Banded For 5 Years! Haven't Reached My Ideal Weight Yet!infact Gained! Most Of It My Own Doing...but Please Help!

[Lovingit 3]

Hi All

I have been banded since September 2007. I weighed 235 pounds. Now almost 5 years later I am 194. I lost around 50 pounds in first 6 months. But after that try what I may the weight wouldnt budge. So I lost motivation. Only plus side was that I was eating healthy and trying to exercise regularly. I did maintain the weight for about 4 years but last year due to major life changes(change of country,job etc) I have put on around 15 pounds. I have found now another doctor to give me a fill and monitor my weight loss. I feel like a newly banded person now. Have lost 2 pounds in 5 days since being filled again.

During barium swallow and all, it was discovered that by trying to push down food and drinking so much Water with my meals I have actually dilated my food pipe. :-( I repent my lack of self control. I want this post to be a message to anybody whose weightloss has plateaued to NOT GIVE UP. DONT GO BACK TO OUR SAME UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS. OR YOU WOULD END UP WITH TWO STOMACHS LIKE ME!

Would appreciate all support...

[Lovingit 3]

[dee257 1,516]

Sorry for your life challanges Lovingit....but your BACK and I think thats great....

Im sure its going to be hard motivating back in but you can do it...and were all here cheering for you....Dee

[Lovingit 3]

Thank you so much for taking the time out to reply! I will be regular here now and keep posting about my progress!

[shortishelli 14]

Good luck! You obviously know what works and what doesn't, so you'll do just fine in getting to your goal!

[Savannah26 26]

Thanks for the tip - we need to learn from others experiences. I am loosing only about 5 lbs. a month (banded Jan 31, 2012). I lost more the month before surgery - 15 lbs. Trying so hard to stay motivated - I just want to lose 2 lbs. per week!!

[BJLS 0]

I was banded in January 2011 and am now back to my pre-banding weight. Needless to say, I am discouraged. I don't have any allergy problems or anything like that - I just can't seem to lose the weight. I am going to have my fill level checked this week and maybe that has something to do with it. I do have some vomiting from time to time - so I don't think that I have too much fill.

I really sympathize with all of you who are discouraged. I have taken up walking and given up alcohol and red meat but am at a loss as to what else to do to speed up the process.

[healthy and happy 64]

So what does the doc say about stretching your pouch? Will it ever go back if you start eating small amounts again>>>

[judych 225]

Hi All

I have been banded since September 2007. I weighed 235 pounds. Now almost 5 years later I am 194. I lost around 50 pounds in first 6 months. But after that try what I may the weight wouldnt budge. So I lost motivation. Only plus side was that I was eating healthy and trying to exercise regularly. I did maintain the weight for about 4 years but last year due to major life changes(change of country,job etc) I have put on around 15 pounds. I have found now another doctor to give me a fill and monitor my weight loss. I feel like a newly banded person now. Have lost 2 pounds in 5 days since being filled again.

During barium swallow and all, it was discovered that by trying to push down food and drinking so much Water with my meals I have actually dilated my food pipe. :-( I repent my lack of self control. I want this post to be a message to anybody whose weightloss has plateaued to NOT GIVE UP. DONT GO BACK TO OUR SAME UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS. OR YOU WOULD END UP WITH TWO STOMACHS LIKE ME!

Would appreciate all support...

oh my goodness... thank you for sharing this. a timely warning for us all.

[Lovingit 3]

I was banded in January 2011 and am now back to my pre-banding weight. Needless to say, I am discouraged. I don't have any allergy problems or anything like that - I just can't seem to lose the weight. I am going to have my fill level checked this week and maybe that has something to do with it. I do have some vomiting from time to time - so I don't think that I have too much fill.

I really sympathize with all of you who are discouraged. I have taken up walking and given up alcohol and red meat but am at a loss as to what else to do to speed up the process.

Hi dear,

it is hard to find that perfect fill volume once you do that it becomes better...its taken me 5 years to find that... but I know others are luckier they have lost all their excess weight in less than a year. In past 10 days I have lost 5 pounds. things I am doing differently now are,

1- No Water 30 mins before or after meals. NO WATER OR ANY liquid WITH THE MEAL.

2- alcohol consumption stopped. i will have it only on special occasions now.

3-I walk everyday for 30 mins.

Try this. See if it helps.

Keep us posted.

[Lovingit 3]

Thanks for the tip - we need to learn from others experiences. I am loosing only about 5 lbs. a month (banded Jan 31, 2012). I lost more the month before surgery - 15 lbs. Trying so hard to stay motivated - I just want to lose 2 lbs. per week!!

Please dont lose the motivation it happened to me, so I have been there. Every little gram sorry ounce counts. Do not forget to pat yourself for every little victory!

[Lovingit 3]

oh my goodness... thank you for sharing this. a timely warning for us all.

Yes Judych and Happy Healthy,

Good news is that my esophagal expansion is not that much....it is there...but not scary like other pics he showed me in which people had expanded theirs to a new stomach size! He says human body is very adapting...and if i behave well it could return to normal. He has given me 3 months after that I go for an Endoscopy to figure out if any difference has been made.

Take care everyone! Dont lose motivation....