Are you exercising and working out? It's the surefire way to get past any plateaus. If you don't want to go to a gym, there's plenty of exercises you can do in the privacy of your own home. Do it for a few days and watch the pounds come off. Motivation will come from that.

Hi Young;

I have never had restriction. I am 5 months out. I traded in my old dishes for smaller ones along with the utensils too. This doesnt make me any fuller BUT I force myself to eat slowly, chew allot and dont punish myself if by the time I am done a teeny bowl of dinner, I am still hungry for more.

This may sound silly but regardless of what size of serving, your brain says to you "seconds, you will be full after this" and something kicks in when you have to keep going back to fill your plate. I eat allot of things in individual portions now because for me, this has worked! I also get them to pack up half of whatever I happen to eat out (way less often now) before they serve it to me. I only get a crack at half because the rest is behind the counter, waiting to take home.

Eat at a dinner table and not in front of the tv... and duh... keep moving!

Motivation comes and goes for all of us! You are not in this alone and you can do it!

My band is filled almost all the way and Im still able to eat whatever I want. I must be careful though. I end up eating more than I should. I work out very hard 4-5 days a week and still Im not losing weight. I cant say Im totally disappointed in the band because it's preventing me from gaining weight but for 15K I would really like it to help me lose weight. Ive only lost 30 lbs in 9 months and that was due to me changing my eating habits. This is so tough. It is certainly not a guarantee to lose weight. YOU have to do almost all the work. UGH....so hard!