Let me just say that BEFORE anyone JUMPS down my throat..please read this whole thread cause I need some advice :help: :help: :help:

I know that I have done EXTREMLY WELL with my weightloss in a VERY short amount of time so I am NOT complaining at all- I AM VERY VERY well pleased however...I went for my 2nd fill on the 23rd of May and I am real tight...good tight...but tight..not TOO tight but just tight....Well....I have not lost ANY weight since I got my fill on the 23rd of May...:omg: WHY? that is what I want to know....WHY?????? I am eating less than I was before the fill and I was losing so well then- I am making sure to get in my calories so as to not undereat and shut my metabolism down - I am still exercising like I was before-eating the same foods just less than I was before and I make sure to take in at least 1000 per day as to not undereat and not keep my metabolism going.....what is the deal???? Has this happened to anyone else or maybe I have just hit a plateau or something WHICH IS FINE...seeing as how I havent before but I just wondered if any of the "Veteran" members might have some advice or some insight on why this is happening....COULD I be too tight and its keeping me from losing? I wouldnt think this could happen but could it????????? I just dont know what the deal is...:help: somebody? shed some light for me! PLEASE

Love you all!

I had times that the scale didn't move at all, but noticed that during that time I lost inches. Perhaps you are doing that too. In answer to your question yes, you can be too tight, but it sounds like you are able to eat right, so I doubt that is your problem. I sometimes think our bodies take a rest to catch up. Sometimes you won't lose anything for a couple of weeks, then all of a sudden boom 5-10 pounds will drop fast. I wouldn't jump too fast to consider it a problem for a couple of weeks anyway.

Thanks Betty...and you are right.....I noticed that I can now wear a 18 pants *loosly* and that has just happened since I got the 2nd fill even though I havent lost any lbs so to speak so you are probably right but it kind of freaks a person out when you get a fill and then DONT lose....*sigh* guess it is all apart of the bandland!!!

Thanks and mucho love!

I have the same issue. I got my third fill (after more than 6 months without a new one) two weeks ago and have lost almost nothing! Same as you about eating less, exercising the same. Oh well, i am definately in it for the long run, so let's see what happens.

how many calories are you taking in a day? you maybe in starvation mode if you are under 900 calories a day. Doctors and nutritionists like to keep weight loss patients between 900 and 1200 calories per day for optimum weight loss. Starvation mode can cause you to stall in your weight loss until you up your caloric intake. Some have even been known to gain! Good luck!!

Eat you a dadgum bowl of ice cream...okay, a small cup, every other day for a week and see if that helps. Seriously! I think you need to up your calories just a tad. Freak your body out by giving it something sweet and yummy. WW makes ice cream bars worth 2 points each. It's a perfect snack and feels like cheating.

But, I'm a slow loser so you may not want to listen to me! :girl_hug:

Thanks all of you and you are probably right...I am eating so little but I make sure that I drink some choc milk everyday to get my Protein that way cause their is NO way I can eat any form or meat or even eggs...I am VERY restricted....I think its a good restriction but maybe its not....I am not miserable at all...I can eat a little of say potatoe salad or some spaghetti- maybe about 2 oz or so....I feel good but the weight is just NOT coming off....But I am not panicked yet- I think that I will probably weigh and lose 2-5 at a time...we will see...Thanks all for your help...

Love to all!

NO meat and NO eggs? Girl, go get 1/2cc taken out. I'm looking at your fill schedule and you got your 1cc back, but if you can't eat ANY meat? Too tight. Be super careful, okay? Banded life isn't supposed to be THAT restrictive. You'll loose better when you can eat a wider variety of foods, including hard protiens. You should be able to eat moist chicken breast. Slowly and carefully, but you should be able to eat 2-3 ounces of it. Chocolate milk is yummy. UP your calories by 2-300 a day for 5 days, see what happens.

