I Am Having Such A Hard Time Now.

[KimJ384 46]

I'm sick of trying and trying and getting no results. Makes me want to give up! I always do really good losing weight the first 2 weeks after my fill, I lose about 5-7 pounds after each fill then it stops until I get another fill! I am 20 pounds from my goal an I can't get there! I hate feeling full as weird as that sounds because I feel like I'm going to gain weight if im full. I think I am overly obsessed and it's really driving my crazy. I was on a 4 months plateua from feb to beginning of June when I got my fill and I went from 186.0 to 180.0 and I can't get past these few pounds they fluctuate between 182-179! 2 weeks after my fill I got TOM and have been having trouble since then. I'm just getting worn out. Any advice?

[JustDoIt130 369]

You won't like this advice- but it is- Keep moving forward. (that's from the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons, one of my favorites).

You've heard it before - it's a marathon, not a sprint. Keep on doing what you've been doing. Are you logging your food? Consistent with exercise? Maybe try to shake up your workouts by doing something different, or up your calories one day every 2 weeks just a couple hundred calories to shake up your metabolism.

You have lost a lot of weight- remember it gets harder as you get thinner- and you will do it!!!!

[Cazzy 725]

You dont mention what exercise you are doing, i can totally and probably many here can , empathise with those last few stubborn lbs that just wont shift. I had to increase my exercise by at least half again in order to get rid of the last 25 lbs, it slowed down to around a 1lb a week sometimes 2 lbs but never the 3lbs a week i was used to. Change something small, do more strength training, just make sure u are burning more calories than u are eating.. try reducing carbs a little, increase Protein, etc, increase daily intake by a 100 calories ... change something little and dont give up, just see it as a problem that needs solving and that isnt going to beat u, .. it will eventually come off if u are determined enough ... small changes can lead to small differences and that has helped me throughout this

[kll724 3,055]

I agree with the other ladies, the last few lbs are the hardest. When you have a lot of weight to loose, the lbs seem to fall off magically. But as your goal gets closer, it is harder to loose. And by the way, I find maintenance tedious! My surgeon refuses to give me any further fills, as with a barium swallow, he can tell that I can not tolerate a fill over 5 cc. It makes me jealous of other who can get 7,8 or 9 in a 10 cc band. But, anyway, I have had to lower my calorie count to around 1100 a day to loose and 1400 to stay the same. You might need to do the same. Good luck, Karen

[2muchfun 8,927]

Go to your nutritionist. She/he should be able to pin down your plateau problem. That's their job.

tmf

[TKW 501]

Strength Training.

[Sunshyne068 97]

have you tried the "5 day pouch test" to break your plateau? (google it or search on the forums) also what about exercise? change up your current routine ... or add an extra 20-30 mins to what youre doing twice a week and see if that helps. maybe up your calories for 2 days then drop them back down and see if that shocks your body into dropping some pounds.

You look great from you avatar pic though ... great job so far!

[KimJ384 46]

Thank you all for you response! I guess that is the answer! More and different exercises! Its so dang hot to do anything outside around here in texas and the only time I have to get to the gym is after work at night around 1030 so I guess I will have to start going again and more often! It was so much easier when I didn't have to exercise as much lol but I know it doesn't work that way! Grrr! I love the way I look but I hate that the scale doesn't say what I want it to! Does this make sense? Anyway I am going to up my gym work outs and I will go from there! I really do appreciate everyone taking the time to reply!

[honk 780]

My doctor says at least 30 minutes 7 days a week.

[bigenuff 302]

Id like to hear more about your journey ! When were u banded? What was ut starting weight? How long did ut take u to get to the weight u r?what had been ur eating and exercise routine so far?

Your pic looks AWESOME ! I agree to shake it up a bit switch ur exercise and/ or diet up.try the 5 day pouch test.