My second fill was too restrictive and I spent the summer losing everything but weight (pbing, throwing up), not exercising; finally unfill last month and after a long plateau saw the scale go down a few pounds. But I felt much smaller than what the scale showed. I read someone else's success story here and it inspired me. She got an old size 8 pair of jeans back on. Well, I went to my closet and grabbed a favorite size 18 jeans I haven't be beern able to wear in a few years. In fact I tried to get in them last month with no success. Tonight they zipped up comfortably! Yay me!

That's awesome, congrats! I hope that happens for me too, I'm kinda in the same boat. Going for a slight unfill Tuesday.

I'm a total scale junkie but as we all know, sometimes it's not about the numbers on the scale. Have you been taking your measurements? I log everything once a month and one month had only lost two pounds but lost a few inches around the body.

Good luck =)

I know it's hard to believe but being too tight actually stalls your weight loss. Because the things that a tight band will tolerate tend to usually be high calorie foods. Never be too scared to get some fill out if you're too tight to eat solid food. A too tight band can lead to all sorts of complications you really don't want, and can stop you losing weight to boot.

Hello everyone,

I am new to lapbandtalk.com and this is the first post that I could relate to...! I had my lapband surgery August of 2012 and I have only lost 38 pounds...has anyone else experienced such slow lost? I know everone's body is different...but OY VEY!

Keeping track of your measurements is just as important as keeping track of your pounds. Sometimes the scale doesn't budge, but you are reducing. I've lost 43.5 lbs and 39 inches - almost equal!

Wow, being on this Board is so great. I really appreciate everyone's comments. We are all in this TOGETHER!