Incredibly discouraged

[lifechange82 0]

Hey everyone- It has been awhile since I have posted. I had my Lapband surgery 3 1/2 months ago, and I have lost 20 lbs. I was hoping at this point for it to be more. For awhile it was coming off steady, but now I seem to be at a standstill. I still seem to have a really good fill, so I don't know what the problem is... Any advice?

[smsmithart 4]

im at 21lbs i had surgery in feb 08

i think its just slower for some it does help if u work out ...

i was stuck at 15 lbs forever til i started working out

[smsmithart 4]

i think im gonna get a fill this week AND SEE IF THAT HELPS

[MerryHearted 20]

How long have you been plateaued? It's not uncommon to stay the same for a couple weeks after losing a good-sized chunk of weight.

Otherwise, my recommendation is to track your food for a week and see what your actual caloric intake is. I find TheDailyPlate.com to work great for this sort of tracking. It means being more aware of serving sizes as well as hidden calories. I find, for example, that Condiments can add up pretty fast: salad dressing, BBQ Sauce, butter, parmesan cheese, etc. even if it feels like you aren't using a lot.

And then, as suggested, are you exercising at all? 5 minutes of walking is better than 0 minutes -- got to start somewhere!

[jewels41 0]

I know that you are doing fantastic!! and with lap band you only lose 1 to 2 lbs a week. And from what I undertand it takes time , you have to heal and you have just started to do that.. dont be discouraged it will come off..

Julie

[aubrie 6]

3 month plateau here..... I'm so disgusted I want to cry. I exercise, make excellent food choices. The scale won't budge. I even had a fill and even that hasn't helped.

[Guest Leslie2Lose]

I just got off of a two month plateau. It is SO frustrating! I ended up getting a fill because I could eat ANYTHING - and then an unfill because I was to tight. I was literally on liquids and mushies when I was too tight - everything came back on me.

Since my unfill I'm slowly losing again. It's like my body had to get a kick in the rump to remind me I wasn't starving to death. I really don't think I was eating enough. I too track my foods on thedailyplate, Love it! Some days it was hard to get in 900 calories. I had to eat more calories and get the Proteins first.

[ArcherGrl 6]

2 month plateau for me!

I am getting extremely frustrated and discouraged. Made am appoitment for a fill next week and just started the 5 day pouch test. I went over EVERY single thing in my food diary and DID find too many calories in stupid places (coffee Creamer = 160/day!) and have sice cut those out. Oh Yeah...back to the gym for me!!!

I WILL BREAK THIS PLATEAU!!