Thanks thebest...I think I will and see what happens- I have contemplated calling the doc and seeing what his take is on it cause I think that maybe I am too tight- like right now I just ate 3 saltines and I am stuffed to the max and I hadnt ate since 4 this afternoon.... See that is too tight isnt it

See this is why I like not having anything in my band. I am pleased with the amounts and types of foods I eat. Honestly, I don't want to be full after just a few bites. I fear if that happened to me I wouldn't want to bother cooking and I would go for quick fixes.

I hope I never NEED a fill.

3 saltines is not a meal. Not a healthy meal, either. You'd have been better off with your chocolate milk, or that dadgum bowl of ice cream I mentioned.

kabeerah, I like "not tight". I was super tight post-surgery and in the past 14 months have had 2 fills. I haven't had a fill since October 2005. Tight isn't right. You are losing beautifully and I'll bet eating properly too.

Carla, compare your eating to the food journals of those who are losing well. Not to beat yourself up, your weight loss is wonderful too, but you see how it has stopped. It isn't healthy in any way to be over-restricted. Hang in there. Do the right thing. Take care of your health and the health of your band.

I'm a slow loser, true. Part of it is becasue I'm NOT too tight and I eat. When I choose better foods, I lose better. My weight loss isn't showing on the scales lately. But it's showing in the way my clothes fit, for sure. Don't let the scale rule you. Go with the facts. Know what you are eating, choose wisely. Come on, I know you will do it! I'm cheering you on!!!!!!! (where's that pom-pom girl?)

I fully agree. You are too tight. Often when folks are too tight they resort to eating softer foods (like potato salad, pasta, chocolate milk, etc) which are higher in carbs and slow the weight loss. It is confusing because the quantity is so much less, why shouldnt you be losing??

Go get a slight unfill and start eating hard proteins, like fish and chicken. Then add in some yummy veggies and then a little fruit. You'll be losing weight in no time.

*hugs*

I platued for months... I dont keep track of inches, but this is the time when all my skin went lose and flabby and shiften and drooped..

So I count it..

when I was so tight, I choked for almost two months, lucky to get a meal once a week... I didnt lose weight.. well I yo yo'd the same 10 pounds...

thats all the advice I can give.. I am 17 months in and still feel clueless..

photonut, you are so right about the soft foods.. and the carbs and calories...

I food log real real so I am aware of how it can add up but not seem like you ate so much..

I can easily consume 3000 calories a day, snacking and drinking...(on the band!) lol

If I could ever keep it under 1000 calories like so many are doing....

I cant imagine not loosing weight..

I dont beleive in starvation mode.. not at 800 calories, and not short term, if your at it for months on end (never cheating) then Maybe..

Starvation means Starvation...

your body might protect 5 pounds at the most... imo

Thanks all who have posted...I love this site just for that...You know what I think I am too tight and I am resorting to eating softer things that will "GO DOWN" easy that probably are higher in carbs etc....Yeah! I think I will call the doc and see about getting a little taken out....I dont FEEL tooooo tight persay but I am or I could eat some real food in a small quantity.....Yeap its official I am calling the doc!

HEY I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION- will it ever loosen up on its own or will it not "loosen" until I lose some more...just curious as to how that works in regards to the fill process if anyone knows....

MUCH LOVE AS ALWAYS

Love you guys!

Carla

but I am or I could eat some real food in a small quantity

Exactly! You got it.

Yes, your band loosens a bit as you lose weight. We have lots of fat stored up on the insides around our organs and as we lose weight, all that loosens up in there and we lose restriction. Then it's time for the next fill. Everybody is different though. Some need lots of fills, some need none or very few. You have to be a good listener to your body.

If your band ever "loosens up on it's own" it's usually because it was swollen for some reason (a PB or reflux or just irritated) and the swelling went down, or it's no longer "that time of the month" (some women get tighter with bloating and PMS symptoms) and sometimes you just never know why. Barometric pressure? Storm's a-comin'? Like the "bursitis in the shoulder" my great-grandmother had that always told her it was gonna rain? The band can be fickle. Just pay attention.