Okay I'm not talking about like, 4 or 5 pounds... I'm talking like maybe 15 plus at least. I'm talking a significant weight gain.

Yes it is possible for this to happen! I’m testimony to it. I gained from my lowest since banding of 227, to a current 255. Now before you get on my case, look – I know I blew it. I KNOW! Thank goodness this is a support website where we can all air our grievances without getting an earful from others who have not experienced this. I’m not looking for that. I’m looking for encouragement.

Just a kind request: If you are here to tell me “Get a fill” or have an almighty attitude, please don’t. I really don’t want to hear any of that, and I truly thank you for honoring that in advance. I’m plenty tight, thank you. For that has no bearing when I’m eating ice cream or any other food that just slides right down.

That said, I’ll continue on with what I had in mind.

I gained when I was on birth control pills. I got off of them as soon as I could! They made me want to eat all day long! Now I’ve been stuck at 245-255 for the last several months! I can’t seem to get it right!

But as I’m reading around I’ve noticed a few others like me that for whatever reasons (and I don’t care why it is) have gained some weight back too from their lowest. I don’t think that matters now anyway, as to the why. What is important is that it is accepted and to try to lose that weight again.

Not over and over like I seem to be doing. I really have good intentions, and I will do well, but just until I get to a certain weight and I flux back again. I think it’s usually around “that time”, but heck the buck as got to stop here.

I can’t take it, it’s like torture! I really have what it takes to do it, so I just have TO DO IT.

So if you are in a similar situation as me, and you have gained some weight from your lowest, let’s get together and chat here. Let’s talk about what we are doing to correct it. Let’s talk about and announce our accomplishments and console each other when we have a set back. Let’s put up a ticker or something in our sig lines that are showing we are getting back to where we started! We can do this, if we do it together. I’m not looking for a challenge, the only challenge I face is with me. I just want to have someone to talk to that has similar issues.

I’ve tried almost everything so far. Now I just need some people who can understand what I’m going through.

Edited April 10, 200917 yr by LilMissDiva

ugh. i have been home w/ a sick kid most of the week and just have not found the time to get on here and post. i am tired and not feeling the greatest. up all night with the little one makes it impossible for me to get up when the alarm goes off for the workout. a few days i was literally just getting to sleep. so i turned it off and slept. she seems to be getting better this afternoon though. i hope we are on the upward curve now. poor little thing! makes my heart ache when i cant make her feel better.

that said, i blew it with the damn oreos. why did i even buy them? that was just stupid. but i havent given in to the candy, no reese's or snickers so i am proud of that. and i am back on the no oreo bandwagon as of tonight. i know i can do this.

i find myself struggling with eating slider foods right now. i think i could use a slight unfill. but for now i cant. cant take the additional time off work after missing 3 days this week with the sick little one. and cant really afford it now either. i know what healthy things i can eat, and just have to make better choices. i can eat canned chicken breast, but not "regular" chicken breast. i can eat hard boiled eggs ok if i go really slow. i bought extra cans of chicken so i can make chicken salad for the week to take to work with me. and i boiled some eggs to have them to snack on over the weekend.

tomorrow is the ms walk. my mom has ms and i am the team captian of the team we have that walks for her. i have arranged for her sisters and brother to be here as well as her mom and dad and some old friends of hers. this is the third year we have joined all together and walked and raised money for research and help for those living/surviving with ms. last year our team was 2nd place for the town we live in. the year before we were 3rd. i was really hoping to get 1st place this year, but donations were so hard to come by! last year we placed 6th for the state we live in. i am really bummed because i dont think we did as well. i know every penny we raised will help, i just wish it could have been more. and not that i want the other teams to do poorly, but i hope they had as hard a time as i did finding funds. lol, you know what i mean, right? i really want as much money as possible so that a cure can be found and my mom can be pain and symptom free. its so hard to watch her struggle on her bad days. but i hope the walk is great. i know she is looking forward to seeing everyone. its like a mini family reunion. i just wish it were for a different cause.

hope everyone has a great weekend.

