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My fill was the 8th of June. I had plateaued about a week and a half before that. I only felt restriction on the first day and still do sometimes in the mornings. I still have not lost any weight since my plateau. And to top it all off, I have "cankles" now. My feet are soooooo swollen, I don't fit any of my shoes. The doc says no diuretics because he wants me to have Water in me and not to take a pill to get rid of the Water. I am reading everyone's fantastic stories about their loss. I feel I am climbing a mountain and just can't get over the top. I am feeling a tiny bit hopeless today. :faint:

Thanks to everyone for all of your support. This is a fabulous community to be a part of.

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So sorry to hear your down in it. Just pull yourself out and think, well at least Thank God I have the tool, the band, and it will start working it's just taking a while. It will happen, like you said, you read it on here eveyday and I bet when it does start up, you'll start losing like wildfire and then you'll be thinking, all right, this is how it ought to be.

It will happen, just don't be so hard on yourself.

Hugs,

Sherri

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I was just reflecting on this yesterday - I have an appointment with my doc on Friday and think I will get a tiny bit more fill. I feel like I havent lost for weeks and weeks and its true, I havent, I last went to see him in late May. My losses are so infrequent, I cant even remember them because I'm 2.5kg down since then, but it seems like day after day after day after flipping day I get on the scales and see the same weight. But those tiny little losses slip in there just frequently enough I guess. My doc will be pleased with that loss, I"m not.

I want to see weekly progress dammit. Not surprise tiny losses that I cant count on. I want to know that when I go away in September, I'm going to be down another 10kg, not another 4.

But I guess I'm just commiserating that much as we'd like to we cant control what our bodies do. Its not really normal to just drop weight week in week out and its no wonder our bodies arc up a bit when there's been significant weight lost already. So I think we just have to suck it up to a degree, plateaus are going to happen and all you can do is just keep doing the right things and eventually you WILL win! But you cant schedule it to your own personal timetable, sad to say.

I hope your ankles get better though, no diuretics when you're suffering like that seems a bit harsh.

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I hear your pain about being stuck. I've been there. I think we all have, to a certain extent.

About your "cankles", watch your sodium intake and whenever you can.......elevate your legs. I get swollen ankles and feet sometimes. For me, it's when I sit all day at my desk at work and don't get up and walk every so often. I have to make sure I'm watching my sodium intake and getting up and moving. I've even started setting a timer at my desk to remind myself to get up every hour and walk around the office. Whenever they're swollen, I elevate them to help the Fluid even out. As long as your doc's aware and isn't concerned, other than the vanity of it I wouldn't get too bent out of shape. Do your best and it will pass.

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It was the last thing I wanted to hear when it happened to me, but the only answer to cankles is MORE Water.

We are practically swimming most of the time, and the heat makes it worse, but water is the only way to get rid of the swelling without diuretics (which do only perpetuate it in the long run).

Sorry,

Brenda

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I understand where you are coming from. I'm only new and banded for 3 weeks but the weight loss has stalled. I'm hoping after my first fill I will start to lose again. Keep the faith and like me I'm sure you need to exercise. That is the hardest part.

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I can relate to being stuck and frustrated. I did so well at first, now the scale rarely moves. I have not gained, but then again no loss for several weeks.

The funny thing is I feel I strill have a good restriction, and I eat small amounts and still do not loose any weight!

My doctor says it will slow down now and I have to try harder and exercise more.

I really did not want to hear that, but I guess it is true.

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