I was very naive to think that I would lose weight faster than this - I stupidly went out and bought as "incentive clothes" a new pair of size 12 jeans and some other things thinking surely after 4 months I would be in them - I got banded on June 27th so just past 3 months but I can see that my goal of TX-OU weekend on the 11th and my hopes of wearing those jeans will not happen and wonder if it will happen by year end. I am not eating a lot at all and especially compared with what I was eating before - I just had a protein shake and a vitamin water for dinner and my stomach puffed out like it always has and looks like I am 8 months pregnant - I am down only about 10 lbs - okay that is better than nothing but anyone who thinks the band is easy and weight will fall off needs to realize it is almost just as easy to diet without the band - sorry for being negative today but am really down right now - have another fill tomorrow -that will get me up to about 3.50 in my 10cc Realize Band - maybe that will help. I am just venting. Thanks.

I'm sorry you are struggling so much.

Are you working out as well as watching what you eat? Puffing up like a balloon after drinking a protein drink may mean you are lactose intolerant. Personally I haven't been drinking the protein drinks. They simply do not fill me up. So, I stick with hard proteins first and then veggies. My carb & sugar intake are very, very low too.

I feel like I eat way too much food for a banster, but I am hungry and still losing just around 2 pounds per week so I am not reducing what I eat.

I am very pleased with my loss, but I know without watching every bite I put in my mouth and working out daily, I wouldn’t have lost nearly as much as I have.

i can totally understand your dilema. for me, i'm too scared to go out and buy new clothes because i know i won't be happy in the size that i fit in now... i want the clothes size to be smaller so i'm waited to go shopping. now my clothes are baggy and don't fit and i look worse than i did when the clothes DID fit.

Don't the vitamin water drinks have a lot of sugar? I've never had one, so I could be wrong, but it seems to me that you might be unwittingly sabotaging your success with these. Just a thought...

You may not be eating enough, actually. Depending on what you weigh now you may need to up your calories just a little. Make sure you are getting between 1000 and 1200 a day (that's a good average guideline unless you are much larger, like me, or really close to your goal and I assume, having just lost 10 so far, that you aren't).

You need to eat enough to lose efficiently.

Make sure you are getting your calories and Protein. If you aren't getting enough your body retains instead of losing. I would ditch the protein drinks and eat food, that will help you feel full and satisfied after meals.

Have you been exercising? That is the hardest part for me. I really have to schedule the time or it will not happen!

I am sure you know all of this, but sometimes a reminder will help you get back on track! Keep working, talk to your doc and keep us posted on your progress!

Hi, I am 14 mounths out.

A size 12 is a faint glimmer for me. I fit real well into a P large top, but pants are a solid 16WP. I do not mean to be negaive, I only buy what fits at the time. Granted I am not always happy :frown:with that, but I am usually to blame (too much wine). It is much better than the size 20/22 I was wearing!!! Always look at the up suide we are not gaining.

Try not to get frustrated, i feel your pain, i'm 6 weeks out and only 12lbs down since surgery, 24lbs total, and i know thats 2lbs a week, but still...

just try to keep your head up, do some cardio, things will work it's self out