Hi everyone, I was banded in December of 2010. Right away things seemed to go ok, I lost 30 pounds pretty quickly. Then the weight loss, just stopped. I read everyone else's posts and I am so confused as to what I have done wrong, and what everyone is eating compared to what I was told by my doctor. I have never reached a point where I felt as if I had reached "the green zone", yet my band is a little over half full and my doctor is refusing to give me any more fills. I haven't been back there in over 6 months. When I go and I haven't lost any weight, they tell me it's my fault and I'm obviously not following the diet! What diet?! I thought the band was supposed to limit the amount of food I can consume at a time, thus resulting in weight loss. I have never been an unhealthy eater. I eat proteins and healthy carbs, and have been doing this for years. I did have a tendency to eat too much of them. I initially gained weight when my thyroid went to heck. Of course, when I went to my doctor to tell him that I truly felt that I had a problem with my thyroid, he didn't believe me. So I went for years with my hypothyroidism untreated, as I slowly gained 100 pounds. Unfortunately, thyroid replacement medication isn't a magic pill, where you finally have a working thyroid gland and the weight is going to just drop off! Apparently, lap band surgery wasn't a magic solution either. I read on the forum that some people drink protein shakes. I was told this was comparable to drinking my calories. I see where some people will have meals with pasta. I was told to never eat pasta as it was slippery and would go right through the band. Some people say their doctor told them they could eat only a small amount of food at one time. My doctor said I should be able to eat at least 1 1/2 cups of food, which to me seems like a lot! I am so confused. I read here where there is a way to jump start things? I don't know. Like I said I'm so confused. I thought after being banded, I would only be able to eat 3 small meals a day, but I'm hungry (yes, actual hunger, not boredom) within a few hours. I know that can't be right! I'm sorry I'm rambling, but I had to take out a bank loan to pay for my surgery, and it seems like it's been a complete waste of money and time. Can anyone help me!?!
