Ok yall I need some guidance here. I was banded on 4-22-08 and have only lost 13 pounds so far. what in the world am i doing wrong? I read such a success from everyone. I just got my second fill yesterday and am not at 4CC. still get hungry and am really discouraged at this point. any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!

JD

Hello

I am not an expert by any means! I had the same problem recently (banded 3/17/08) and could never feel full or any restrictions. I called the Nutritionist on Monday and she reviewed my food intake and made several changes (I love apple sauce, smoothies, sugar free pudding) all the soft stuff for snack and she replaced them with a slice of cheese with turkey, peanut butter with four crackers, more protein to give me the fullness. The next day I tried it and now I feel the restrictions with my band. I am scheduled for a fill in two weeks to also help. If you have a Nutritionist please call her/him and check your food intake to double check. I truly understand how you feel and went through the samething for three weeks. Best!

I agree with Sisterc - perhaps if you are eating mushie food it's slipping through too fast to keep you from feeling hungry.

The other thing is..obviously you're not at a fill level that is right for you yet. That's not unusual. Also, 13 pounds is great weight loss - remember, a pound a week is reasonable. Also, sometimes you hit a platueau, for a few weeks even, and then all of the sudden you start to loose again.

How many calories are you eating a day? How much exercise are you getting? Try bumping up your exercise. And are you getting enough Protein, to keep your metabolism up?

YES - please talk to you dietitian or your surgeon's office if they do nutrition counseling.

Most of all...it's early, hang in there! I get frustrated too when the weight doesn't 'fall off' fast enough. We all want instant results - but remember, you didn't get to need to loose all this weight overnight...and it's harder to get it off than put in on!!! (Life's not fair!)

get more fill in ya youll get there.

I was where you are last week. I was banded April 23, 2008. I haven't lost anything. Ive had one fill so far. The first 2-3 days after the fill was great. I felt the restriction and was eating about 1/2 of what I was able to eat. The scale started to move!! Then about 4 days after the fill, nothing. Back to normal. So I went back to see my doc again and I got a 1/2 hour lecture. He said Im snacking between meals too much and that I need to eat more at each meal. Until Im full, then I won't be as hungry in between meals. He wants me to eat 3 meals a day and no snacks. So I tried it and it's working. Im able to go without snacks between meals. If I get really hungry I drink a protein drink or water. I think the scale is finally moving down:biggrin:. I am getting a 2nd fill Wed. July 116. Im using www.thedailyplate.com to track my food intake. I just print it out to take in to him. It's finally beginning to work..

April 2nd, 13 lbs too. 2 fills, and I had to fight with depression. Doc said that depression is 100% normal, we have always had "depression and anxiety" feelings to deal with, but we just took away our ability to self-medicate with food...she recommended eating peppers! Hot spicy peppers that burn your mouth, trick your brain into releasing endorphins. Works for me! Hang in here, we will lose weight. Last week I lost 2 of the 13. Its a balancing act. This has been the very first week I felt full, and did not want to eat. I honestly think my brain had to catch up with my stomach!