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Ok so here it goes I was banded jan 2010 lost 40lbs very slow then got pregnant feb 2011 gained it all back and now I can't lose a pound I have tried everything. I really believe the band has stopped. My metabilizm. I want this band removed and I want the sleeve my husband is worried because the band didnt work who's to say the sleeve will and the sleeve isn't removable. I feel fat and depressed I don't know what to do. Please any advice would be great

I'm not sure they haven't figured it out I eat my protein, I exercise 4 days a week, my doctor is great so I don't think it's him. The way I feel is my body just doesn't want to lose it, I have been overweight my whole life. Maybe it's the band but the doctor check it and everything is in place and it's holding fluid. I really wish I knew but if I figure it out I will let you guys know.

Omg you sound just like me about 2 months I was so fed up with throwing up I was ready to give up. I went as far as talking to my doc about the sleeve ( my husband and doc was not happy about it though) my doc told me to give the band one last shot. So before all this all I was eating (drinking) was my protein shakes and I wasn't losing. So my doc removed 2cc and now we are slowly putting it back .3cc at a time. Now I'm eating real food and I finally started to lose, it still is going really slow but I finally see the scale going in the right direction. Don't give up I know it hard but you really need to talk with your doctor that's what he is there for. Have some fluid removed because you are too tight and slowly have it put back in. Good luck and let us know what happens

Walking around usually helps me, I'm banded 2 1/2 years now and I was getting stuck so many times ( my fault) that I actually don't eat that much in fear of being stuck. My doc says that's why I'm not losing I'm not getting enough real food. I get in my protein with shakes but I know I'm not eating enough cal. They just removed some fluid in hopes it will allow me to eat we'll see I feel like such a failure I avoid food at all cost. Sorry about the venting just really angry with myself

What is lap band plication? I did the realize band jan 2010 and haven't been happy with it.

Lymarie just hang in there you just had a baby your hormones are messing ith the band. My son is months I breast feed for four months so doing high protein was tough it just made the baby very (painful) gasy. Once I stopped breast feeding I was still having a hard time because there were days I could eat everything in site and then there were days I couldn't eat anything without throwing it up. So I went back to the doc it checked the band to make sure everything was ok it was fine so he gave me a fill and now I have great restriction ( I have 8cc) I'm not hungry between meals and I don't eat thing I know I can't because I am sick of throwing up ( my 3year old daughter actually pretends she is throwing up from watching me so many times). Go to the doc and get a fill it will help and give yourself a little break you just had a baby it will take a little while for those hormones to get back in check. You are not a failure today is a new day... Good luck

Checking in at 225 down 4lbs from last week

Checking in at 229 gained 2 back but it is that TOM.

Make a doctors appointment and get a fill because it doesnt sound like you have good restriction and once you go you start fresh it's a new day!!! I was banded jan 2010 lost 40lbs and got pregnant in feb 2011 I regained all the weight ( while pregnant I only had 1cc taken out which put me to 7cc). I didn't go back to the doc right away cause I was breast feeding so 4 weeks ago I decided to go back (I was done breast feeding). I had discussed with the doc about doing the sleeve because I really wasn't happy with the band the 40lbs that I did loss was very hard to loss. So he sent me for an upper gi to check and make sure there was nothing wrong, everything was fine so he gave another fill and said to give it one more shot. Now I actually think I am in that green zone everyone talks about, there is no way I can binge and I don't even feel like snacking. It's 3 weeks since I had the fill and I'm down 9 lbs so now I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and see hat happens. I'm really glad my doc wanted me to give it one more shot because it was my fresh start. And try to get that boyfriend on the band wagon with you it will help both of you in the long run. Good luck Tomorrow is a new day

I am so with you...I feel like a big failure. I am two an half years out I had struggled to lose 40lbs in the first year then I got pregnant gained all the weight back. Now my baby is 6 months and once again I am struggling. The practice where I had my lap band has a new doctor so I talked to him and we are considering doing the sleeve but he wanted me to give the band one last try so he gave me a fill. And I think he may have had magic hands I feel more restriction then I ever did. But on the other hand I really can't eat anything mostly Protein shakes and small Protein Bars and sometimes fruit smoothies for extra calories. It's only been 3 weeks and I lost 8lbs but I know my body I will get to a curtain loss and get stuck and now without eating I don't know what more I will be able to do. Since for me it was like starting from fresh I am looking at it a whole new way so I guess I will just have to wait and see. But don't give up like you said this thing wasn't cheap try doing more shakes the first week was touch because I wanted food to chew but now I don't even think of food because I am sick and tired of throwing up Good luck