Nikki M

Hello! I was banded July 19th 2011 and I have not lost a single pound. I am the exact same weight when I went into surgery as I am now. I got my first fill September 25th and I feel NO restriction. I feel like a failure, I am overly frustrated and discouraged!! Someone please help!!!!

Can someone please give me a description of what they eat on a daily basis? I am not losing and I need some tips to help get me started!! Thank you!!

that happened to me before I got the band. I was taking phentramine and I was eating less calories and after I was done working out I had burned all the calories I ate for the day, yet I was not losing weight!!!!

Yes it is really discouraging. I am going to the doctor this week so hopefully another fill will begin my weight loss. This just really stinks I thought this was going to be my solution but I am so discouraged.

I may not be following it exactly but enough that I should be losing weight. The problem is when I do eat healthy I am not getting full so I am still eating a lot of food, even though it is healthy. I go for another fill this week so hopefully that will help. What do you eat daily, if you don't mind me asking. I need to know what people are eating that is filling them up and working for them.

Yes, I follow the diet okay. I am not perfect, but I do not eat fast food or high calorie foods. Today I had a salad with chicken and cheese for lunch and for dinner I had a low fat string cheese and 2 meatballs. I have no restriction.

Juicy- OMG you are me right now! We have the same amount of weight to lose and we are both having this problem. I am completely discouraged and I feel like a failure. I feel like when I see people I know who knew I had lap band are laughing at me because it's not working. I am so embarrassed! I can not believe you have that much of a fill and still do not have restriction. I am going back sometime next week to get more fill.

I had the same problem. My sternum hurt the worst. Its because when they did surgery they blow you up with gas and all your organs are moved around. The nausea comes from the anesthesia, it will pass soon. Keep walking around and get the "gas" out. I was banded July 19th and remember that pain. Mine was really bad because I had a single port incision in my belly button and it is more invasive so it was pretty painful. In a few days you will be just fine!!! Good luck!!