I was banded on 3/21/07. My pre surgery weight was 242 and I m now 206. I am not losing weight regularly. I work out 6 days a week (2 days with a trainer) I think im eating what im suppose to. Yet im not losing regularly. I keep reading all these blogs that people are losing regularly. I go to my dr once a month and my weight just stays the same. Is anybody out there going through the same thing. Or can anyone give me some tips on eating. PLEASE HELP :blushing:

Kristie:wub:

I was banded on 3/21/07. My pre surgery weight was 242 and I m now 206. I am not losing weight regularly. I work out 6 days a week (2 days with a trainer) I think im eating what im suppose to. Yet im not losing regularly. I keep reading all these blogs that people are losing regularly. I go to my dr once a month and my weight just stays the same. Is anybody out there going through the same thing. Or can anyone give me some tips on eating. PLEASE HELP :blushing:

Kristie:wub:

What are you eating ard you are tracking your calories -

Breakfast

Weight Control oatmeal

lunch

2 chicken Sauage apple gouda cheese 220 c

1/2 cup green Beans

dinner

4 oz fish

1/2 c rice

1/2 cup green beans

Snack

100 c popcorn

or

80 cal fudgcicle

3 miles excerise 51 minutes.

64 oz of Water...

Hey Kristie-- I have been the same weight for a little over a year after losing 86lbs. in my first year. I was banded 04/04/06. I too am eating correctly 6 days a week. I allow myself to go out to dinner with my husband once a week where I order what I want, drink a glass of wine and even split a dessert!!! I go to the gym 5 days a week where I do 45-60 minutes of cardio ans light weight training 3 times a week. On the sixth day I walk outside on a 2 mile track!! I take one day a week off from exercise. Still not losing. My doctor keeps filling me and he told me to see a dietian and go to support groups, thats not helping. I am still losing inches though, and my clothes are getting smaller, but I still want to lose more weight. I still have at least 100lbs to lose. I had my gallbladder out and had a hysterectomy since my lap band surgery!! So maybe hormones, I don't know. All I can say is I feel like giving up but I come to this site and it helps. Write me back and keep doing what you're doing, it WILL COME OFF!!! I am still hopeful!

Hey Kristie-- I have been the same weight for a little over a year after losing 86lbs. in my first year. I was banded 04/04/06. I too am eating correctly 6 days a week. I allow myself to go out to dinner with my husband once a week where I order what I want, drink a glass of wine and even split a dessert!!! I go to the gym 5 days a week where I do 45-60 minutes of cardio ans light weight training 3 times a week. On the sixth day I walk outside on a 2 mile track!! I take one day a week off from exercise. Still not losing. My doctor keeps filling me and he told me to see a dietian and go to support groups, thats not helping. I am still losing inches though, and my clothes are getting smaller, but I still want to lose more weight. I still have at least 100lbs to lose. I had my gallbladder out and had a hysterectomy since my lap band surgery!! So maybe hormones, I don't know. All I can say is I feel like giving up but I come to this site and it helps. Write me back and keep doing what you're doing, it WILL COME OFF!!! I am still hopeful!

I know you want to lose, but look at the bright side...You aren't gaining.....You should be proud!!! I would be happy if I was where you are....86lbs is a lot!!!!

Keep in mind that muscle weighs more than fat. You are probably gaining muscle mass and that would explain why you are losing inches but not pounds. Keep up the good work! Ripley

Man, I hate to be so blunt, but come on people!!! Let me ask you all a question: Does a pound of lead weigh more than a pound of feathers? NO!!!! A pound of feathers is equal to a pound of lead–period. A pound is a pound is a pound……the end!

Muscle however, is much denser than fat. A pound of muscle occupies a smaller space than a pound of fat does because it is more compact–so, the next time someone tries to tell you that muscle weighs more than fat–beat them over the head with a dumbbell.

OK, enough of that–it is just that so many people try to explain why they weigh more or haven’t lost any weight–

It is not because of the muscle weighs more than fat myth–it is because your body fat % probably dropped and you replaced it with lean body mass and kept your weight the same–

Losing weight is all about calories consume vs calories burned (unless you have a medical problem) We have a BIG tendency to under estimate the actual calories that we consume.

If you have been walking 2 miles a day on a flat surface for a while your body has gotten use to this exercise and it's not burning the same amount of calories as it was when you weight 250 - than it does if you now weight 200 - you are really burning less calories now as your body has lost weight -(you need less and less calories as you lose weight) so what you now need to do is increase the intensity of your exercises - walk fast - do hills - When I weight 250 lbs and walked 30 minutes briskly I burned 172 calorie for the same mile now at 164 i only burn 113 reason is that it took more energy to carry around 250 lbs than it does 164 - so I have gradually increased the length of time that I exercise and the intensity in which I exercise (do inclines on the treadmill)

So if you have been doing the same exercises eating the same meals you now need to change things up - to lose 1 lbs a week you have to reduce your calories by 3500 - So say that for me to maintain this weight I would have to eat 2000 a day x 7 =14,000 and to lose a 1 pound a week I have to eat - 3500 less = 10500 /7 = 1500 calories a day and as your weight decreases the amount of calories you eat will have to decrease to if you want to keep losing weight. as stated above the amount of exercise will have to increase too

It's all science - not making atom bomb kind of science but just grade school science..