Hi everyone! Man, I wish I had seen this thread a few months ago, lol.

A little background on myself...I had my surgery in Sept 2007 and on my Bandiversary I had lost a total of 100 lbs...went from 330 to 230. That's the first goal I had set for myself and I was STOKED that I was able to accomplish it! At my lowest I was 221 lbs. Well, I've been too scared to weight, so I don't know exactly how much I have gained, but I'm guessing somewhere between 10-15 pounds.

For the past few days I have done really well. I've been eating better and I started running again. I feel soooo much better.

My lapband doctor has been monitoring my Fluid because I keep losing some. IF I have a leak, it's a pretty slow one. But none the less, I am still able to eat a lot of food. I've never gotten to my sweet spot. My fills usually last a week or two, then it's back to eating like a pig. Low carb usually works best for me, but it is soooo hard to stick to. I have PCOS, so insulin resistance plays a factor in all this too.

I know what part of my problem is. I have a perfectionist gene, lol. I do so well for a while, then I eat one little thing wrong and in my mind, I have failed. So I say, "why bother with the rest of the day since I've already screwed it up". It's a never ending battle. If I get sick or something gets in the way of exercising it totally throws me off. It's like, if I don't do everything to a "T", I'm a failure.

Sorry for rambling on so long. I hope I can keep up what I have been doing and not fall of the wagon again. I'm glad I have somewhere to come and vent without getting blasted and told to "just do it". Thanks for listening!

Congratulations on every one's progress! It's really inspiring!

Georgiagirl!! Hey there!

Well, I had strep this last week. Man, was I SICK! You'd think being that sick I would have lost a few pounds, but it looks like I'm up a couple. (I am going to wait until Monday morning for my official weigh in) Wow, this has become such a struggle! I am not sure where to find that will power I had the first 6 months I had my band. I never cheated one time for 6 months! If I could only do half that good I would probably at least be losing slowly.

Like georgia, low carb works really well for me. I am just really bad at it! I would rather take a beating then not ever be able to have a slice of pizza! (Boy is my fat Renee side rearing it's ugly head!)

I'm feeling like such an incredible failure right now! GRRRRR!!!! I am going to set a couple of goals for this week and force myself to stick with them and then each week add a couple more. It's kinda like doing it all and being a good little bandster is just too much! Soooo... how about I I say that I am only going to have my 3 small meals a day and NO Snacks and I am going to start over on week 1 of Couch to 5K (again!) which means I will exercise 3 times this week. I CAN DO THIS!

Hey mamato! Being sick is part of what has gotten me off track the last few months. It's hard to start up again after that. Good for you! Setting goals is an awesome way to keep motivation.

I started running again too. I'm not following the c25k program, just doing my own thing. I've started incorporating sprints into my runs and it's really fun! I also joined up on another Nike+ challenge, so my competitive nature has already kicked in!

My new goal is getting to ONEDERLAND. I'm going to keep the exercise going strong and work really hard on eating better. I did pass up brownies yesterday and I was proud of myself for that!

how is everyone? missdiva? havent heard from you for a while. things ok?

i have had a hell of a morning. i totally tanked it! ate a crap load of candy. starbursts, reese's pieces, and airheads. i have to just shake it off and get on with my day. not all is lost. just this morning.

hope all is well with everyone.

I am also greatful for this thread. I was banded on May 16, 2008 and am feeling the frustration of coming up to my anniversary and not meeting my goal. In the first 4 months after getting my band I got down to 237 from 276 and was excited. Then from September to now I have slowly gained back 20 pounds. But i have been reading various posts and have been re-inspired by my band.

Random question: Do any of you get a cramp in your left arm when you don't eat hardly anything during the day, or when you have eaten junk all day. Just curious.

Abby :ohmy:

abbykins- thats so weird that you mentions that arm thing. the last couple days i have had this weird twingie pain thing in my left arm, like the bicep area and shoulder. i cant figure out why its hurting. but i have been eating crap those days? i dont know if they have anything to do with each other. weird!

