I have never written before, but have read through many of the posts. I was banded on July 21st and weight loss has been elusive. I lost about 15 lbs on the liver shrinking diet and then nothing until last week. Last week I lost 7 lbs, but this week the scale is either slowly going up or staying the same. I usually have a Protein shake for Breakfast and a Protein Bar for lunch and then try some type of meat for dinner. I had my first fill last week of 3 cc's. I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I feel like something isn't working. Any suggestions?

Thanks!!!

You're not doing anything wrong, most likely. For me, the band didn't kick in until month four. I was complaining to Dr that felt that I was just on a diet. He said, just be patient. He was right

Hang in there. It's slow in the beginning. Your band doesn't have much juice yet

Hang in there. You're just a month out and your body is trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Make sure you're getting your water in!

You're not doing anything wrong. You have just been through surgery a month ago, your body may be trying to figure out if its being starved. If it thinks it is, it will hold on to the weight for survival purposes. Are you sure you're getting enough calories and nutrients ? Try joining Myfitnesspal.com. You enter what you eat daily and it gives you info on all your food. Its free and very helpful ! Don't forget your daily water and exercise too . Good luck !

Hi there @@reneeig, my weight loss was similar to yours -- nothing, nothing then whammo, seven pounds down, two up, nothing, nothing then boom, another chunk. It helped me to stop focusing on the scale and pay attention to the way my jeans were fitting. Or not fitting -- it was JOY JOY JOY to go from 20 to 18 to 16 to 14, etc. Pat yourself on the back for choosing to get healthy. It's happening!

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. It always helps to hear from people who have been there done that ????