Heres a link to see how many calories you need to maintain your weight and how many you need to lose

http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_nutrition_guide.htm

I suggest that you check it out and then track your daily calorie intake

Fitday.com - dailyplate.com - calorieking.com

If you do these things - you will be surprise because I really believe that you haven't changed things us since you lost the original 50 - 60 - 80 lbs.

If you don't have good restriction go get a fill - but the band is not going to lose the weight for you - you have to do the work - and yes it is work - do you really think that what we call skinny people are that way cuz the don't work at it - yes they do - it's that we didn't and we want our cake and it it too - we want to be able to eat - not feel deprived (to us just having 1/2 piece of cake is being deprived - we don't understand why we can't have the whole thing and still be skinny cuz that's the way that we perceive skinny people - but that is a misconception - they watch what they eat they get hungry too - they just don't give into it)

Which now brings us to the root of our problem - addiction to food which is mental and not physical..

Well, that enough of me on my soap box - We can get into the whole mental aspect of why we turn to food at another time... I need to fix dinner -

Again - this is tough band love - sometimes we just need it.

Hallelujah IndioGirl....... I wish I had your post to copy every time I read where someone is distressed because they gained 3 pounds since yesterday :-)

I agree that its important to track your food - 1200 calories (or less) adds up very quickly and can sneak up on you if you are not careful

I'm certainly no expert at losing weight (I was banded in February 2007) but I heard that varying the intensity of your workout can help. Interval training is what I mean. Also, you want to calculate your calories but make sure you are eating enough, don't starve. Also, I'm assuming you never drink during the meal. I have found that I unwittingly eat more when I do that

hi i feel for u ive been banded 6 weeks ago...my weight post op was 225. im down to 215 ...just 10 pounds..i eat 800-900 cal and work out 3 xs a wk i had 1 st fill 1 week ago.....i get on the scale it hasnt moved in 2 weeks...i feel really down about it what more can we do so early on to have a plateau already...i have been thru every program so i know all rules...but i hope it changes with consistency for us..thanks for listening

I just thought of another thing. If you aren't already doing this, don't eat 3 hours before bedtime. it helps

Help anyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!

surgery 6-7-07 have maintained 219 pounds for months pre op weight was 230 ,I have a size 5 band I have only 3.8 in the band with no restriction. DR assistant wants ti remove all of the fill for 3 weeks and then refill after that , she says that when she tries to fill me there is 2 much pressure is there a doctor in the house

In your zest to impress the readers with your "wealth of knowledge" you missed a key point. Her clothes sizes are getting smaller even though the scale is not going down. I gave a simple opinion and offerred encouragment. You should try it. You can reply as you see fit but I will not read it. As for me, i will no longer visit this site.

In your zest to impress the readers with your "wealth of knowledge" you missed a key point. Her clothes sizes are getting smaller even though the scale is not going down. I gave a simple opinion and offerred encouragment. You should try it. You can reply as you see fit but I will not read it. As for me, i will no longer visit this site.

The muscle weighs more than fat issue is really meant that as a person loses inches its because fat is fluffy where as muscle is dense and compact............ meaning that as a person loses FAT they lose inches.. and exercising building muscle... and I think that if I grabbed a handfull of fat and a handfull of muscle the fat would weigh much less (think cotton candy) than the same mass of muscle (think steak)

I welcome reading all posts .. and yes.. tough love is just that... and she did WARN people.. (it just happens to be what I needed to hear at this point in my day) and I have used the phrase muscle weighs more than fat a lot in my life...... but I guess what I meant is the actual volume of the mass............ cotton candy vs steak.......

dang it now I'm hungry! :thumbup:

In your zest to impress the readers with your "wealth of knowledge" you missed a key point. Her clothes sizes are getting smaller even though the scale is not going down. I gave a simple opinion and offerred encouragment. You should try it. You can reply as you see fit but I will not read it. As for me, i will no longer visit this site.

Ripley

What do I say - to person who isn't going to read my reply...

I guess nothing - but I think you missed a key point - Both fallout and op were complaining about no longer losing weight and that they wanted to - the post was to that issue besides the myth that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat.

As far as encouragement - I gave them both encouragement/suggestions on how to get the scales moving again.

To bad just because you don't agree with someones post that you will no longer visit the site - support comes in all forms and not everyone responses to hugs and kisses - sometimes we all need a kick in the butt.

And I did warn tough band love - I am sorry if you where offend - it wasn't my intent - Intent was to provide information to be use to help re-start the weight loss.

The muscle weighs more than fat issue is really meant that as a person loses inches its because fat is fluffy where as muscle is dense and compact............ meaning that as a person loses FAT they lose inches.. and exercising building muscle... and I think that if I grabbed a handfull of fat and a handfull of muscle the fat would weigh much less (think cotton candy) than the same mass of muscle (think steak)

I welcome reading all posts .. and yes.. tough love is just that... and she did WARN people.. (it just happens to be what I needed to hear at this point in my day) and I have used the phrase muscle weighs more than fat a lot in my life...... but I guess what I meant is the actual volume of the mass............ cotton candy vs steak.......

dang it now I'm hungry! :biggrin:

No Cotton Candy Tracy - it might weigh less but it wasted calories - have the steak instead you need your protien

See you in Vegas at the end of June :thumbup: