Well, I am almost 6 months out. I was banded on the second of April, so I've got about 2 weeks until my 6 month mark. I got my last fill on 7/31. I thought that with this fill I would start to lose quickly again. However, I now see that is not the case. I went in for that fill at 216. I went down to 212 - which btw is the 50 lb. mark for me. I even went down to 210 one day. However, I am now 211.8 as of this morning. I havent experienced this before and it's bumming me out. Could it be Im at a plateau? The thing that really irks me is that I've just really been excercising on a regular basis lately. So, I figure it should be coming off not sticking around. I've evaluated my eating, nothing bad there. Still getting in 60-80g of protein daily. I dont know what the problem could be. I will be going for another fill on the 4th. I'll see if perhaps Im eating too much, though it doesnt seem that is the case. Sorry for rambling on, I just was not prepared for the slow down so early on. :sad:

smilan - please don't beat yourself up. You have lost 50 lbs in 5 motnhs..that's a lot. I had that happen too about a month a go and found out that I did not eat enough food (got all my Protein in but not enough calories). I started counting calories and the weight come off again not fast but not stalled for weeks either.

Hang in there ok you are doing good :-)

Thanks TCB,

I know 50 lbs. in 5 months is great. I guess I just was hoping to zoom right into my goal weight. I have to remember reading people's blogs before I got my band. They were complaining just like I am, and I thought " you've got to be kidding how can you complain." So, Im going to continue moving forward knowing that the band isnt broken and in due time, weight loss will pick up again. Thanks for the encouragement.

I keep reading and reading the average is 1 to 2 pounds per week so looks like you are on target. Are you feeling restriction yet?

I have mild restriction. I was restricted for longer this last fill. I would say for about 2 weeks I had what I consider optimal restriction. I just made an appointment for a fill on the 4th. Hopefully I'll be restricted for longer this time.

I went on vacation this past weekend. Fri- Mon. I ate whatever I wanted. It was mostly ice cream, fried seafood and crab legs. I guess it's obvious I vacayed on the beach. When I got on the scale this morning I was 209!! I cant believe I struggled for a week and finally lost when I was trying the least! I'll take that loss and hopefully I'll be at 207 by Monday.