It's almost been 4 months since my banding. I had one fill in January and I have only lost 20 lbs. Is anyone else at a Standstill with their weight loss? I had some Insurance issues so I can't go for another fill until March. I've also bee having some sick issues? Food seems to be backing up, but I think I am eating to fast and its making me get sick. There is also a mucus issue. Trying not to be too graphic, but is anyone else having these issues?

Well, many if not most of us have experienced plateaus or standstills so you are not alone. If you are getting stuck a lot due to eating too fast you will have to learn to slow down and eat smaller and slower.

Learning to eat with the band has been the hardest part of my journey so far. And it seriously took me over a year to accomplish this. But I still have my difficult moments as do most of us.

I only lost 12 lbs my first 4 months so you're doing fine but you should sit down with a nutritionist familiar with lapband patients and get educated. jmo

tmf

I have also hit a plateau. I was banded Aug 23 2011. I have been stuck at 207-208 for about the last month. It is very frustrating, especially when I come om here and see that others have lost a lot more sometimes even twice as much. I have tried to change up my workout and take in less calories. Still nothing. Very frustrating but will keep trying.

Sorry was banded aug 23 2012 in previous post. Opps

There are numerous ways to beat a plateau, not all work of course. I like to change my diet up. If you're taking in very low calories, your body could have gone into a starvation mode and has slowed down your metabolism. Increase your calories for 2-3 days up to 1600 calories to fool your body into thinking it's OK again. Change the types of food you eat. Maybe go low/no carb for weekend or eat only veggies or go liquids and creamy foods for a few days. Just don't do the same thing over and over again.

And the closer to your goal weight you get, the harder it is to lose. One to 16 week plateaus are common but stay the course and it will happen.

tmf