Bandsters Hell ? Green Zone?

[Cocoabean 430]

Thanks for the great info it does make sense. I have a 10cc band & have 5.75cc in it give or take a little. I just don't understand why I'm hitting a plateau so soon after surgery.

While I am no doctor, I'd guess you'll be hitting the green zone before too much longer. As a side note, my losses were never steady. If I had a big loss one week, I could expect a month long plateau. Then I might lose steady for a few weeks and post a small gain the next. But the overall trend was downward.

Also, I have days where I can eat more and days where I eat less. Days when I am hungrier than others.

Being banded is a journey, not a sprint.

[Army's girl 4]

Thank you all very much. It's just interesting to me t

How some people can lose so much weight so fast but me, nooooo I'm stuck on chubster! Lo don't get me wrong I'm very proud & happy for all of you that have lost so much, but I'm a tad jealous. Sorry. How exactly are you guys losing a pound a day???? Please just give me a typical day or two of your food & exercise routine....

[tym4me 206]

http://all-about-lapband.com/post-op/fill-chart.html

Heres a link with the chart

Hth

Brandi

[Cocoabean 430]

Thank you all very much. It's just interesting to me t

How some people can lose so much weight so fast but me, nooooo I'm stuck on chubster! Lo don't get me wrong I'm very proud & happy for all of you that have lost so much, but I'm a tad jealous. Sorry. How exactly are you guys losing a pound a day???? Please just give me a typical day or two of your food & exercise routine....

Army Girl,

I never, ever in my banded life lost a pound a day. I was banded in February and started getting my fills in May (it should have been April, but I had big trip planned, so postponed..I did NOT want to be out of the country and have trouble!).

Losing a pound per day for extended periods with a restrictive procedure only is not mathematically likely. You need to create a deficit of 3500 calories a day to do so. My body burns about 1300 calories just to exist every day. So, I'd need to burn an additional 2200 calories EACH DAY to lose a pound a day. Not counting burning off what I'd consumed. I'd have to run about 20-22 miles EACH DAY to do that. If your weight is higher, it takes more calories to exist, so you can create a larger deficit when you reduce your intake. But losing that much fat every day with a band, not likely.

I did not start feeling restriction until my 3rd fill near the end of June. And that is when the weight loss started for me. My surgeon did not push me to "diet" while the band was not helping me. He said why push you to eat like a bandster when you are not one yet!

After my third fill I started losing. Not quickly, and not steadily. When I lost it would be in fits and starts. one pound this week, two the next, up one, same, same, same, get a fill, down 4, same, same, down one, down one, up two, same, same, down one, down two.

It was very annoying! Like you, I'd see people losing like maniacs, so unfair. But you know what? Overall, it was going down, down, down. And it kept going down.

From your ticker, it appears you are a lower BMI bandster. That sort of leads me to think that you will lose slower like I did. When it was all done, I'd averaged 3/4 of a pound per week. And over 70 lbs were gone. And they've stayed gone for two years now.

Try not to focus on the weight loss. Focus on the habits that will take you through life as a bandster. Smaller portions, small bites, chew well, exercise, don't drink with your meals. As those habits come through, the weight loss will come.

[B-52 7,113]

Want to know what slow weight loss is like? A Plateau?

I have lost maybe 3 lbs in the last 2-1/2 months. Nothing has changed on my part, other than I increased my exercising?

And I have lost inches meaning I am getting a "Normal" body shape? The way clothes fit is still changing.

Am I frustrated? A little, but NO!

[Army's girl 4]

@ joel,

Thanks for clarifying this but your still losing a significant amount of weight. I did p90x last night for 40mins & thought my hard work would b reflected on the scale this's morning but it wasn't, the scale didn't move!! Lol

@b-52

Lol well I've lost 1 pOund since 11/10/2011. It's ok though, just like our inspirational buddy above said we need to focus on eating right, getting enough exercise & being happy. Eventually the scale will move in the right direction.

[Army's girl 4]

Oops sorry my reply above is for coco bean NOT Joel :0

[Army's girl 4]

Oops sorry my reply above is for coco bean NOT Joel :0