two months out and not losing!

[fluffbgone 0]

I'm two months post surgery and getting frustrated. i had my first fill last week recieved 2cc in my 10 cc band. i have not seen the scale move at all in the last few weeks. i need help and some suggestions.

[boos02 0]

It is frustrating isn't it. I'm the same way. The scale isn't moving much. However, I have to say it's all me. Are you watching what you eat and exercising? I'm not doing a great job at it so I know that's why my success has been slowed.

We need to remember that the band is only a tool. We still need to do the work!

[fluffbgone 0]

i've been pretty good. i work out every other day. i eat a ton of Protein. i guess i just need to strap down some more. maybe another fill and i will see some results.

[marthie66 1]

Hey, just had my first fill yesterday and when they weighed me I weighed the same as I did a week after surgery. I lost 11 pounds that first week and that was it! People kept asking me how much I had lost and telling me how great I looked! Well, where I had my surgery we get three free months at the gym at the hospital and we get our own personal trainer~~~~so, I also saw her yesterday and I may not have lost any more weight but I had lost 17.5 inches, so sometimes the results are not on the scales! Yeah, I want to see the scale move too but I am happy knowing that the inches are dropping!

[fluffbgone 0]

i hear you on that. i have people at work and everywhere i go telling me i look so much smaller. i feel it on in my clothes. i can get into alot of things i haven't been able to in a while. i think i just want to see the scale go below 200 and then i will be able to take it as slow as it needs to be. any meal idea anyone?

[Brandy~ 2]

Theres many bumps along the road. I just made a post about my weight loss on the april avengers because I am doing EVERYTHING right and I have hit a plateau... That is just the way it goes. If for some reason you're not following all the bandster rules I would go back to following them and I bet in a few days you will see a difference.

It's very easy to get wrapped up with the numbers and I am the first to admit I am one of them. I have even considered donating my scale so I will stop standing on it! I am 4 months post op and have lost 48 pounds and hit a wall. I have perfect restriction but not an ounce of change on the scale.< /p>

Trust me it will come and when we plateau we just have to vent then work through it and keep up with all the bandster rules.

You have only had 1 fill so I am sure that is a huge part of it. Most people take 3+ fills before they get it right. You're doing great just keep up the good work and get a 2nd fill. I am sure it will start coming off.

[smsmithart 4]

Yes go get another fill it will make a huge difference...it took me 3 months to lose 10lbs because I got really sick and kept putting off getting filled...

[WOWOX7 0]

HI,

I just wanted to add my thoughts. The first few months were so hard for me, I barely saw the scales move and was soooo freaken hungry. Until you get good restriction, I think this is normal. "Wish I had Known".

I stayed with the Band rules, only allowed my self to eat a certain amount. I did not eat any starches... noneeeeeeee. I focused on my Protein and veggies. I ate alot of fish, tuna, canned chicken. Also depended on Cottage cheese, egg salad. Just keep it up. IT WILL HAPPEN.

I just really wish I had measured from the begining. I think that would have helped me when the scale was sitting still.

Good luck and keep with the Band Rules.

Lois

[MSG's_SGM 0]

I had to have an unfill back about a month ago (6 weeks after surgery). I just received my fill today (only 4.5). I look around and see others losing so much that I can understand how you guys can get disappointed. I hope you just remember that you are making progress, ESPECIALLY when others are noticing it. Keep up the good work.