I was banded 9/5/07 and just wanted to know if anyone weight is going down slow? For the last 2 months I haven't lose a pound. I have to admit that I get fustrated and go ahead and it the fried crab cakes just because I haven't lost any weight(Which is the same attitude that got me obese in the first place).I don't eat very much but just don't seem to be losing much. And onw day I'm 181 and the very next day I'm 184. I am always hungry but really can't eat much so unsure if I need a fill. I try to eat fish ,tuna, crabs(boiled), shrimp or crawfish and beans black,red and white mostly. So don't know why the weight is not moving.I walk 5 days a week most of the time, but know less than 3. So could some one give me some advice ?:rolleyes2:

I was banded on 9/21 and to date have lost 43 pounds. However, I was slightly unfilled around Easter and have not lost much since then. I gained seven or so pounds and struggled to take them off. I am not at 171 one day and 173 the next. I was miserable being so filled, but at times I am a little discouraged when I don't drop the weight as fast. I was a tight 18 and now am a snug 12 or baggy 14. I am running between 2-3.5 miles a day, spinning, and weight training on other days. My mind wants to see fast weightloss results, I have to also see my fabulous muscular legs and toned arms. It's been an interesting journey, good, bad and ugly. Hope you get your rhythm back.:biggrin:

Yes, I am losing slow! But I know it is my fault. I haven't been eating all that great. My problem was I was working my a** off and gained 3 lbs, so then I just got frustrated and have been eating like a non banded person. I know I need a fill & I have one scheduled, so I hope it will help.

But back to you. Have you tried changing your exercise routine? I have heard that your body gets use to your routine and you stop losing (don't know if true, but worth a try). Also, I don't know if you track everything you eat. I know that I may not think I am eating as much, but I really am.

Good luck!

I have lost at total of 44 pounds, banded on Sept 19th. I am losing an average of 4 pounds per month and although I would like to lose faster I know that I am doing it the right way. My mistakes in the past were to lose fast and regain faster and this is why I got the band in the first place. I agree that you should change your exercise routine and listen to your body when it comes to food.

I have lost a total of 41 pounds since surgery, 26 pounds pre-surgery. total of 67 pounds.

Hi everyone, Haven't checked in for awhile. I went in today...gained one pound ! My surgeon says no fill for me today! Last month he was in a bad mood and scolded me for coming in two weeks before I was due to come in. But his nurse asked him..and said That I probably needed a fill. This month I was under a lot of stress :wink2: and did not do as well as I should. I feel so discouraged....I am down 47lbs since being banded on Sept 18 2007. Has anyone had a slip? I am so scared !!!!!!!!!!! I don't want to gain any weight. He still only wants me to have around 5-6 baby spoons of food per meal. I sometimes have a 1/2 c per meal. He scolded me and said he would not give me a fill today...I have had 3 fills totaling 2cc. in a 10cc. band. That does not sound like it is enough. Please share your story with me. I need your support! Thank you for letting me vent! Love to you all, Linda

Linda,

I was banded 09/07/07. I now have 6.5cc's in my band. Why is your doctor being so (tight) on the fills? Does your surgeon have an associate that can give you a fill instead? Even with a small fill, you are doing great.

Hi, I DON'T KNOW WHY HE IS SO TIGHT WITH FILLS! It drives me nuts he says that I am having head hunger! 2cc.in a 10cc band after 7 months does not seem alot to me either. He does not have an associate to do the fills. He also talks so fast that he barely lets me ask any questions! I thought that the patient would know when it time for a fill. I have been working really hard! My first fill was at 5 mths out! So I know how to eat! I am so sad and disappointed! I am constantly made to feel like I am an annoyance to my dr. Thanks for your response! Linda

Linda I have the 4cc band and I currently have 2.5 cc in it. I am going back in on 6/23 for another .5 cc.

You should definitely have more in your band by now.

