeker32

Keep at it and in sure the pounds will start to come off.

I know it sounds crazy but maybe you aren't eating enough. If the calorie deficit is too much your body will start storing. It's easy to get frustrated especially when it's something you want so badly. Don't lose hope.

Read up on how vitamin D changes your body from fat storing mode to fat burning mode and think about how much of it you're getting....I think if you talk to a nutritionist about how much is safe to take this at increasing levels...I know I take about 5000 I.u.s a day and increase it every other month....also nothing wrong with an occasion detox for 2 to 3 days to kick start things back to normal