Weighted myself this morning and I'm still at 267.5. Its been 2 weeks since my last fill. I know that I have some restriction now, but I'm not losing yet. I feel that I'm not taking in as much as I was. I been fighting not tracking my food, but guess I will have start. I just don't know why I'm not losing. I figured how many calories I would need to take in to maintain this weight and it was around 2300 calories per day. I feel like I'm not taking in that may calories, plus I have started to do more excercising. Yesterday I went for 20 minutes. I know 20 minutes isn't much for some people, but I'm proud of myself for doing that much. Last year at this time my knee was so sore I couldn't do much at all, just going to the store was a chore. I'm trying to increase my step count each day. I really want to lose this weight. No one as to tell me that at least I haven't gained I have lost 30 lbs,but so discourging when I see people on the boards talking about losing 50 to 100 lbs in the same time. I really glad its working for them, maybe the tool just isn't working for me yet. I will try to track my food this next week and see how I'm doing. I will try to increase my water in take. The other thing that is getting on my nerves is the gas that I'm experiencing. I don't know if that is normal or not. I'm been bloated has well. The gas is just terrible, its painful. I don't know if its increase in fiber, but don't think so.

I will have a good week this week. I will track my food, I will increase my step count, and I will excersise more.

Hey - I haven't been banded yet.. just really donig research still but I just wanted to say don't give up! I know this road is a hard one that's for sure but you made a choice to get heathly and that is what you are doing! I have read lots of post of people not losing as fast as they would like but they are feeling better and stuff like that. You are not a lone I am sure losing the weight slower than wanted to. Just take it one day at a time and know you have made this choice for a life time. Just think in a year from now you will have lost more than 30 lbs and you will be feeling and looking better than you have for years.... You have made it this far.. keep your chin up, follow the rules, and keep going.... you can do it!!!!