Welcome to the "Slow Loser" thread on LBT.

A few orders of business to begin.

First, we need to elect a leader. Someone who will voice our opinion clearly and with wisdom and humor. Our Leader will support us in our efforts and remind us of our NSV's and to not be discouraged.

I nominate - Vinesqueen. I can think of no on here on the board more eloquent and positive in her day to day outlook. (she has no idea about this, by the way - this is my own little invention - but I still think she should be our leader)

Second - we need to define "slow loser". I would propose that a slow loser is someone who is losing (or lost) less than 1 pound per week (average) during the first year of banding.

Third - Our Mission. Our Mission will be to stick together as a group. There is always strength in numbers. As we see newly banded people losing more in a month or six weeks than we have lost in 6 months to a year, we will join together and remind each other of how well we're doing. We'll chant the LBTSL ( that LapBand Talk Slow Loser) mantra of "It's not a race, it's not a race" over and over again.

Will you join me? Will you, a slow loser, a turtle in the weight loss race, make your voice heard amongst all these rabbits? Mostly will you let me know that I am not alone out here in bandland?

Looking forward to hearing from all of you.

I think the next step is to find an endocrinologist. I don't know what the answer is, ultimately, I just know that something isn't right

:cry Ok, you guys know I was having a bad day yesterday. It's time for my confession. I ate 10 bite-size candybar pieces last night. I know better than to fall into the "this isn't working so I might as well do as I want" trap but I did it anyway. :think Well, today is a new day, I'm going to try to do better, at least I didn't gain any weight. :nervous

Okay Kryssa, you had 10 bite sized candies. That's equal to what? 1 entire candy bar? But the good news is that you stopped at 10. You didn't eat the entire bag.

I eat candy. I never beat myself up for eating stuff that isn't on the list. I still eat ice cream, chips, and stuff. I can even eat pizza. But when I have pizza I will eat 1/2 an individule pizza, not 1/2 a large pizza and the last time I had ice cream, I bought a pint of Ben and Jerry's Marsha Marsha Marshmellow. I had 6 servings out of that pint. SIX.

One of the points of the band is to teach us moderation. Not denial. The band is an alternative lifestyle.

Kryssa -

We've ALL been there.

Thanks for sharing. It's good to know that we're not alone in this struggle. Frustration gets the better of all of us somtimes

((((hugs)))))

Kryssa,

I sure hope you are feeling much better. I know you are on a mission right now with your fills, so I was wondering when your next one is. I see you are at 2.2, but are several fills in. My second fill took me to 2.8, so I am curious how far your next will go (and you know I have the same problem as you right now). I also agree with everyone else one looking for more medical answers. I know you said your thyroid was fine, but it could be something else. Years ago I was reluctant to go because I thought the thyroid bit was hokey. What a bozo I was! Turns out my thyroid is frightenly low. My pulse is barely with in normal range (58-60 bpm), skin disgustingly scaly all over my body, I'm ALWAYS cold and my gall bladder even has decreased functioning! I should have gotten to the doctor sooner. GO GO GO and demand answers! Let us know how you do.

Hey Y'all,

Karen from Texas here. I was banded 3/7/05 and have lost 45lbs this whole year! (Woe is me) I have more than 50lbs more to lose. I thought I was the slowest loser around. I'm in if I qualify. Talk to y'all later.

03/07/05 02/04/06 Goal

242 197 145

My next fill is tomorrow afternoon. Doc says he will give me another .2ccs then. I hope that will do it. The weirdest thing happened to me yesterday: we went out for lunch and I couldn't finish my salad and a piece of chicken. That's NEVER happened before. As a matter of fact, it took me the rest of the day to eat my whole dinner (it was pretty large). I had LOTS of slime, but that is becoming an every meal thing for me. Could this possibly be restriction? What a novel idea! Now I'm a little worried about my appt. tomorrow. I'm pretty sure my tightening has to do with monthly issues, but it COULD be that my last fill kicked in. What to do? I guess I'll see how eating goes today...

I would recommend postponing your appointment. If you are sliming at almost every meal, you most definately have restriction...

I am calling the doc now. Thanks to all who have expressed concern (not just on this thread). I guess I thought sliming was normal since I've read about it so much. Guess not.

Kryssa,

I know we go through similar things, but I have to say that sliming is VERY rare for me. Once I started taking tiny bites that stopped for me. Not saying you don't, in fact you might. It just worries me, that's all. I am glad you are postponing. I wish I had some advice, though. Let us know when you figure out your next step. I would love to know how things go. Keep your chin up, k?

ok, I was banded on August 2nd, 2005, and I lost 18lbs very quickly, the docs were all inpressed. I was so excited. Well, that didnt last long. I have lost a total of 25lbs since august. They keep telling me they havnt found the right fill yet. I am also getting discouraged. I joined the gym 3weeks ago. So far the I have been going 3 times a week and the scale just will not go past 200lbs. I am very disapointed. I hope that by the time summer gets here I am atleast 10lbs lighter. I think alot that I should have had the gastric bypass done. Id be thin by now. Well good luck to all of you.

I'm thinking that if you have only lost 25 pounds, and you are doing all that you say, then it's time to talk to someone other than your surgery.

You might have something metabolicly going on.

your surgeon's only tool is surgery, so all problems should be fixed the same way. You know, if the only tool you know is a hammer, all problems are nails.

your surgeon's only tool is surgery, so all problems should be fixed the same way. You know, if the only tool you know is a hammer, all problems are nails.

Ha! Crack me up--so true...:eek:

:update:

The doctor decided not to fill or unfill me for now. He said I'm not overly restricted; I just haven't learned to work WITH my band. I admit, that's not what I wanted to hear. :lalala: Well! Don't I feel like an idiot! :doh: I went back and looked up all the bandster rules and decided to follow them zealously. What did I have to lose? It was hurting EVERY time I ate at this point. So yesterday at lunch I took tiny bites and chewed them forever. I felt ridiculous but what I didn't feel was pain. Could I really have been that stupid? At dinner I had a roll and the pain was instant. But instead of just attributing it to eating at all, I now know it was just the bread. I THOUGHT I had been following the rules. I didn't realize my idea of a small bite and my band's might not be the same. I don't know if I never learned to really really change my way of eating because it was my 4th fill before I felt anything, but I am going to do better from here on out. Thanks again to everyone who was concerned about me.

I didn't realize my idea of a small bite and my band's might not be the same. I don't know if I never learned to really really change my way of eating because it was my 4th fill before I felt anything, but I am going to do better from here on out. Thanks again to everyone who was concerned about me.

I can soooo relate to that. Back to the basics, Kryssa. You can do this! And I'm also extra tight at that time of the month. Sometimes it's surprising! *Ooooo...stuck?...helllooooo!* check the calendar!

Small bites are probabaly the hardest for me. I can chew for days, I can eat slow, even if my food gets cold, but there's nothing better than a big ole mouthful of yummy food! But bands don't like that, and bands rule! when it comes to eating. Small bites, slooow down, and chew to goo!!!