When did you really start to see the weight come off?

[Ristina18 1]

Hello Everyone,

I was banded on July 27, 2010; I have lost a total of 33lbs since starting the pre-op diet (beginning of June). I had my first fill of 3ccs in a 10cc band on September 13th. I have lost 2-3lbs since then but nothing more. Don’t get me wrong I am happy that I have lost that much but I guess I just figured that I should be losing the 1-2lbs a week that the dr told me about. I am exercising 3-4 times a week. I usually try to walk/run 4 miles. My eating habits are no fast food, high Protein foods, and salads. Don’t get me wrong I do give into sweets a little but I’m not over indulging in them. My question is when did you really start to notice the weight coming off. I’m thinking that maybe when I get another fill I may start to see to come off faster.

[mrsbure 0]

I have only been banded for 2 weeks today but I am using the realize my success website to journal all of my eating and exercise. I have been told that it helps. It let's me know where I am at every day.

[Mamacita14 6]

I was banded 10/28/09, and had my first fill in Feb.2010, I didn't really start losing till March after my second fill. Keep doing what you have been doing, once you get more restriction you will start losing more.

[chubbynurse 0]

I was banded on August 18th and have lost 36 lbs since the preop diet. I was loosing 1-2 lbs/ week last month and I was o.k. with at least 2lbs a wk. My nutritionists increased my calories, carbs etc...and the weight started coming off faster! I lost 8 lbs in 1 week and 3 lbs the next week. Yes, 3lbs was Water but the other 5 was fat! My sweet spot seems to be around 800-1000 calories..... over 1000 or under 800 makes the weight come off very slow. I would start counting nutrition info and see what your body responds to. By the way, 1-2 lbs a week is good weight loss! I wouldn't worry too much as long as you're still losing.

[BetsyB 9]

I've had a steady loss of around 2.5 pounds/week since banding--restriction or no. I've had a couple of very brief stalls, but in general, I can count on a couple of pounds a week.

I have always eaten according to my doctor's regimen, and I exercise routinely. Now I have good restriction, so being compliant food-wise is pretty easy. (Do I want sweets? Eh, most of the time, no. When I do, I can easily persuade myself to skip 'em.)

I'd recommend that you journal your eating and exercise at fitday.com so that you can be sure you're meeting--and not exceeding--your body's needs. It may be that you need to pare out those sweets. Or bump up Protein. Or any of a million other things you can do to tweak things to get things moving the way you want them to move.

For me, what works is aiming for 80-100 g/protein (usually closer to 80 these days, with restriction), <50 g net carb (from veggie, legume, and fruit sources), 20-30% of calories from heart-healthy fat, and 800-900 calories/day. Your "formula" might be very different; this is how my doctor's recommended regimen shakes out, though, and those of us who are compliant fare far better, in terms of loss, than those who do not.

[JMinDallas 1]

I've been on a steady weight loss of 1-2 or more lbs a wk. I definitely noticed the help when I had my 2nd then 3rd fill. I think I might need a pinch more fill (go in another 1 wk) to reach the good spot.

But I must agree with everyone else. I started journaling last week on my phone w/myfitnesspal, and I've really been able to get a good look at how much or how little I was eating. I didn't realize I really wasn't getting enough Protein, only abou 30-40 g, when I assumed I was getting a lot more. So that has really helped me to focus better. And too before I eat something I check my app to see how many calories it is and do I really want to 'waste' that many on this item.

You mentioned you've had one fill...I myself noticed I was hungrier after the 1st fill. It really did takethe 2nd fill to notice more of a difference in not being as hungry.

Keep up the good work! You've done great on ur weightloss so far!

[Momto3redheads 18]

I didn't see a steady loss until I hit my "sweet spot" - then it was a few lbs a week....I am kinda plateaued now, but need to get a steady exercise routine going and I think I can lose a few more....I kinda got complacent, I think!

Hang in there --- you'll do great! Just be patient and don't compare yourself to others...everyone loses differently and gets to their sweet spot at a different rate.....