Not Losing

[Nikki M 0]

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!!!!

[Kimmypoo38 5]

Are you following the lapband diet and exercising? If the answer is no, then you have to do this. The weight will not come off if you don't try to make better choices with your eating habits. Just start over and make the committment to do it. Give the band a try.

[juicylicious 2]

Same here I got banded on June 27th and have not lost a pound, I acutally gained 5 pounds, I already have gotten 5 fills and no restriction what so ever!! I am now at a totall of 9 cc's IN my 14 cc band!!!

SO I FEEL YOU PAIn

[Nikki M 0]

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.

[Nikki M 0]

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.

Are you following the lapband diet and exercising? If the answer is no, then you have to do this. The weight will not come off if you don't try to make better choices with your eating habits. Just start over and make the committment to do it. Give the band a try.

[SageTracey 608]

Hi Nikki,

that must be so frustrating for you. But as Kimmypoo says, are you following the rules. Be brutally honest with yourself and if you are certain that you are following all of the rules then you should probably speak with your medical team. I am sure that they have patients who have been through this before and they will be able to help you get your weight loss kick started.

Good luck

[SageTracey 608]

PS - Let me shout this out! YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE UNTIL YOU STOP TRYING!

Clearly you have not stopped trying if you are still asking for help, so you are NOT A FAILURE>

[Nikki M 0]

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.

Hi Nikki,

that must be so frustrating for you. But as Kimmypoo says, are you following the rules. Be brutally honest with yourself and if you are certain that you are following all of the rules then you should probably speak with your medical team. I am sure that they have patients who have been through this before and they will be able to help you get your weight loss kick started.

Good luck

[ninamarie9 0]

Hi I know how you are feeling. I got banded on January 28th and I have only lost 28lbs so far (which took a long time). I read how people have lost so much and I feel like why can't I lose anything. It wasn't until my second adjustment that I really felt it. You should talk to your doctor. Everyone is diffent and he might have to adjust it more. I still don't always feel full and there are times that I can't keep things down. I hate that junk food seems to go down the easiest. I journal what I eat to keep myself under control. Don't give up, it took alot to get this procedure and it was worth it so talk to your doctor and see what is going on.

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!!!!

[steelerfan1 4]

Nikki,

Are you eating enough calories ? Believe it or not not eating enough will cause you not to lose weight also.

I have been doing some research on calories and things from talking to another member on here and I believe I have screwed up my metabolism from keeping my calories way to low for my weight and height.

You can eat to little and then it will basically shut down your system . You will either have to eat more calories to lose weight or drastically cut more and I will be very honest I refuse to cut my calories anymore . I cant cut them anymore .

Just a suggestion . I have had to many people tell me I am not eating enough calories for my body and my exercise and that is why I have stalled on weight loss .

[Nikki M 0]

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.

Hi I know how you are feeling. I got banded on January 28th and I have only lost 28lbs so far (which took a long time). I read how people have lost so much and I feel like why can't I lose anything. It wasn't until my second adjustment that I really felt it. You should talk to your doctor. Everyone is diffent and he might have to adjust it more. I still don't always feel full and there are times that I can't keep things down. I hate that junk food seems to go down the easiest. I journal what I eat to keep myself under control. Don't give up, it took alot to get this procedure and it was worth it so talk to your doctor and see what is going on.

[Nikki M 0]

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!!!!

Nikki,

Are you eating enough calories ? Believe it or not not eating enough will cause you not to lose weight also.

I have been doing some research on calories and things from talking to another member on here and I believe I have screwed up my metabolism from keeping my calories way to low for my weight and height.

You can eat to little and then it will basically shut down your system . You will either have to eat more calories to lose weight or drastically cut more and I will be very honest I refuse to cut my calories anymore . I cant cut them anymore .

Just a suggestion . I have had to many people tell me I am not eating enough calories for my body and my exercise and that is why I have stalled on weight loss .

[jennifer1 180]

Nikkii feel your frustration. Although i have lost clothing size i've only lost about 5 more pounds since my pre op diet, i'm going in for my third fill. I felt i had restriction for about a month and now i' m getting hungry soner. I feel you on being embarrassed aboutppl who know i have the band and are looking at me like why are u still fat, even more frustrated that i work out four times a week..twice with a trainer.. I know i,'m not eating 100% but I know I'm not eating like I used to. Hopefully with next fill the ball will start rolling again. I am right there with you, hoping we get results soon.

[tgsweets 0]

Try to stay focus and don't give up so easily. You will lose the weight. Continue to take your Protein shakes and other liquids and you'll be just fine. No matter what the situation may be, time is a factor. You did not become over-weight overnight and don't expect to lose weight in a couple of days. Your body must adjust to the new you. Be patient and you'll find that you were just a bit hyper. Good Luck

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!!!!

[KimK813 2]

I agree that you are not a failure until you stop trying! The band is a tool and has to be used in conjunction with a healthy diet and exercise. Why did you put yourself through surgery if you don't want this to work? Restriction will not help if you are not putting in the effort. I am not familiar with you or your eating habits, but MyFitnessPal.com has done wonders for me to help track my calories and exercise!

Good luck, everyone!