Frustrated

[AsH26 1]

I had my band out in sept 1. However I'm still not in the free zone. I have had 3 fills. I have not lost much at all. Please tell me this is normal until I find my green zone. Which I hope it soon. Loosing fair in the band. I have 5.5cc in my band currently.

Thanks everyone

[AsH26 1]

Banded in sept. Not out

[2muchfun 8,927]

I lost 12 lbs the first month. Then maintained that weight loss through 3 fills and 4 months before I started to feel enough restriction to realize some satiety and leave "Bandster Hell". It took about 7 months and 6 fills to get to the green zone. From what I've read, I'm normal. Some do find it in the first few months and others it takes a year or more.

Paying attention to satiety signals is very important. It's not like a bell rings or any obvious signal. It's like a little bird in a forest and you must look for it. That's how it works for me and some others I've read about.

[terrydumont46 1,954]

I am 9 mos out and just now am in the green zone, and still adjusting to the restriction. even while waiting until I got to the green zone I continued to lose wt. not as much as I would have liked but I still lost. and the inches really came off. the part about listening to your band is so true. just the other day my husband and I had a really busy day and elected to go to arby's for a sandwich. my used to be most favorite sandwich ever. well we were driving while eating I had only 2 bites of the sandwich when my brain just said don't take another bite. I had to reassure my husband first that I wasn't stuck just something telling me no more. that is the silent signal that to many ignore. I was satisfied with those two bites until dinner. it's hard when there is a perfectly great dinner or lunch before you and its healthy and portioned correctly but your brain and band has other ideas. it is hard to leave a plate full of food.

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Well first of all you haven't given enough information to help you. What are you eating, which I suspect is the problem and what do you think restriction means. Restrictions does not stop you from eating it is only there to keep you from being hungry three to four hours.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

some people who are larger can lose faster than those who are not as large...so do not let that get you down.....if you are losing inches, you are losing no matter what the blasted scale says or does not say......are you eating more calories than you are burning off? if so, you will not lose no matter what WLS one has......hang in there okay..