My weight loss has slowed down in the last 4 months to 2 lbs a month. The scales do not seem to be as friendly as before.

Still I feel very good about what I have accomplished in such a short time.

I have not been at this weight in 20 years. I no longer use a CPAP machine and I have not taken any diabetes medicine in 3 months.

Hi Joe, How much are you eating per meal...I am only supposed to have 5-8 baby spoons per meal plus two shakes a day. I usually have -1/3c to 1/2c per meal. I also don't need my cpap. I exercise 3-6 days a week..and am still recovering from a brokrn L ankle

For Breakfast I have a carnation instant drink with a banana that I put in to a magic bullet blender with milk.

The other two meals is about three ounces of meat and some vegetables and a small amount carbohydrate.

Usually no more than 3/4 to 1 cup of food.

I eat the meat first, then the vegetable and if I have room the carbohydrate.

The attachment is what I use as a guideline.

I also have a snack in the evening either a small bowl of popcorn or yogurt.

Tell your Dr. how you feel. He is just being a control freak. I hate Drs. that make me feel bad. Life is too short. Can you go to a USA fill center? They are wonderful. They call me once a month to see how I am and if I have questions.

Hi everyone, Haven't checked in for awhile. I went in today...gained one pound :sad_smile:! My surgeon says no fill for me today! Last month he was in a bad mood and scolded me for coming in two weeks before I was due to come in. But his nurse asked him..and said That I probably needed a fill. This month I was under a lot of stress :wink_smile: and did not do as well as I should. I feel so discouraged....I am down 47lbs since being banded on Sept 18 2007. Has anyone had a slip? I am so scared !!!!!!!!!!! I don't want to gain any weight. He still only wants me to have around 5-6 baby spoons of food per meal. I sometimes have a 1/2 c per meal. He scolded me :thumbdown: and said he would not give me a fill today...I have had 3 fills totaling 2cc. in a 10cc. band. That does not sound like it is enough. Please share your story with me. I need your support! Thank you for letting me vent! Love to you all, Linda

Don't feel bad.I only lost 40lbs myself,but my dr. didn't give me a certain amount of food to eat. But i don't understand if you need a fill,why isn't he giving you one? Some of these dr. or so full of sh.. But don't you give up. I get depressed some times too, but i look at it this way--I lost 40 and i only have forty more to go. And I pray that I can do it before my year is up but if I don't I know one thing----it is coming off, even if its sloow!:biggrin:

Hi, well, I been complying, with the rules! My problem now is that I have had a migraine headache the day after my last appointment. It lasted 3 days! around 8-9 o'clock I also get tummy aches!...but I am doing the baby spoonfuls that my dr. demands. This can't be good. I do not think that my eating 1/2c. per meal puts me in the hog section! I thought the fills for my lapband would not be so hard to get! I forgot to mention that my surgeon said, at last weigh -in, that he is glad that I had not gained more than 1 pound, because he would have me go see a shrink!

I have stopped losing. I have had a stressful couple of years besides the lap band about 18 months ago. I couldn't open your attachment.

Patsy

Hi Patsy, and everyone, I haven't posted for a while. I am also at a plateau. I was banded on Sept 18 2007. I have lost about 60lbs. I have been at this weight for 7 months! I was also begining to droop in my tummy and breasts,etc. for the last 7 months also. The silver lining is that my pcp,thinks that maybe this is where my body has settled to be. Because of the pain and migraines I have been enduring, my doctor sent me to a plastic surgeon. As to my surprise, my plastic surgeon submitted paperwork for a TT and Breast reduction. I was approved! One of the criteria was that my weight has been stable for at least 6 mths. Although I would have liked to have lost more , The pre-banded symptoms have been eliminated. I am grateful! I hope that anyone out there who is going through plateaus... give yourselves a well deserved break. There is always a reason for everything. Keep positive! Keep having faith. Maybe we have to accept what our bodies are telling us. Good luck to us all! Linda