Ok help I was 241 then for surgery I was 227 I am now 153 give or take. I. Have been this weight now for 2 years don't reAlly eat a lot. I have tried excersising and still no budging. Please can people give me ideas. Maybe I need more exercise. I know I lost a lot and a also have 2 bellies. Also what are good excersise to loose inches. I am back to the gym tomorrow. I fell off cause I get on the scale every day.

I don't have any help/suggestions for the work out part.

Is it possible that your body is just "done" and comfortable where you are??

I know, for myself, I chose 140 as my goal based on the "charts" and what I would "like" to eventually reach….but I often wonder if that is something I can actually achieve.

Plus with the 48 pounds I have left to reach that "goal" I think 8-10 pounds may possibly be all the extra hanging belly fat I have that someday I hope to have removed????

Just something to think about….best of luck to you!

I have the exact same problem as you do. Ive been stuck at 160 lbs for over a year, and although id like to get to 140, I think im "done " too. My Dr. doesnt agree, he says " just exercise little more and cut back some calories" . But I log my food on MFP almost every day,( 1200-1400 calories) and swim 3x aweek and run 2 miles 1-2 x a week, so im not sure what else to do . Anyone have any advice ?? Anyone??

I can relate to you all. I haven't lost in 5 months. I bounce at 160-163... I start with a trainer tomorrow, hoping ill get to 140-145...

I can relate to you all. I haven't lost in 5 months. I bounce at 160-163... I start with a trainer tomorrow, hoping ill get to 140-145...

That's where I want to be. I am 153 ! I want to try T25 ! Has anyone done it

I never have done t25, but my trainer killed my yesterday! I can't even walk... Lol

u have to burn baby burn that fat off...drink som eprotein shakes and uct back them there calorie and work out itl uFEEL it and if after that u get nowhere u probably hit ur set point...how old are u/?

u have to burn baby burn that fat off...drink som eprotein shakes and uct back them there calorie and work out itl uFEEL it and if after that u get nowhere u probably hit ur set point...how old are u/?

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I don't feel so alone now. Started at 245, the lowest I got was 170, goal is 150. About 9 months ago, I TOTALLY stopped losing weight. Then about 6 months ago, I noticed my band was feeling kinda tight and I was getting full fast...and staying full for a loooong time! I knew something was "different", but the pounds started moving again, so I was excited! But over the past 6 months, it became more difficult to eat and keep foods down. It seemed at least 2 out of my 3 meals I ended up in the bathroom. So, I started getting by on slider foods...and put 5 lbs. back on. About 3 weeks ago, my band became so tight that NOTHING would go down - not even my saliva! For 3 days, I suffered and finally went to my surgeon fearing the worst (a slip), but praying that it wasn't. Apparently, at some point, my stomach became irritated (probably from vomiting), causing swelling and resulting in my band becoming super tight, so he removed most of the fluid to allow my stomach to heal (thank God, no slip). Since my unfill, I've gained 5 lbs!!! I'm hungry all the time and my appetite is insatiable!!! I upped my exercise last week and STILL gained 2 lbs! I'm frustrated and feel defeated. Up to 179 and I was already struggling to get the last 20 lbs. off. Seems the harder I try, the more obstacles I face, but I refuse to give up! Gonna try adding an extra workout day, increase my time, and up my water consumption a little more. I go back to my surgeon on 5/16 and PRAYING for my fluid back!

Carb cycling came up on another thread -- some people have success with low carb switching out with higher carb day then back to low, etc. I think the body becomes accustomed to something and needs a real change-up -- in exercise as well as diet -- to be prompted into letting go of status quo. Good news we aren't stuck with those big number status quos any longer. Phew!

Another idea might be a day or two of shakes or juice fasting. I am still in early days of losing -- six months out soon and nearing my halfway goal. I know it will be harder the closer I am to goal. Hoping the metabolic burn I am introducing now will tide me through.

Oh, one more idea and I know this is a little out there -- visualization. I've been picturing the number on the scale -- really picturing it with definition, those clock-radio like lines of the digital scale, how they form a 4, a 2, a zero, etc. So I just keep imagining the number I want to see and I keep counting down all the way to my goal number. A form of self- hypnosis....we tell our bodies what we want? I want 148 so I picture that. So, do you think I'm nuts, lol?!

Carb cycling came up on another thread -- some people have success with low carb switching out with higher carb day then back to low, etc. I think the body becomes accustomed to something and needs a real change-up -- in exercise as well as diet -- to be prompted into letting go of status quo. Good news we aren't stuck with those big number status quos any longer. Phew! Another idea might be a day or two of shakes or juice fasting. I am still in early days of losing -- six months out soon and nearing my halfway goal. I know it will be harder the closer I am to goal. Hoping the metabolic burn I am introducing now will tide me through. Oh, one more idea and I know this is a little out there -- visualization. I've been picturing the number on the scale -- really picturing it with definition, those clock-radio like lines of the digital scale, how they form a 4, a 2, a zero, etc. So I just keep imagining the number I want to see and I keep counting down all the way to my goal number. A form of self- hypnosis....we tell our bodies what we want? I want 148 so I picture that. So, do you think I'm nuts, lol?!

No you are not nuts at all

I had a fill over a month ago that was aggressive and nearly collapsed my esophagus - so he unfilled me 4 cc's and I'm able to eat whatever I want - no restriction at all. The good news was I lost 10lbs in that one week time and over the month I've been able to sustain the loss but no further movement on the stupid scale... I go back in one week to get a fill and I cannot wait, and I'm wondering how my weight loss will go...???

I'm at 184, 38 lbs in 6 months since surgery and I really want to get to 140, albeit I'm wondering if 150 will be where my body stops... I'm praying that by my b'day August 7th I see 150 - oh please oh please

Walking this journey with y'all and trying to keep positive.

ok August baby,i am August 3...biting offf more than u can chew? we always do but W

HEN we set ourselves upright,watch out!!!!

I am in the same boat. I'm up and down the same 5lbs for the last 3 1/2 years, since getting banded and losing about 60lbs. I'm at the low end of that 5lbs right now, after my fill a little over a week ago. I've not lost anything in 4 days now, so am going to work on getting in more Protein and hope that helps. I need to make sure I'm getting enough Water also.

I am in the same boat. I'm up and down the same 5lbs for the last 3 1/2 years, since getting banded and losing about 60lbs. I'm at the low end of that 5lbs right now, after my fill a little over a week ago. I've not lost anything in 4 days now, so am going to work on getting in more protein and hope that helps. I need to make sure I'm getting enough water also.

Sometimes I feel our body's say enough is enough