So what's the deal. You go along week after week losing 2 lbs each week. Then, bam it stops. I know in my head that it is a plateau but my heart is all aflutter worried that "this is the end of the weight loss" All those warnings from the doctor and nurses that we can only lose 60% of our excess weight with the lapband are banging around in my head. It makes me mad. It was magic to me before. I'm really trying not to panic. I KNOW logically a plateau was bound to happen but I can't get rid of that little voice in my head telling me that this is the 4th week of no loss. I'm not eating any more than I was, I am NOT cheating and am still swimming an hour almost every day. (I have a knee that needs surgery and all I can do is swim right now.) POOOOOOOOOOP!!!!!!!! It makes me mad!:thumbup:

I too am in the same boat with you! God what can we do to make the weight start to come off again? I am starting to Panic, trying not too get depressed and I want to lose the whole 100 lbs! I am getting MAD too. Got to toss it up to my doc this Thursday, I have lost about 67 lbs, but want more.

I am so glad to read this! This has been my fear from the start too! I remember my doc saying with the band you will lose 40% of your excess weight (which is 100 pounds so 40 lbs is what I would lose). Well I'm 9 weeks in and down 38 pounds. Now I am scared as hell that it is going to stop. I'm glad to hear your doc said 60%! But, then I come on here and see so many people who have lost so much weight! So I know we will be good, it is scary though! Lets just think happy slim thoughts and be here for each other! GOOD LUCK and KEEP IN TOUCH!

That's funny, I have lost 66 lbs. I wonder if that is a natural place the plateau hits. You know I think I was scared the whole time that the loss would stop. I just have to believe that it will start again. I don't even feel I need a fill because I have good restriction and I'm not hungry for 4 hours after I eat. I'm doing just what I'm supposed to. I wonder how long plateaus last? Maybe they do last for several weeks. I really don't know because if I would hit one when I was just dieting I would pretty much give up and that would be it. Good luck to you too, it's true there are so many people on here that lose 100 and more lbs, I just have to believe it will work for us too!

Hello, i cant rememnber my doc saying you can only lose 40% or 60% of your weight.. hummm scary hearing this. I been banded 9 months and down 84 and need to lose 35 to my goal of 140. I had a total of 118 to lose. so not sure if I beleive those percentage, i proven that isnt always true. we all hit plateaus, i think it's away our body say slow down... they do pass, when i was on one, i did liguids for 3 days it helped break it. I know my lost has slowed down some, but i knew it would the closer to goal I got. I am happy with the band, and your will start again, try the liguid for a few days and see if that helps. couldnt hurt anyway.. hang in there we all been there and I'll problay be there again.

I'm there too...up 2.5 from my lowest today...up down up down. It's frustrating, but I know plateaus will happen and then you'll have a spirt of going down again. Sigh.