I had a band in December 2014. I am eating so much less than pre-op, choosing healthier options have had 4 fills, the band is half full, I'm much more active and have been trying so hard but have hardly lost any weight. Only 1.5 stone in 6 months. I wonder if any one can give me some advice.

There is no way of knowing what one person is or is not doing, or what their metabolism or physiology might be, so it is impossible to tell anyone what they may or may not be doing correctly or incorrectly....

That's my disclaimer.....

Myself, it all comes down to how much I eat, and how much I burn off....to loose weight, I need to burn off more calories than I take in on a daily basis....it's that simple.

People try to over think it, come up with all sorts of psycho-babble.....I read the strangest things on this forum......but for me it is all very simple.

For years, my Dr.'s kept telling me to loose weight....I would come up with all sorts of excuses, etc....the Dr.'s would all call my bluff and tell me I'm fat because I eat too much....stop eating so much and I'll loose weight and not be fat.....

Of course, I could not stop....that was my problem, so WLS was needed to do what I could not do on my own.

After 4-1/2 years. I am still amazed at how little I can get by with in terms of food.....it's still hard for me to believe let alone convince other people that's all I need, and I'm fine...never been better.

Sometimes the numbers are not the best way to judge success. If you are increasing muscle while losing fat, it could look like the scale isn't moving in the right direction as quickly as expected or hoped. Try to look at other factors. Are your clothes looser? Are you going down in sizes? Do you feel better? Are your co-morbidities going away? Look for improvements in non scale ways and you may find that you are being more successful than you realize.