this isnt working for me !

noahsmomm · July 29, 2008

Me too - banded June 27th and can eat a whole pizza if I wanted to - lost 12 pounds at first - now I have gained back 5. Feeling discouraged - stupid - plus I told EVERYBODY about eh surgery and they look at me and think "Didn't she have weight loss surgery? Why is she still so damn fat??" I get a fill on Thursday and expecting that it probably won't do much - this is such a long, drawn out process. My friend at work had it done last year - went through all the same stuff with no restriction and not exercising and feeling like it was a waste of time - losing very little - and now - a year later - she is down 75 pounds. It just all sort of happened - she thought it wasn't happening and a year later - she is in a size 12 and she struggled so much that she didn't really notice that it WAS working. If she hadn't had the band - she would probably be UP 25 pounds by now. At first it was like nothing was happening -but now here she is - all thin! It all adds up - just keep doing it!

FeliciaLevy75 · July 30, 2008

Remember, too, that the band is only a tool. Watch your calories, eat healthier (not just less), move around, and don't rely on the restriction to do it *all* for you. Easier said than done for some, I know, but recognizing what you should eat versus what you can eat will help you moving forward.

Know your portion sizes; waiting until you feel full is too late... Depending on how fast you eat, even feeling satisfied can be too late.

You can do this.

tricia-j · July 31, 2008

I'm there with you guys. But I got my 2nd fill today--and much to my surprise I was down 12 lbs. since my first one. But I was feeling like such a failure before because I knew I was eating too much and stuff I shouldn't have. But I'm just going to press on till I get to the sweet spot.