I'm trying hard not to get fustrated, but I really really really feel sad. I know "just be patient" "it takes time " "it will come off" My question is when???? I have been banded since 9/5 and I have been hungry since two weeks after that. I also have put on about 6lbs since that. What is wrong with me ?? I'm eating all the right foods. I'm following my dr. orders to eat until I'm full and I am so embarassed that I have not lost weight and other people notice it too. Espeacially the peple that know I had this surgery!! What do I do??:help:

RedGirl,

I am sorry that you are going through this. Do you exercise?

You said that you are eating all the right foods, but have you tried not eating until you are full. Maybe you should try eating until you are content (there is a small difference). Ask your doc if that would be ok. Hopefully this or something else will work for you.

Good Luck.

RedGril,

I right there with you. I was banded on 7/25/07 and just had fill #2. Still no magic feeling of fullness. Mine is Willpower. Not gaining. But losing ever so slow. Hang in there.

The dr. is the one that told me to eat until i'm full. But at first i was eating lean quizine and he told me not to eat that, to eat regular foods until i'm full. I did that and gained 5lbs. But if i don't gain any weight he thinks everything is good. But its not because of the band. It's because I walk, walk, walk. I'm thinking about joining weight watchers.

Redgirl- Maybe try eating only 1/2 c at a time-then wait-even an hour-if you are hungry try again- in weeks 3-6 for me I was starving and I know I was eating more than a cup per meal- I ended up staying the same weight during those three weeks-after my fill I have lost 4 lbs and it has not yet been a week- i have been staying at 1/2 c per meal and then protein drinks and pudding for snacks- I am not full at all times but am slowly training myself to stop eating. That way when sweet spot hits I will be ready. I also have noticed full is not what it used to be-it is basically the feeling of not being hungry.I know you are frustrated-it sucks..