okay next week is my month three appointment. I am having a horrible time trying to lose weight. After my month one appointment i wasnt really trying to lose weight because i knew i would be restricted after surgery.. so this was my time to get in what i could. lame i know... wish i would have found this site before hand. Anyways after my month two appointment i had gained almost ten pounds!!! Then i learned that i need to show that i can lose weight before surgery, so i put my butt in high gear and did what i could to eat way better. Honestly i stuck to the diet to a "T". I ate under my intake of calories i was supposed to a day,and kept a daily food journal. Well i went to my PC and how about i gained 3 pounds! what the heck!! i dont want to keep adding on more pounds and i especiallly dont want to get denied for suregery.. any advice. One other thing i am having trouble working in a way to burn calories. I am a stay at home mom and cant really go outside that often if its too cold for my son.... ideas????

Hello, I am sorry that you are having this problem. I was banded on 9/26. I have lost 20 lbs but 3 wks after surgery I did not lose a pound for almost 2 weeks then I started to excercise and I think it is working 30 min about 1 mile per day if you cant get out to walk there are some fun excersices that you can to with your little one. good luck

Thank you for your reply. Yeah i know its a slow process, and thats whats always discouraging. But i am ready for change. We all wish it was a miracle diet but nothings that easy. I dont think that until i stumbled upon this site that i really understood how much work "I" am really going to have to put into it. Im ready. The best thing i can do, is try to lose as much weight before the surgery and its bound to come off one way or another. Lastly, i guess i need to become active. So i will take your advice and start walking. Thanks again!!!!

Hi Luvjacob--

I am in the last month of my 6-month program and I, too, have gained weight. I'm up 8 pounds and have struggled to get it off, let alone lose anything on top of it. I have been successful at diets in the past, but it's gotten increasingly more difficult over the past year. I injured my back last October trying to uncover my "inner athlete". The long and the short of it is that she and I met, didn't get along at all and I was left with a large disk herniation that has diminished my ability to stand and walk. I find that without exercise it's very hard to lose poundage.

So, I've been eating a lot less over the last month and am hopeful that it makes a difference. I may even have to do a liquid fast between now and Nov 19 (my last weigh day) to make double sure that I lose something. I'm concerned that if I don't, the insurance company will deny me.

Hang in there and best of luck.

Beautylocs

Thank you so much for your response. Its nice to know that someone else is struggling with these pounds to lose. lol. i have been feeling like such a failure but try not to get discouraged. And congrats on making it through the six months, it seems to be going by faster than i thought. And please keep me updated... !! I wish you the best!:thumbs_up: