Today is the 6 month anniversary of my revision/sleeve surgery. I think I weigh today what I weighed then. Someone told me it would be harder to lose the weight but I was hoping they were wrong. Two weeks ago I really started exercising, counting calories and journaling everything I eat and do. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm getting very discouraged.

I KNOW it's just a tool and not a magic bullet, but still, does it have to be this hard?

I'm sorry you're discouraged Anna. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you can see the scale move soon.

Well you are darn right that is discouraging. But I imagine you had already lost a lot of weight with the band, no? Wondering what size boughie your doctor used and how much food you can get down.

But I'm also thinking you are taking the steps to pump it up. You may need to go see a nutritionist and truly go on a diet/exercise plan to lose that last 20 lbs.

I am half way through my weight loss and the lbs are much harder won now. I think for many of us we'll have to fight our bodies to get to the finish line. You are actually almost there! If you get there in a year the sleeve still would have done a good job.

Hang in there!

Anna,

I hear you! I am slowly losing a pound here and there, sometime nothing for a week/ two weeks and then lose. I am doing exercise 3x a week and do notice my clothes size going down when no weight change on the scale. I think if you measured you would notice lost inches and you only have about 20lbs to go so guess you will have to keep on keeping on and tell yourself you are going to make this tool work for you! I tell myself also that this is a way of life, not a short term goal.

Good luck!

Be sure to take your measurements. I've found that sometimes when the scales aren't moving and I'm doing everything right the inches are coming off. The old "muscle weights more than fat by volumn" thing. The scales eventually start to move again.