Ok I want to find people here that can help me get in gear here, I am 3 months out and have lost NO WEIGHT! I am so discouraged and angry because when I see tickers that say 40lbs lost it's in the same time frame as me. Ok I don't have restriction that is number one, I have had 3 fills and nada!! I did figure out that it's just my doctor going TOO slow! He asked me how far do you live from here and I said 20 minutes and I asked why and he said I don't want you to call me and say you can't even swallow your own spit, there I thought this is why he is going so slow he doens't want to be bothered HELLO!!!! I am self pay and I don't want you all to think I am arragont or anyting I am no better because I am self pay but damn it I want some kind of restriction. He says more disapline ok...your asking a food addict to disapline themselves? I know I know I need to do my part but I need help hence reason for getting the band. I am lost and I am so jealous of others and that is not far to anyone around me nor to myself. I have 5.5 ccs in a realize band. I am going to start to walk and try to eat right PORTEIN I know. But I don't like yougurt, and cottage cheese, and tuna I can only stomach it in like Tuna helper can't have that because of the noodles, can't do slim fast shakes yuck, I can imagine what you all are thinking but my mother was an owner of home cooked meal resturant all my life so go figure. I need ideas I guess I can do meats and beans, my hubby is mexican so we eat beans all the time but I need other foods and RESTRICTION is that right or am I still doing something wrong????

Hi Fellow KCKS bander. I'm sorry to hear you're not losing any weight. Go get another fill..... I've been banded since March and I'm down about 52 pounds since surgery and 20 pre-surgery. It sounds like you need to eat more protein, try chicken and fish. I eat a lot of chicken and fish and salads with low calorie dressing (16 calories per 2 tbsp). You can bake fish and chicken and it takes no time at all too cook. I have had 4 fills and think I'm at my sweet spot for now at least and have good restriction. If you're not exercising you also need to start, I use a treadmill. If you don't have a treadmill, go for a walk. Start out slow and just do it every other day and do it for 15 minutes and work yourself up to more each time you walk. Exercising will help speed up your metabolism. Please don't get discouraged, just try to make better eating choices and follow your dietician's guideline if you have one. If you need to chat with me feel free to send me a Private Message. Good luck.