Hello Bandster Hell!!!

[Summerrain 520]

Hi all, starting to get frustrated, I know, I know, what I'm experiencing is normal but still frustrating. Up until last week I'm sure I was in the green zone, hitting satiety on less than a cup of food per meal and not feeling hunger for at least five to six hours. Even going to the supermarjek had me turning my nose up at everything and if i didnt have a list i would have walked out with an empty trolley. I was due for a fill last wednesday bit cancelled it as i felt i didnt need it and i was still dropping decent weight. The last few days ive started to feel hungry on waking and ive kept to the one cup of food or less per meal or upon hitting satiety. Yesterday ii had about six prawns for lunch and some snow peas then i was out all day, walking for over four hours, had a very light dinner as i wasnt so hungry, get on the scales this morning and im up two kilos, i put on weight breathing fresh air? grrr today i feel like going to buy a wicked chocolate mud cake and eating it all!! lol but im not going too, just venting as the amount of food i eat on a daily basis is the equivalent of my night time meal before being banded but yet the scales go up so much overnight. I know it's probably Fluid retention as I do feel a bit bloated today and it will all pan out. It was so good being in the zone for a good week and not having any interest in food. Guess I just have to go in for a bit of a fill next week and hopefully get back into the green zone again. I must say though pre banding the frustration would have me giving up and turning back to my old habits of over eating but not anymore. Sorry for the long most, just venting as I know you will all understand the frustrations of the ups and downs of this journey.

[DesertRose80 137]

Just keep in mind that your body can retain Water and that can show as a gain. Keep doing the fabulous work you're doing. It'll come off. My brother who was banded 3 years ago said that he would have a couple weeks of no weight loss or even a gain of a couple pounds and then all of a sudden he would lose 10 lbs! Just like THAT!

[Summerrain 520]

Just keep in mind that your body can retain Water and that can show as a gain. Keep doing the fabulous work you're doing. It'll come off. My brother who was banded 3 years ago said that he would have a couple weeks of no weight loss or even a gain of a couple pounds and then all of a sudden he would lose 10 lbs! Just like THAT!

You're right desertrose, but with the amount we eat, and with the exercising you'd think the scales would just go down every day even if only a bit. I know some days I don't eat enough and my weight stalls for a few days then I increase my calories and they move again. It just felt so good to be in the right zone with the band for a short time. I'm 8 pounds away from getting under 300 pounds and I want my scales to go downnnn not up even if its Water retention, lol I sound like a two year old having a tantrum!

[DesertRose80 137]

Between a "Summerrain" and a "DesertRose" we are two things that go together!

Keep in good spirits. Just know we ALL go through it. You're not alone. AND you're not the only one who needs to throw a tantrum. I'll look for you the next time I need to throw one!

[ElleG 394]

Hang in there and stay off the scale!!! sometimes it can do more harm than good.