Wait! Whats Up With My Weight?!

[Char1020 1]

Hello, does anyone else feel like they aren't losing as much as they think they should be? I am now in my solids phase and I exercise too but I've only lost 27 lbs since the end of nov and I was banded jan 11th. Idk am I being paranoid? I feel like it should be more. In my first two weeks I lost 10 and was depressed about it! Maybe its just me...but how have you all felt? Any suggestions?

[Hopeful to be full 11]

i know how you feel. i was banded at the end of november. i have lost about 25 lbs so far. however the majority of this weight was lost the week before and the week after surgery. i have had one fill (which was 1cc)so far. I am frustrated. I have another fill scheduled for tues. so hopefully i will get some restriction. i dunno somedays i'm like "why did i do this" but i have to remind myself that "I AM losing weight" (even if it doesn't feel like it, it's a mindset). And i remind myself that until i got the surgery my weight was going the other way up and up and up. so the weight i have lost is an improvement nonetheless. I wish you much luck on your journey! Just try to remember you're not alone, there are others, like me, that lose slowly. we are out there, you just might not here from us as much because we feel sad or disappointed with our progress and don't want to share. you tend to here more from the people that drop like crazy. anyways best of luck

[Cazzy 725]

Firstly you are in the zone of bandster hell.. u have a relatively normal appetite and not much restriction. I am surprised that you werent told that until u reach your full restriction the weight might well be slow in coming off. The only way u can really lose weight whilst in this zone is to, in a sense, diet.. which in reality means you have to burn more calories than u are eating .. you have to maintain your Water input and Proteins and look for foods that give a full feeling for longer and try not to go back to old eating habits. If you are hungry then look to a few more Snacks of low calorie high Protein ones or something like sugar free Jello or sugar free sweets. I am lucky that i continued to lose weight throughout this process but i know it is unusual for some for this to happen. I did however stick with 1000 calories a day and exercise my rear end off ... the band really only started to take full effect around my 5 th fill which was 5 months post op. Just dont get discouraged and give up on things, in banster terms u both are still are some way off getting the full effects .. give it time and patience and do what you know u need to and the weight will eventually come off .....

Would you not have put weight on over these last couple of months if you didnt have the band fitted, especially with christmas ...

[brenda62 47]

Cazzy is right. I finally hit the green zone last week with my .02 fill! I am at my goal but could stand to lose 20 more and may do it! I stuck to 800 cals a day till I hit 100 pounds loss then increased it over time to 1200. I also have exercised since one week after surgery and do change what I do to keep my body guessing. The lap band journey is not an easy one and it does take a lot of self control and self discipline to get where you want to be. Good luck

[Hopeful to be full 11]

Cazzy is right. I finally hit the green zone last week with my .02 fill! I am at my goal but could stand to lose 20 more and may do it! I stuck to 800 cals a day till I hit 100 pounds loss then increased it over time to 1200. I also have exercised since one week after surgery and do change what I do to keep my body guessing. The lap band journey is not an easy one and it does take a lot of self control and self discipline to get where you want to be. Good luck

good advice. wow i can't believe you survived on 800 calories a day! that's impressive, very impressive! right now i always feel hungry so i can't imagine doing that without going crazy! i guess i just don't have the selfcontrol u do. i guess i will have to revaluate my plan and try harder