Not Losing Any Weight On Lapband Starting To Feel Discouraged

[whitemountainmagic 0]

Yolanda~~

Here is a few things that worked for me. I was also very discouraged because like you my greatest loss was during the pre op diet. So try to do a pretty high protien diet, really cut back the carbs. Secondly make sure you are looking at your caloric intake..writing down etc. For me, I couldn't do more than 1200 cal a day. Remember this band is only a tool, you still have to do the other "smart eating" stuff to make it work.

Good Luck

Tonja

[2muchfun 8,927]

MrsPopeye,

It does get better but usually it will take a few fills to get to that point. FYI-"It's just another diet until you get restriction"! You are pretty much on your own during this period but try looking for those foods that fill or satisfy your hunger. For me it's been salmon and some other fish. Hamburger seems to go down and satiates well too. I love meatloaf and that works.

And yes, be happy, you're much closer to turning the corner on your journey than you were before surgery.

tmf

[Lose100 178]

Slow but steady!

[AXA 19]

I only lose on the lapband with strict dieting. I didn't think I'd have to. The difference is that I can stick to the diet a little better and when I fall off the wagon, I can't do too much damage. As you've read in all these posts, we are all different. I really thought my experience would be just like those people who's weight just "fell off" or who found that magical green zone. Nope, no such luck. Just keep trying new things and read all the advice people give you. Something is bound to work eventually.

[Sojourner 2,446]

Though every doctor seems to have a slightly different set of guidelines to follow. it was stressed to me the importance of measuring everything you eat...not by weight, but by volume, after it is cooked.

Each meal is supposed to have 3 oz of Protein and 2 oz of carb. Carbs are also appetite stimulants, so they need to be chosen wisely. I was advised to stay away from processed foods as much as I could, and to avoid all foods which have any form of sugar added to them.

[the lapband and I 2]

Wow I feel the same way. I was banded oct. 2011. i didnt lose any thing until march. And that was only 5lbs. Now I am at 17 lbs. But it is a long slow ride. It has been 7 months. The weight just started to come off in the last month or so. My dr didnt do my first fill for 2 months and then it was only .2 cc's. My band holds 10cc's. Stay strong it will start to come off. Eat slow and small. Exercise as much as you can. I did not exercise much at first. I just did not have it in me. For 2 weeks i have exercised every day just a little but i see it working.

[Ms. Jess 1]

I was banded in April and am having the same problem...I excercise every day and I am only eating 1 meal a day with slim fast for the other 2 and am only down 24 lbs total since April....and it goes up and down every day! so frustrated...

[2muchfun 8,927]

I was banded in April and am having the same problem...I excercise every day and I am only eating 1 meal a day with slim fast for the other 2 and am only down 24 lbs total since April....and it goes up and down every day! so frustrated...

You need to speak to your nutritionist? Slimfast is not a lapband food. It's a slider food. You should be consuming lapband friendly foods. See your doctor and his/her dietician. With the lapband there's no reason to be dieting with traditional methods. You should be eating foods that fill you up and you should be satisfied with your food choices. Drinking your meals is not recommended.

24 lbs in 2.5 months is incredible? What are you expecting? I see these posts daily and it really confounds me as to why bandsters would expect to lose more than humanly possible? You're losing more than 8 lbs a month and that is more than anyone could ever ask for. You should also be aware that from here on out, that will probably slow down to 3-6 lbs per month. It's just not possible to lose more than 8 lbs of fat a month unless you always consume 800 calories and workout 1-2 hours a day. Even then it would only be 8-10 of fat.

You are doing incredible and maybe you should lower your expectations. Keep reading this forum and you will see that most of us only lose 2-6 lbs per month when we behave as we're supposed to behave with our bands.

tmf

[cfurrey 53]

MY MOM WENT TRU THIS IN THE BEGING AND HER DR TOLD HER THAT SINCE SHE WAS EXERCISING SO MUCH THAT WEIGHT LOSS WASNT GONNA BE FAST BECASUE YOUR BUILDING UP YOUR MUSCLES AND MUSCLES WEIGHTS MORE THAN FAT. SO AS YOUR STRENGTHING YOU ARE LOSING WEIGHT BUT GAINING IT BACK IN MUSCLES.. YOU CAN STILL TALK TO YOUR DR BUT THOUGHT ID SHARE THIS ANYWAY... BEST OF LUCK TO YOU....

SORRY ABOUT THE LINES I CANT GET THEM TO GO AWAY