I"m Stuck

Ryanband07 · April 14, 2007

Hi Y'all

I've been banded since 1/24/07 I've lost 36lbs. I've had 2 fills one on 2/26 and the other yesterday. For the past 2 weeks the scale has been stuck on the same weight. Everyday I weigh myself and it's the same 3lbs I'm not eating over 900 calories a day. the doc only put .6cc in my band yesterday so now I have a total of 1.8cc in my 4cc band and I can't feel any difference. I'm still hungry. How soon can you go back for another fill? And any advice on how to get the scale moving. The obvious answer would be exercise :speechles which I'm still not a huge fan of but, i am working on it. Also is it possible that my fill did nothing? Or is it in my head?

sjbintx · April 14, 2007

if you are working out you might be building muscle. If you are still hungry call you doctor. Maybe he will give you another fill or more next time.

bosteph · April 14, 2007

You may need to eat more - 900 calories is not very much. I see a nutrionist/trainer twice per week and he recommends that everyone needs at least 1200 calories per day.

It is possible that you are in "starvation" mode. Boosting your calories will probably help.

Your hunger might be mental. "Head" hunger has been very difficult for me.

Honestly though, at some point, you will have to resort to the dreaded exercise.:faint:

angelnurse · April 14, 2007

Are you getting enough Fluid? You need a bare minimum of 48 oz/day for metabolic function but should get even more. Also, if you don't get enough to eat, your body goes into starvation mode and will hang onto the fat and burn off the lean body mass (muscle). I wouldn't go below 1200 cal/day myself. Are you getting enough Protein? For females that is 80 grams/day and for males it's 100 grams/day.

juliegeraci · April 14, 2007

Ryan, it is very likely that the fill did nothing. It took me 5 fills to get to my sweet spot. I don't have a 4cc band but from what I have read on the posts most restriction comes between 2 and 3ccs. I would call your doctor and schedule another fill. My doctor makes you wait 2 weeks. As far as your calories go you are eating like a bandster. I'm surprised you aren't losing at least 1 lb a week. I plateaued at 1k calories for 2 weeks. I bumped up the exercise this week to 20 min on my treadmill 3 x plus some ab work and I lost 3 lbs. You can do this! Julie