A little frustrated. Plateau already?

[krisjk 1]

Hi guys,

I was banded on 7/18 and so far I've lost 12 pounds post band. Before that I lost about 15 pounds from the pre-op diet. It seemed that right after surgery I was losing about a pound per day. Ever since I started mushies and now regular food, I haven't been able to move past the 260 mark and it's so frustrating! I just want to see 5 as the middle number but it isn't happening!

I eat about 800 calories per day. I exercise about 3 times per week right now. Gradually increasing intensity and frequency. Still doing 1 shake per day because I'm afraid of stretching my pouch. I find that 3 weeks after surgery I have very little restriction and I can eat about 3/4-1cup of food before I am full. I eat 2-3 times per day.

Do you think getting a fill will help? I'm not scheduled for one until the 23rd. Any advice would be great.

[Cindy C 150]

When I switched from my clear liquid diet to mushies I gained 5 pounds. When I went from mushies to solids, I gained 5 again. Don't worry. Your body needs to adjust to the changes. It's normal.

[Snoopyloverny 3]

Bump up your workout! See if that helps!

[AMayo1 2]

you may need to bump up you calories. You might be putting your body into starvation mode which means it will hold onto every calorie it can.

[Lorelei 0]

Hang in there (I should take my own advise) your body needs to adjust. I lost 22 lbs pre and post op (7/6) and not an ounce in the last three weeks. Just keep at it...it will pay off.

[BarbaraG 10]

That's exactly what happened to me! I got so discouraged! After the big post op drop in weight it seems like such a let down! :blink:But I made a commitment and leaned on the support here. So many have had this and much tougher problems and are really helpful.

I got my 2nd fill last week and I can finally feel some resistance so I'm finally on the move again. Now I need to exercise more...

[jen120 23]

I had the same issues about 3 weeks after surgery. I was eating about 800 calories a day. I ended up increasing my calories to 1000 and started losing weight again. Now I eat 1000-1200 a day and lose consistently.

[Pinkygirl 34]

The first 6 to 8 weeks is about healing not loosing