It seems like there has been an increase in folks posting about their concerns over low rates of weight loss. I want to encourage you to not lose hope. keep reading the advice offered by others...keep following the rules. I know we all want to see some dramatic results, quick like, but truth is....many folks DON'T lose the weight so fast. Below i have included a link to a thread where i discuss my weight loss time line. I know about slow losing. I know about hitting that one year mark and only showing 15 or so pounds of loss. I know about having moments of discouragement. I kept coming back to this board to get support, and i encourage you to do the same.

know that if you keep following the rules, each pound you lose is gone for good. know that if you keep following the rules, you are wayyy more likely than not to lose the weight. the band is a tool, not a magical cure. sometimes, we have to just trust that our body will eventually get on board with the program.

Good luck yall...

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/all-you-slow-losers-54591/

((i just noticed that on the link, i have the years wrong on my dates. my dates range from 2006-2008, and they are in the proper order, just with the wrong years attached...and i can't edit the post (??). so anyway, good luck yall))

Edited May 1, 200818 yr by mini_me

Well you are kind of stuck if fills came with the price of your surgery. If you go somewhere else, they are going to charge you. Have you called and said you are hungry all the time?

The only thing you can do is eat Protein every couple of hours. Stay away from white carbs-noodles, rice , potatoes, etc. Those will just cause hunger.

Medge- I'd raise hell with that doctor. I would not let him intimdate me with "use willpower". He changes his policy at your expense- he can change it back for you! Who gives a rat's a** about his "policy"?

Tell him you'll be happy to adhere to the 1 a month policy after he helps you now.

And the once a month poicy is called "extra profit" BTW in the business world.

I would demand he fill the band or ask for a refund or referral to another doctor. Yeesh these guys kill me!

sadie

Denise,

I'm just like you. I have long plateaus and then WHAM 4 pounds down all at once. Then another plateau. I just want to scream. I usually go three weeks with NOTHING. I exercise, watch what I eat, tend to manage portions, drink my water, don't snack. My weakness is chips while I'm preparing dinner at night. That's my only vise. Actually my doctor says I'm an average to a fast loser, but I don't feel like it. I hate those dreaded plateaus.

this is always fun...

My old A$$ could eat my new A$$!!

Before...after...

Before...after...

Edited August 20, 200817 yr by mini_me

Before...After...

I so love my band. Every time I am really sick of the small amount of food I can eat, I have it in my mind that I am going to go out to eat and pig out. I so pigged out. I had most of my fish, and two bites of a baked potato with sour cream and butter. I was stuffed. My band wouldn't let me eat any more and I was glad!

I'm so encouraged by each of you. I've been 1yr 5mo post band and didn't get on any thread to learn any of these inside struggles. I've felt like a failure all this time only losing less than 30 lbs. but now know that is progress of others also. I still haven't found the sweet spot in adjustments (had 3 so far), but am close. I think I'll stay on this site more frequently to stay on track. Thanks!

Slow losers rock

I'm so encouraged by each of you. I've been 1yr 5mo post band and didn't get on any thread to learn any of these inside struggles. I've felt like a failure all this time only losing less than 30 lbs. but now know that is progress of others also. I still haven't found the sweet spot in adjustments (had 3 so far), but am close. I think I'll stay on this site more frequently to stay on track. Thanks!

WOW! 30 lbs is awesome for a starting weight of 179!!!! congrats! that is success in my view! WTG!

Thank you, mini-me...what we new bandsters need more than anything is for someone to tell us not to get discouraged and not to give up, especially if we don't lose at a rapid pace. We're all different and some people will lose faster than others. I am losing slower than I'd like because I haven't totally given up the sweets. I just took soft, oatmeal cookies out of the oven and finished off two of them while they were still warm. Yes, I am ashamed and I feel horrible about it, but I will not allow this to make me give up. I will have to do better tomorrow and I WILL do better tomorrow. God willing, with the proper amount of restriction and will power, I will be able to let go of the sweets eventually (hopefully sooner than later). :crying:

Everyone loses sooo differently. Our journeys are all unique to us . . . the primary difference in obtaining ultimate success is sticking with it. It really doesn't matter so much if it is fast or slow, as long as you are losing. H

owever, when it is faster it is so much easier to stay motivated. I know I had a couple of plateaus that made me very depressed early on before I reached restriction (which lead to eating a little off plan which kept me on the plateau).

The best thing about the band is that if you follow the rules, eat healthy foods and get exercise, success will find you.