I had the band on 3 weeks ago and all of a sudden the weight seems to have stopped coming off . did I just hit a phase will it last long . I am going good with eating and exercise . is this normal ?? any advice ? thanks ...

Do you know if they did a fill? They usually don't as far as I know, but each doc is different. I am supposing that you did not get a fill and after three weeks most of the swelling and inflammation of the stoma(where the band goes around stomach) which might mean that your intake of calories has increased without your realizing it. Are you hungry more often? Probably so, that's normal.

If you did get a fill, then you may be experiencing several things, if exercising you could be gaining lean muscle mass, and muscle weighs more than fat. Or your body is simply readjusting and there is a temporary stall in weight loss, it happens sooner or later to all of us. Are you following the protein first, then veggies, then good carbs rule for eating? If not you may want to adjust your menu.

Sorry, I can't think of anything else, unless of course it's that time of the month and you are having a water retention problem.

Good luck, hang in there, the scale will eventually move!

Cindy

DIane, here is a post I started a few months back..I hope you find it helpful as it relates to your situation

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=9148