Anyone eles going thru this platue period? I dont know whats going on am I done? I still have 50 pounds to go! I have not gained nor lost weight in 5/6 months...Most of that was fill/ to tight unfill...Fill to tight/ un fill and my last refill was in May around the 20th still nothing...

I have no idea whats going on and I'm getting crazy

Are your measurements, etc. changing? What's your calorie intake vs. BMR?

I had a 6 month stall on Atkins, then lost about 25 lbs in 2 weeks. *shrug* It sucked!

My size is not changing some days my tummy is pouchy others its flatter lol but I've not had any clothing or size changes

I had stoped writing down my intake after a year of doing it. I guess I'll have to start using fitday again...

I have my meal can eat (example) 4 hot wings thats it, then like an hour later I'm hungry again. and if I try to wait until my next meal ( my Dr. says no snacking in between) then I get so hungry that I eat and it bounces right back up...

Also its not like this at every meal...Some times I can eat 6/7 wings my band is fickle.

So if I can eat between 4-7 wings at a meal and be STUFFED, and then an hour later be hungry again. Do I need a fill?

I'm scared of fills now because my last two were too tight and made me really sick and I had to get unfilled AND my ins dont pay anymore so its 175.00 each fill

I dont know if I need a fill or what is going on.

Thats why I was wondering if anyone eles was going thru this or have been thru this?

You're two years out. Are you noticing anything different with 'stop' signs? Unfortunately, that statistic about 'some' band patients only losing 50-60% is proving to be true. I've battled the fill/unfill thing now for the past year or more as well.

When was your last flouro or barium swallow? Have you had an EGD?

Nana, I have been back and forth about whether or not to fill...I have NOT filled. My last one was actually in October? November?

I have been logging my food on sparkpeople.com and I like it better than fitday. Plus, Wheetsin posted a link on a thread called "sucess" something...shucks, I'll see if I can scare it up or maybe she'll post a link here? *hint* and the info there was helpful.

Anyhow, before you do the fill/unfill thing, take a hard look at your intake. Calories, fat, carbs, protiens, all of it. Maybe you can make some changes? I did, and it got me below 180 finally! but I'm feeling stuck again...it's hard!

Here's the thread with Wheesin's link.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21668

Are you noticing anything different with 'stop' signs?

I have gotten very skilled at eating past the stop sign, which is where a small fill would help me. At this point, I think I'd benefit from eating less meals and more Snacks all day long. I may try that? But even with not getting another fill, I'm sooo good at 1200 calories a day, it's easy to eat that little! so I'm not messing with a fill right now. ???

Nana,

I was stuck around 180 for over 4 months. I just assumed my body needed time to adjust and get used to my weight loss. Then I did a quick 28 pound loss - quick for me - 3 months. Now, I'm losing 2 pounds a month. I think my body is telling me that it needs to lose slow so I don't wrinkle so much (lol).

Our bads are fickle and are bodies are used to being fat so its a training and retraining thing.

I think you will lose the rest. Just hang in there, practice good habits, and if nothing else, move to Africa (it worked for me)....Celeste

LOL I dont think I'll be moving to Africa, I bet it is beautiful though!

I'm going to start writing down my intake again, and take it to my Dr to see what he thinks i should do...

I will give myself a few more weeks to collect my eatting journal and pay off a bit more of my fill balance lol, then I'll make an apt.