Ok guys, I need some advice. Am I the only person on this earth who had a lapband and hasn't lost weight. I got banded July 3rd. After my surgery I lost weight maybe 3 lbs. quickly went into bandster hell where I gained 2 lbs. I had my first fill where I dropped an additional 8 lbs. at that point I was down 20 from where I started. Found out I was pregnant and gained 5 lbs! A second fill and miscarriage later my weight has not moved. My second fill did nothing for me after the second day. I am within the same 10 lbs I was on surgery day. What the heck is going on??? Some days I have absolutely no restriction???

Tons of missing info here...can you tell us

1) were you banded july 2012 or 2013?

2) how far along were you when miscarried? (Im not prying, its relevant in regards to how long the body needs to recover)

3) how many cc's are in your band at this time

4) What are you eating, how many cals?

Need a better picture to kind of explore the possible issues causing your weight being stationary

1) were you banded july 2012 or 2013?

-banded in 2013

2) how far along were you when miscarried? (Im not prying, its relevant in regards to how long the body needs to recover)

-miscarried at 6 weeks, didn't pass anything until 12.5 weeks (I had the d and c last week)

3) how many cc's are in your band at this time

-my dr won't tell me how many ccs are in my band since he is convinced I will compare to others

4) What are you eating, how many cals?

-I wanna say I don't eat terrible. There is room for improvement, but I wouldn't say enough to cause a stall?? I maintained my weight eating way more calories that I am now which doesn't make sense to me. I don't count strictly but I would say, around 1200, maybe less

Sparkle...you are not giving yourself a chance. Take a breath...

It's only 3 months since you have been banded and look at how much you have been through!

Your body, does not know or understand that you want to lose weight. It only knows that it has undergone major trauma in the last three months.

You had MAJOR surgery (lapband) you got pregnant and your hormones kicked in to try and promote pregnancy. You miscarried (my heart goes out to you) and your hormones are still there trying to get back to level again.

The body's natural defense is inflammation and retention. Your body is holding on to everything right now fearing for your life. It doesn't realize that some of this things were intentional. (ie lapband surgery and restriction of caloric intake) all it knows is that it's experienced trauma, and it's fuel source or food source has been drastically reduced. It's being called upon to function, and it's conserving resources for this as well as to recover.

You have to be kind to your body and it will respond. Eat high Protein foods, a little fat and a little carb. Keep walking and take deep breaths. Hydrate and keep moving. Try myfitnesspal for tracking your calories for what your eating and I'm sure in a couple of weeks you will back on track and the numbers will be going down.

I have not been through as much as this, but my stress level running around for family and work etc. was so high the last few months I was in the same boat as you. Not losing, doing everything I was supposed to. Finally I was able to take a breath, recoup and the scale started moving again. Sometimes losing inches, sometimes a pound or so.

I'm still fighting the battle with my body to recover and do what I want it to.

Hang in there!

Your band won't begin to work it's magic until you receive the adjustment that sends you into the green zone. It does sound like you have a lot of moving parts to your life so give it time and keep getting fills till you reach the point of satiety/restriction you need.

tmf

Thanks guys, i hope this doesn't sound stupid but I didn't think my body needed time to adjust. I guess I am just ready to jump back in. I do need to learn to take a step back and relax before I trudge forward. Funny how stress really does affect your body!!