Hi,

I was banded on April 18. I lost weight right away and have lost a total of 21 pounds. That was the first month. I have not lost any since.

My usual diet for the day is breakfeast - Quest Protein bar or 2/3 c cottage cheese or a scramble egg with peppers. lunch I usually eat 3-4 ounces of turkery or chicken breast or 2/3 c cottage cheese. dinner is 3-4 ounces of protein ( pork chop, turkey burger, chicken or fish) and 1/2 c .I even weigh and measure my food.

I want to let you know it is ok. Last month I only lost 1 pound and the doctor told me it was ok. Stressing over it will make it worse. Also make sure you are measuring yourself. Sometimes you will see inches come off before pounds.

It happens all throughout the journey. Your body has to get used to the different weight changes. You will start losing again. Make sure you keep up with your caloric consumption. That helps a lot. Best wishes to you.

First, CONGRATS on losing 20lbs!! That's great!!

I know it's easy to be sucked in by that number on the scale, but if it's bringing you down, stay away from it for awhile. Focus on things that the scale can't show you...How are you feeling over all? Are your clothes fitting any better? etc...

Keep up the great work, and the weight will come off!

Are you taking your measurements? I lost as many inches as pounds the first few months of this journey and I KNOW there were several weeks that I didn't lose a single pound, but I lost several inches. How much do you work out? If you are strength training, you are holding up the loss. Focus on cardio only at this point. Not to be a bad influence, but I have not yet started to exercise and today makes 1 year for me. I am starting back at the gym next week to build muscle, tone and stop losing weight - none of my workouts will involve cardio - only strength training.

Yeah, I agree with Prettythick1. Are you working out? Here's a couple of reasons why we sometimes stall soon after surgery:

http://www.dsfacts.com/weight-loss-stall-or-plateau.html#.UqP7uBLn-Uk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozt-V0PPJaw