So what do you do when the surgeon is stumped? When the dietician is stumped? When no one has answers why there is no weight loss? Here's my story:

I had the lapband in 2010. Fairly successful, the usual up and down that banders experience. In 2014 I started having major complications, severe vomiting. I let it go for about 6 months because I lost a drastic amount of weight, of course. But then I started having health issues related to that (anemia, dehydration, lack of circulation) and had the lapband removed in June 2014. Surgeon required a 6 month recovery period before the sleeve, so I had the sleeve in January of 2015.

I lost a few pounds the week after surgery. A few more over the next couple of weeks. For a total of about 20 pounds. I was excited...until it just stopped. I have not lost a single pound since February. I have had every lab work under the sun! Thyroid and hormones and adrenals all checked out "normal." I am taking a low dose of Nature-throid to get my thyroid to a better level. I have also had some testosterone pellets injected. I have great energy levels, work out 4 days a week (cross fit), get great Protein and veggies.

I do feel like I can eat more than I should be able to. I don't gorge, but when I read how some folks are eating 1/4 cup of food and I'm eating a large dinner salad with grilled chicken, it kind of concerns me.

I met with the surgeon and dietician. The only suggestion they came up with: diet pill and eat "clean." Seriously? I paid $14K for you to prescribe a diet pill and now I have to drastically change my eating habits even further and eat CLEAN?? As a single mom running from work to work out to ball practice to a school meeting to homework to get kids in bed....trying to fit a clean diet in there freaks me out. Doesn't seem possible.

I had my metabolism tested using Medgem. My RMR is very low, especially considering my level of activity. The dietician could not offer any reasoning nor could she offer any suggestions...other than eat clean. I have added drinking warm lemon Water in the morning and nothing but lemon water all day. Because the internet said that can help boost metabolism...and if it's on the internet, it must be true right?!?

I'm beyond frustrated as I have several coworkers that had the sleeve done in February and March. All of them have lost 40-60 pounds. One of them brings in her Breakfast from Whataburger every morning as I sip on my Protein shake. How is it even possible that she has lost 40 pounds and I'm struggling just to maintain?!

At my last appointment in July, my surgeon suggested coming back in a couple months and having an upper GI done. Said that maybe my pouch isn't small enough due to still being swollen at the time of surgery and now I need more staples. So does that mean ANOTHER surgery? Another cash, out of pocket, surgery?? I just called to make an appointment to see him, and he's booked until October 5! So another month of waiting.

Has ANYONE had issues like this? Know of anyone with a story like this?? Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks for reading my rant.

Hmmmm.

How many calories are you eating every day? Do you track them and measure your food?

I had robotic surgery had lap band removed and coverted to the slreve the same time and is foing pretty good with weight lost.

I swear clean eating is not hard. It's a change but some of us simply cannot eat lots of processed foods. If you've tried everything else, why not try this? Ways I make it easy are by do weekly food prep. It takes a minute to find a rhythm, but once you get in the habit it should take no more than an hour a week to food prep. I know for me personally I saw an almost immediate difference when I cut processed foods out of my life.