I don't know about the rest of you but I am so psyched!! :tt2: I thought it would be fun to see how much we have lost ... say starting with your preop diet (or at least 2 weeks before banding) until now. I think it would also be very motivational for the rest of those who are still waiting to be banded -- give them something to look forward to and help shake those jitters!

Anyway, I was banded on May 8, and as of today have lost a total of 20.5 pounds!! :wink_smile:

Spunkey1

I too am a very slow loser. I went for my 2nd fill on Saturday. My 1st fill was 1.5cc in a 4cc band and I must admit I had several vomitting attacks. So I was leary as to whether I should get another fill. But she told me my band was wide open with no restriction. So how come I am PB'ing? I take too large of bites, don't chew enough, and eat too fast. When I got on the scale I was down a whopping 1 pound over the last 2 months! I felt restriction so what happened? I started exercising this past month. My clothes have some room in them now. She put another 1cc in my band. Now what?! If you look on this forum under "slow losers unite" you will find others like us who are struggling. Not everyone drops 1-2 or more pounds per week. My weight has always been resistent and I knew this will be a long slow battle; but, slow and steady will win the race. Good luck!

Thank you so much, you just discribed everything I am going through and as I am sorry your going through it I think it is a comfort to know I am not the only one!

Finally! I am so glad to see some others who are losing slow like me!!

s-l-o-w loser over here too...blah. :biggrin::crying::glare:im going thru a rough plateau phase, hopfully that darn scale will start moving again soon... :tongue2:

I feel slow too ;( Bluck

At least you have lost 42 lbs, that beats 3 lbs. we have the same doctor, what is it that is working for you that is not working for me?

I was specifically looking for May 08 bandsters who are finding themselves at a plateau, like me. I have lost almost 35 pounds but over the past month I have been stuck at the exact same weight! I really watch what I eat...no bread, no pasta, rare sweet treats, etc. I do NOT eat around my band. About two weeks ago, my roommate talked me into running. We're running/walking 2 miles every other day. Still nothing so far. I also am feeling very full at meals but am starving within 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

But no matter what, I LOVE that I did this for myself. It has changed my entire relationship with food. Don't get me wrong, I'd still like to eat the things I did pre-op but I have the strength to make better choices now almost 95% of the time.

Anyone know of anything to kick start the scale, besides a liquid diet? I don't think that's the way I want to go.

I wish I could help but after six months I have not really lost any weight to talk about so I am still trying to figure that out. Sorry!

Maybe you could walk me through what kind of meals you eat?

You are probably gaining muscle from the running, so that may be why you aren't losing. When I stop losing, I will start eating a little more. That seems to help.

When I go into Dr Laker on Wed. I will find out if I have muscle gain, the Tanita Body Composition has a breakdown of Fat mass and Muscle Mass. Last time I had gained one pound of muscle. Hopefully I will show a loss.

Lucky 7's for me today, I am down 77!!! I spoke at my surgeons seminar and he said I was way ahead of the curve and doing great. That felt so good to hear from the dr!! I LOVE MY BAND!!

My friend keeps insisting it has to be that I'm gaining muscle mass from the running. I hope so since the running is HARD! I think it's hard enough to do when you're a smaller size but with almost 50lbs extra... it makes it even harder.

But good news...when I got on the scale this morning I was down almost 5lbs. I hope it isn't a strange scale fluke or something. I'm really looking forward to getting below 170. I literally can't remember when I last weighed under 170. I think it might even be as wonderful as reaching my goal.

I think I need to get a new scale, because everytime I weigh, it says something different. One minute it will say one weight, the next minute I can get on it and it will say something totoally different.

no change for me!! Ate too many carbs this week and hardly any excercise, but back on track!!

fran

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:confused:Any help, assistance, or comments would be appreciated.... I am worried. I was banded in JUNE. I had one fill July to 2.5cc and then to 4.5cc - I only lost about 15 lbs. as of mid August ----- NO RESTRICTION. Today, after being gone for a month oversees I came back to get another fill - I'd lost NO weight since my last fill and in fact gained back 3 lbs. so I am at only 12 lbs or so LOST. So today he said he filled me to 9cc - I asked ... "my god, how much more can you put in there? and he said you have a big band - 20cc... this is after I got a huge lecture on that I wasn't supposed to be eating anything, I wasn't controlling portions, and that I had probably lost all the weight I was going to loose, etc., etc., - he basically scolded me the whole time. I told him I had no restriction and he commented that I wasn't supposed to, that first I needed to not eat more than a few bites at each meal. I am totally frustrated and confused. I have had no control over my portions, I admit it, but I have had no restriction at all to help me out. He is basically telling me that my band is working because I won't stop eating. HELP HELP HELP.... what can I do now? I now feel HUGE restriction and am sipping everything and I definatly feel a difference. Do you think he is just trying to get me motivated? Is it normal to NOT have restriction and NOT loose weight during the first few fills. I feel like a big failure - PLEASE HELP!!