jfran

I have been on a plateau for a month now and I am really starting to get discouraged. I have changed my exercise routine (changed intensity, type, and time) and I have varied my calories as well. I am eating healthy 95% of the time and I am exercising 5-7 days a week faithfully. I just don't know what more I can do. I tried doing the phase I of South beach but after 4 days I hadn't lost anything and I had massive headaches and NO energy so I went back to eating my carbs. I had a fill a month ago and I am hungrier than ever but I am having some "stuck" episodes. I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with hoodia??

i am 8 months post op and my scars are still red and slightly raised. I don't think this is typical. I just think that I have bad skin. This is a small price to pay though for all the good the band does for me.

I am currently 181 (5'4") and wearing 12/14s and L tops. My goal is 140-150 hopefully wearing size 8 and M tops. I can see a light at the end of this weight loss tunnel, but it feels like it is going to take forever to lose the last 35lbs.

I am having a similar problem. I am 81lbs down and have around 35lbs to go and the scale hasn't budged in 3 weeks. I am really getting discouraged b/c I have changed my calorie intake both up and down and have changed my exercise routine a lot as well, yet the scale won't budge. I think my body is tired of losing and just needs a rest. I am going to start adding a second workout when possible (one short one in the morning (aerobics tape 30min) and a longer one at night (1-1 1/2 hrs at the gym). Maybe this a cutting a few calories will help. I don't know. My advice to you is to calculate your daily calories. If you are going below 1200 calories, maybe you aren't eating enough. I found when I was losing it was because I was eating around 1500calories a day. Also, I realize your exercise is limited right now, but maybe you can use Soup cans to do arm exercises. This weight shouldn't be too bad. Also, can you maybe to some leg lifts/exercises on your bed. Anything you can do to get a little more activity in would help speed things along. Hang in there. The scales will budge for both of us eventually.

I have the same problems, but it depends on the day. Some days I have "skinny" days and I really see how much smaller I am and other days I just see a "fatter" girl looking back at me. Pictures are the only way I can see progress, that and the size on my tag.

Great Job. I tivoed you on CNN!

So this was an unexpected nsv. I was trying to get in my car in a parking garage and the car next to me parked so close to the driver side that I couldn't even open the door. I went to the passenger side and crawled in and over the gear shift to get into the driver seat. NO PROBLEMS. Before there is no way I could have maneuvered my body across and over, now it was a piece of cake. So maybe I really am smaller.

I was banded May 31st with 112-120lbs to lose and after 7-8 months I am about 3/4 of the way there. I hope I can lose the rest before my 1 year band anniversary, but my weight loss has slowed dramatically and I think I am plateauing. Fills don't seem to be helping either. So maybe my body just needs time.

Hey everyone! I'm Jennifer and I am 23. I am single and a college student. I am studying interior design and should be done in about a year. I have had some pretty good success so far, but I am having trouble with the last 35lbs. Hopefully, if I relax a little it will all melt a way. Its really great that we all did this in our 20s. We have the rest of our lives to be "skinny."

The week before and the week of I usually "gain" 2-5lbs and lose nothing during these weeks at all. Then at the end of my cycle I drop the weight plus some (usually).

The week before and the week of I usually "gain" 2-5lbs and lose nothing during these weeks at all. Then at the end of my cycle I drop the weight plus some (usually).

So today is day 4 and I am dying. I like my carbs. I feel like crap too (headache and no energy). I am giving up and adding back some carbs (just try to be smart about it). I weighed and I haven't lost anything, so screw it.

I don't count fat, but I get 60-100g of protein a day and around 1200-1500calories per day.

I think it is the preference of your doctor. They probably try and put them all in about the same place so it will be easier to get fills. Mine is practically between my boobs but a little lower. Sometimes my bra irritates the port, but its a small price to pay.

legster: it looks like you posted from the last post on page 1. I have fixed it here, but we all need to post/update from the very last post on the last page so we don't miss anybody. Good Luck everyone! NAME.........Start Weight...Goal...Current Weight...To Go Jeni 85........214.4 .......184.......214.4 ........ 30.4 Stacy73........226.4........194.......226.4 ........ 32.4 Nadean.........204.6........160.......204.6......... 44.6 Angie4b1g......237.8........205.......237.8......... 32.8 babs0101.......216..........190.......216........... 26 wombat712......152.8........120.......152.8......... 32.8 bigbaby........207..........167.......207........... 40.0 Redtulips3.....245..........199.......245........... 46 Allaboutme.....238..........165.......211........... 46 mamato3........242..........199.......242........... 43 Foofy..........244..........199.......244........... 45 <!-- google_ad_section_end -->mary-2b150.....225..........150.......193........... 43.0 starryeyed.....280..........199.......237........... 38 luluc..........166..........135.......166........... 31 Ariel..........199..........169.......199........... 30 jfran..........181..........145.......181............36<!-- google_ad_section_end --> legster........216..........174.......216........... 42

I think meeting someone with the band would be great. I don't have too many friends my age with bands so it would be nice to meet someone with a band so we could share in eachothers struggles.

MAN DO I PRAY THAT I MAKE THIS GOAL!!!! NAME.........Start Weight...Goal...Current Weight...To Go Jeni 85........214.4 .......184.......214.4 ........ 30.4 Stacy73........226.4........194.......226.4 ........ 32.4 Nadean.........204.6........160.......204.6......... 44.6 Angie4b1g......237.8........205.......237.8......... 32.8 babs0101.......216..........190.......216........... 26 wombat712......152.8........120.......152.8......... 32.8 bigbaby........207..........167.......207........... 40.0 Redtulips3.....245..........199.......245........... 46 Allaboutme.....238..........165.......211........... 46 mamato3........242..........199.......242........... 43 Foofy..........244..........199.......244........... 45 <!-- google_ad_section_end -->mary-2b150.....225..........150.......193........... 43.0 starryeyed.....280..........199.......237........... 38 luluc..........166..........135.......166........... 31 Ariel..........199..........169.......199........... 30 jfran..........181..........145.......181............36

"Eating Well after weight loss surgery" I think this is the name. It tells you how to alter the recipe based on the type of surgery you had and at what stage you are post op.

I had a fill a week ago and could eat anything and everything all week until today. I was eating a hard boiled egg and it got stuck. It felt like I was have a heart attack but eventually passed after 10 minutes or so. Ever since I have only been able to eat small amounts very slowly. Man I didn't like that feeling (1st time I have experienced this in 7months).

10lbs more and I will also be joining you guys in the "overweight" category. It will be nice not to be OBESE.

Mine growls so loud it disrupts my classes. Embarassing!

That's awesome! And Congrats on the amazing weight loss. I admire anyone that can run. I am jogging a little now, but it is so hard.

ibuprofen and the like are off limits because they irritate the stomach. I am not sure of any others.

Congrats! You WILL be a success and you WILL lose this weight. You have made the best decision of your life. Enjoy your journey!

when they ask me I just order water and sit it in the farthest corner of the table away from me so I am not tempted to drink it.