Help!

[mandab87 1]

I've been banded for 5 months and have not lost a pound since! Yes my clothes feel a little looser but the metal monster is not budging and I'm getting very depressed! I have had 4 fills so far and I do eat a lot less than what I did before surgery but I feel like I still eat more than what I'm supposed to. My dr says it takes time and I will hit my sweet spot but I'm getting depressed about it I go for another full next Wednesday... I don't wanna be the one who had the surgery and its not gonna work (

[ksaug21 81]

how many calories are you eating and are you exercising?

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The only way you can be sure you're not eating too much is to track your calories and measure your portions.

I'd start doing both if I were you.

[catfish87 3,471]

It is very common to read posts just like yours on here. Some folks take many fills over several MONTHS (unless your doctor uses fluoro to adjust your band) to get to a point where the band is doing what its supposed to do. Until then, its all on you....just like before banding.

You don't mention one important thing: Are you hungry often? Constantly?

Hang in there....It can get much better when you do get to that Green zone.... Best wishes.

[mandab87 1]

Thanks everyone! I eat around 800-900 calories a day and exercise 3-4 times a week.... I do not track my food but I'm guessing I should start doing that and after I eat a meal about 4-5 hours later is when I start to get hungry and some days I don't even eat the 3 meals a day like I'm supposed to because I'm not really hungry or I usually get to busy and by the time I think about eating its to late.. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong

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Thanks everyone! I eat around 800-900 calories a day and exercise 3-4 times a week.... I do not track my food but I'm guessing I should start doing that and after I eat a meal about 4-5 hours later is when I start to get hungry and some days I don't even eat the 3 meals a day like I'm supposed to because I'm not really hungry or I usually get to busy and by the time I think about eating its to late.. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong

See the problem is, you don't know for sure you're eating 800-900 calories a day because you aren't tracking your calories. If you start tracking and find you are eating that little, I'd actually increase your calories to about 1000 and see if that doesn't kick start your metabolism. But...you have to track your calories to know for sure.

You're definitely in the Green Zone if you can go 4-5 hours without hunger, so that's very good.

Best wishes

[2muchfun 8,928]

Your profile states you started at 250 but you're 220 now? Have you lost weight or not? Confused?

[mandab87 1]

That weight loss is from the liver diet I had to do before surgery.

[bubbs 15]

I'm the same had surgery in jan and I've gained weight I'm so depressed and sick of it had 3 fills up to 7 in a 10 band but not feeling any restriction starting to regret getting it I know how u feel hugs

[taylor1989 131]

The only way you can be sure you're not eating too much is to track your calories and measure your portions.

I'd start doing both if I were you.

I agree get a food journal and count calories.

[taylor1989 131]

That weight loss is from the liver diet I had to do before surgery.

Good luck Hun I hope you start losing. I replied before reading the whole post sorry

[mandab87 1]

Thanks all!! I went for a fill today and I'm down 4.5 pounds! Not a lot but I will take it!!

[taylor1989 131]

Thanks all!! I went for a fill today and I'm down 4.5 pounds! Not a lot but I will take it!!

Awesome congrats

[kll724 3,055]

I had lost 43 lbs on my 6 month before band diet. I hit a plateau and it took about 4 months to really see a big weight loss. My surgeon was not concerned as I was doing 1-2 lbs thing. It sounds like maybe you are on a plateau, and need to do something different like increasing your calories to 1000 as stated above. best wishes,Karen