My doctor expressed today that she is becoming concerned about my weight loss. I started around 154 when I conceived and now I am at 142. I lost 1 pound since my last OB visit a month ago but she said that now that I am nearing the halfway point I need to start going up.

I am not dieting at all right now. I eat when I am hungry and drink plenty or milk and orange juice. I am trying to avoid the junk food but I eat plenty of healthy foods. I am eating somewhat cautiously but not depriving myself. I am not sure why on earth I haven't gained because I am certainly eating a lot more. I have also being eating a bowl of Cereal as almost a fourth meal everyday.

She said that if I had been around 200 pounds to start, it wouldn't make a difference but she needs me to start gaining healthy weight now. She even mentioned supplements like Ensure.

I feel like I am in the twilight zone . . . I am losing too much weight, are you kidding???? My OB has never had a bandster before and I can tell by the questions she asks that she doesn't know a whole lot about it.

So what are your thoughts??? I am probably eating anywhere between 1500 to 2000 calories per day right now. I am also still physically active so this must have some impact. I don't feel like I am doing the wrong things, I just can't explain my lack of weight gain. If you were in my shoes, would you make a concerted effort to gain weight or just continue with current habits?

Just wanted to reply to Fairy and others and tell them that I, too, am probably gaining too much weight. The doctor hasn't said anything, but I'm 23 weeks and I've gained 25 pounds. I'm hoping that if I only gain the recommended 1 lb per week the rest of this pregnancy, then I'll ONLY gain 42 pounds this pregnancy, which seems like a lot given that I still had about 50-60 pounds to lose when I got pregnant.

So many people have told me that the body will gain what it needs, and I've met several women who ended up gaining 60 pounds and then eventually lost it just fine. But it's hard when I've seen friends only gain the recommended 25 lbs and realize that I've already gained that, and I'm only half way through this.

Both my babies were pre-banding but with the first baby, I gained 50 lbs, most of which I gained within the first 4 months and none in the last 3 months. He came one month early. With my second baby I gained 18 lbs, but none in the last 2 months. Once the baby gets bigger, there simply isn't enough room left to eat so your weight should plateau soon or even drop a bit in the latter part of your pregnancy.