Band life... Serious questions...

[rcaruthie 19]

I am the exact same...I am at 10 1/2 cc in a 14...have had 11 fills but my surgery was 0ct 22' date=' 2012 ...so almost a year...it has been a long wait for this band to start helping a bit...I am at about 48 lbs loss and it had been almost a year...very discouraging to say the least...especially when I see what Mis 73 (hehe) has been able to accomplish along with hundreds of others who have lost 30 to 40 lbs in their first month. I knew it would be a slow and difficult process but I didnt think it would be this slow. I will stay the course as it is better than where I was a year ago <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

By the way...am just starting to feel a bit from my last fill so maybe HOPE on the horizon....FINGERS CROSSED <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Thank you PJ for your honesty and understanding!

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I am the exact same...I am at 10 1/2 cc in a 14...have had 11 fills but my surgery was 0ct 22, 2012 ...so almost a year...it has been a long wait for this band to start helping a bit...I am at about 48 lbs loss and it had been almost a year...very discouraging to say the least...especially when I see what Mis 73 (hehe) has been able to accomplish along with hundreds of others who have lost 30 to 40 lbs in their first month. I knew it would be a slow and difficult process but I didnt think it would be this slow. I will stay the course as it is better than where I was a year ago

By the way...am just starting to feel a bit from my last fill so maybe HOPE on the horizon....FINGERS CROSSED

There is a reason I have this in my signature line "Comparison is the thief of joy". Don't ever feel discouraged or compare yourself to others. You are a unique individual and you will take a journey that is perfect for YOU.

You also need to realize I'm a horrible person to compare to anyway. I was 421 pounds when I started. Weight comes off so much faster when you have a ton to lose. Now that I'm down to 193 pounds? I'm lucky if I lose 4-8 pounds a month. It comes off so much slower the lower down the scale you go.

Just "do you" and be thrilled with the weight loss you've had

[PJ Geeser 108]

There is a reason I have this in my signature line "Comparison is the thief of joy". Don't ever feel discouraged or compare yourself to others. You are a unique individual and you will take a journey that is perfect for YOU.

You also need to realize I'm a horrible person to compare to anyway. I was 421 pounds when I started. Weight comes off so much faster when you have a ton to lose. Now that I'm down to 193 pounds? I'm lucky if I lose 4-8 pounds a month. It comes off so much slower the lower down the scale you go.

Just "do you" and be thrilled with the weight loss you've had

I would be thrilled with a 4 - 8 lb loss...I can only manage maybe 1-2...well...honestly...I stayed the exact same weight for 5 months...talk about discouraging..then its been only 1 or 2 for the entire month...yikes...that is really just awful for dieting...following it closely and eating healthy. I do know not to compare but it is hard not to when others are all posting how much they have lost already in those first few months. I really try not to but sometimes I just have to quit reading the forums as i get depressed seeing others losses.

Its all good though...they tell me they will get me there so I have put my trust in them and wait. Damn is this hard on your own for that long though but pleased I have done what I have accomplished without help/much help yet

[rcaruthie 19]

I would be thrilled with a 4 - 8 lb loss...I can only manage maybe 1-2...well...honestly...I stayed the exact same weight for 5 months...talk about discouraging..then its been only 1 or 2 for the entire month...yikes...that is really just awful for dieting...following it closely and eating healthy. I do know not to compare but it is hard not to when others are all posting how much they have lost already in those first few months. I really try not to but sometimes I just have to quit reading the forums as i get depressed seeing others losses.

Its all good though...they tell me they will get me there so I have put my trust in them and wait. Damn is this hard on your own for that long though but pleased I have done what I have accomplished without help/much help yet

OMG PJ... That is me! I lost the first 40 in the first two months!!! I have stayed the same since! I feel like my body likes this weight... It's what I would get down to before but then right back up! Lets be diligent together and help each other! We can do this and be those success stories too!!!

[PJ Geeser 108]

OMG PJ... That is me! I lost the first 40 in the first two months!!! I have stayed the same since! I feel like my body likes this weight... It's what I would get down to before but then right back up! Lets be diligent together and help each other! We can do this and be those success stories too!!!

Sounds like a plan....keep in touch

Are you really sure you needed surgery...I mean you dont even look heavy at all in your pic???

Ummm...thats why I have a "fall painted bale" as my photo...it looks much better than I ever will ....LOL

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We all slow down at one point or another. Do you know how much I've lost in the last 2 months? 2 pounds. That's it. I've watched the scale bounce up and down a pound for weeks without a solid loss. I'm still sticking to 1000-1200 calories a day and I walk 2 miles a day. I'm not doing anything different than I was a year ago- yet now I have to fight like mad for every pound I lose.

But honestly? I'm totally ok with that! I think of it like this: I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing so I know the weight WILL eventually come off. If it only comes off a pound a month from now on? I'm totally cool with that because that's still a pound less than I would've been.

I know it can get frustrating but try to see the glass as half full, not half empty

[Frederic 500]

As another person who started above 400lbs I would also say you should be pretty happy with 40lbs in 32 weeks.

Another thing to remember is if the weight comes off too fast your skin won't have time to adjust then you just replace one possible body image issue with another.

[rcaruthie 19]

We all slow down at one point or another. Do you know how much I've lost in the last 2 months? 2 pounds. That's it. I've watched the scale bounce up and down a pound for weeks without a solid loss. I'm still sticking to 1000-1200 calories a day and I walk 2 miles a day. I'm not doing anything different than I was a year ago- yet now I have to fight like mad for every pound I lose.

But honestly? I'm totally ok with that! I think of it like this: I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing so I know the weight WILL eventually come off. If it only comes off a pound a month from now on? I'm totally cool with that because that's still a pound less than I would've been.

I know it can get frustrating but try to see the glass as half full' date=' not half empty <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Mis I don't use this site often. I don't know how to see your profile!? How much have you lost so far? You are doing awesome and I agree I love my glass half full and prefer to live that way! But sometimes discussing how discouraged you can be just helps! We all feel it at some point!

[rcaruthie 19]

Sounds like a plan....keep in touch <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Are you really sure you needed surgery...I mean you dont even look heavy at all in your pic???

Ummm...thats why I have a "fall painted bale" as my photo...it looks much better than I ever will ....LOL <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

It's a good angle LOL and after I lost 40lbs! It's not a full profile tho! I am 5'8 ish and have quite a bit more to go! we will get there!!!

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Mis I don't use this site often. I don't know how to see your profile!? How much have you lost so far? You are doing awesome and I agree I love my glass half full and prefer to live that way! But sometimes discussing how discouraged you can be just helps! We all feel it at some point!

I've lost 228 pounds in about 20 months. I know, it sounds really fast, but when you start with so much to lose it comes off a lot faster in the beginning.

Now I'm losing at a snail's pace like everyone else lol.

[rcaruthie 19]

I've lost 228 pounds in about 20 months. I know' date=' it sounds really fast, but when you start with so much to lose it comes off a lot faster in the beginning.

Now I'm losing at a snail's pace like everyone else lol.[/quote']

Holy smokes that awesome!!! LOL well cheers to your progress very happy for you! I will get there too!!!