Yeah, really weird. Mine is more of a hunger cramp or an over-full without protien cramp.

want-so-bad, have you been working out too much?

abbykins- yeah-no! i wish that were the problem. my workouts lately have been more focused on my legs. i get in these weird almost like obsessed bouts of focusing on one or the other. right now its my legs. its hard to describe the way it feels.

even weirder is that for the last 2 days now i have had a major backslide and have been pigging out on junk food. well, candy. and have lost a pound and half. wth is up w/ that? i dont know, but i know i am stopping today before the scale jumps the wrong direction 5 pounds! i wonder if it has to do w/ my new medication? i started taking topimax for migraines? hmm, i dont know.

oh no, well at least you are putting an end to the junk food. I get a sweet tooth a lot, too. but then again I've always had sugar cravings

my sugar cravings have started since being banded. i used to be a salty girl. didnt really like too much candy, ice cream or anything like that. now i do. i dont know. its weird for me.

Hi y'all, I am going to jump on in here. I was banded on 5-14-08 and did GREAT at first. Then I let the fact that life came crashing down around me get in the way and BAM! I gained back 25 of the 45lbs I had lost. UGH. I had completely forgotten about this site, but probably would not have posted anyway since I was so ashamed. I watched my mom have gastric bypass twice, and she is gaining weight AGAIN after the second one. I DO NOT want to be like that!!!

Does anyone ever talk to a counselor? Truth be told, I am a Biggest Loser addict now and I see them also talking to the contestants about their mental blocks to being fit and healthy. I SOOOO need that. Especially now that I am back on track and finally got a fill in my band again. (I had 4cc's in a 10cc band before hand.) I started exercising again and in the last week and a half have gone down 13lbs. WOOT! (I ALMOST feel like I just had the surgery again, without all the pain though.) My body is adjusting to not getting 10lbs of food in one sitting again.

Hello? Anyone there?

Well, I'm checking in to say today is day 30 and no chips. Yay me!

want, thank you so much for checking in with me. I'm still doing okay as far as the chips, but I havent had any time to do any exercising so my weight has not moved at all, Unfortunately.

I'll get with it again next week after we are all moved into our new home and all is well again.

Hey y'all check in! I want to know how you're doing! :frown:

LilMissDiva, that is awesome to go 30 days with no chips. That is a huge accomplishment! I have finally lost a couple of pounds. I had a fill last Monday & so far so good. I'm one who tends to get tighter as time goes on but if it can stay where it is now I think I'll finally start making some progress after months of a standstill.

Good job!!!!:frown:

lilmiss! welcome back! ughh, moving. uck. we did that a little over a year ago. it was nice, the whole bigger house thing, but the whole pack and unpack thing, not so much fun. good luck with all that. i am sure that will burn plenty of calories! i have been slacking on actual working out exercising but have been busy so i think that has helped me. i would be doing so much better if i was really working out. i am making an effort starting today to do at least 30 minutes each night this week.

congrats on 30 days! way to go! i am so proud of you. i totally tanked it on even trying with the candy thing. but i am back on it today, giving it another go. i was doing really good, but have stalled out, even gained a few back. i took a good look at what i was consuming and it hit me! it was what i was drinking! i had been only drinking Water and crystal light. but then i went on a gatorade and real lemonade/pink lemonade binger for little over a week, probably like a week and half. holy crap how those liquid calories just load up on you. but today i am back on the crystal light wagon and i already feel better!

i am in charge of the concession stand for this weekend for the boxing tournament our club is hosting. its killing me! i have so much crap in my house right now! boxes of candy. i have been baking Cookies and brownies....i will be glad to have it over with and these things to be outta the house again.

this week is crazy busy getting everything ready for saturday's boxing. i will be glad when its over and things return to our normal busy. i figure then i will be able to up my workouts and be more focused on myself again.

congrats on the lsoe jrfan! seeing a loss always gets me going again! i tend to get tighter after a week or two as well. and i am always tighter in the am, usually until around noon or so. it took some getting used to.

hope everyone is well.