Just need encouragement

tmarie · March 7, 2005

Hello:

Well, its been since Nov since my surgery. I'm doing ok but now since I a few months out I'm starting to get concerned. I been working out 4 times a week and in the last 3 week have been working with a trainer. I have been doing at least 45 minutes of cardio and 1/2 hour of weight training. I'm not really seeing a difference. I went and bought a new top but I'm still wareing a 2x thats what I started with before surgery. My pants size did go down but only 2 sizes from a 22 to size 18. I'm worried when I go back to the doctor that he will think I'm not working hard enough and eating to much. But, beleive me I am working so hard and my calories are way down. Will I start seeing a difference soon? Any advice. Thanks

Penni60 · March 7, 2005

marie: Did you take pre surgery measurements? And HELLO down two pant sizes is a difference. AT this point I would bet your body is repositioning and getting comfortable with it's size. I have gone through the same thing. I didn't see a weight loss but when I took my measurements I noticed since surgery I have lost 31.5 inches all over. WHOO HOO!! I would bet you are gaining muscle and will shortly start to see a drop in the scales. Some are just slow losers. Don't always use the scale to gauge your successes. Think of where you were presurgery and think of where you are now. What can you do now that you would never have been able to do persurgery?

You are doing it girl. Keep it up.

Hello:
Well, its been since Nov since my surgery. I'm doing ok but now since I a few months out I'm starting to get concerned. I been working out 4 times a week and in the last 3 week have been working with a trainer. I have been doing at least 45 minutes of cardio and 1/2 hour of weight training. I'm not really seeing a difference. I went and bought a new top but I'm still wareing a 2x thats what I started with before surgery. My pants size did go down but only 2 sizes from a 22 to size 18. I'm worried when I go back to the doctor that he will think I'm not working hard enough and eating to much. But, beleive me I am working so hard and my calories are way down. Will I start seeing a difference soon? Any advice. Thanks

New Hope · March 7, 2005

Marie, sounds like you are developing muscle and losing fat. And 2 pant sizes, excellent! What was your beginning weight and height? How much weight have you lost? You may just have less "fat" to lose than most of us do.

La_madam · March 7, 2005

Mrie, I have been struggling with thesame issue. I lost 78 lbs with my band before I really started exercising, I joined a gym Feb 1st and have only lost 3 lbs since joining. I was working out 4-5 times a week and not seeing a difference, so I cut it back to 2-3 days a week and the scale is moving ever so slightly, but I am noticing a difference in my clothes sizes. I went form a 16 to a 12 very quickly, was not in 14's very long. It will happen, it is funny how our bodies work, more people have been noticing my weght loss now in the last week then before , it is because my body is shaping. Don't get discouraged, they say muscle weighs more then fat so maybe you are building more muscle, I started off with weights and cardio and was stuck but since have only been doing cardio and like I said the scale is moving agai nslowly. We can not let thescale dictate to us or discourage us, think off all of the non scale victories you have had since banding. Could it be you are not eating enough, when I do not eat 1200 -1400 calories a day my body shuts down and goes into starvation mode and every morsel of food I put in thereafter is stored . Hang in there you wil lstart to see a difference, DO NOT GIVE UP!!!

HarleyNana · March 7, 2005

Tmarie, it's bound to be muscle and like everyone says, muscle weights more, not only that, it boosts your metab. Like Michelle said, you may not be eating enough, then your body holds onto anything it can use for energy. You're doing great I'm sure.

SPJones · March 7, 2005

Marie,

I had some of the same issues. But my biggest question to you is how do your feel? sometimes it is hard for us to see our selfs as anything other than what we were. Having a lab-band provides steady weight loss. Just hold on you will be very pleased with your results.