Hello everyone . I got banded on 3/14/13 weigh in at 252 .. current weight 186 .. my goal is 160 or less. It seems like im stuck cuz wen I check da scale it one less lbs or one more lbs its goin slow .. I feel restrictions but most around two weeks after my fill I currently have about 6 1/2 cc in my band but its tuff bcuz I feel very hungry at times. I need a diet to focus any suggestions .. pls n ty

I'm not an expert by any stretch but I follow weight watchers and adjust it to suit my band. I don't eat meat now I substitute it for quorn, everything is low fat no added sugar. I always eat Protein first or I'm hungry pretty quickly.

If your hungry quickly after meals maybe your band needs slightly adjusting, I believe everyone plateaus (so I've read) I don't know if you can but I walk over an hour a day. chin up more calories out than in is the key...

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Wow, you are doing great -- thats a lot of weight loss since March. Whatever the plateau is, it's temporary -- you are on your way to that goal. Best wishes!

Your doing awesome! I will share what my Nut had to say at a meeting yesterday maybe this will help you.

There is a ratio of calories in and calories out. When we take in less calories our metabolism will slow down to accommodate the amount of calories we require it to function on, thus slowing weight loss and balance the scales. For us..that means a Plateau, not gaining but not losing.

The only way to unbalance that scale is to knock it off balance by either pushing our exercise routines up a notch or shifting it up..if we walk..we should run or bike, weight lift. If we are eating the same things all the time, we should shake that up and shock the system into response.

If you ask the body to continue to burn more and more and push it off the plateau metabolism will kick in and start burning the fat stores again.

I agree with the above. I'm at a plateau now so im adding different machines on my resistance days. I am seeing the difference in the where are you my clothes fit...just not the scales.

Ty al I appreciate it.. this journey aint easy. .best of luck to all.. very blessed to be stressed!!

You are doing fantastic, just think, you are only 26 lbs from goal and it less than a year! , As you lose, it gets tougher to lose the last 25 lbs, I think! Best wishes, and it will happen. Karen

are you losing inches?

if so then you are losing weight no matter what the scale says or does not say

keep moving forward as you are doing super fantastic