Lap Band Hell

[rosiered 0]

I had surgery 9 months ago and was on a steady weight loss road. I always lost at least a pound a week ....until about 1 month ago. I can't lose an ounce. I have not changed my eating habits and have been totally discipined about walking and getting on the treadmill. It seems like no matter what I do I am not losing. How frustrating is this.......awhat do I do now?????????? I'm sure there's been a ton of threads about this but I'm just to frustrated to look....H E L P !!!! :wink2:

[jacole1820 0]

well u might be in ur plateau. try changing ur eating habits a little...different foods and amounts. incorporate a little more exercise. it happens to everyone on any weight loss journey. be patient...it will pass. then, when i hit mine, u can help me through it! :wink2:

also....r u close to goal? i know the closer u get, the harder it's supposed to be and the slower it comes off. good luck hun!

Edited December 12, 2008 by jacole1820
added more as an afterthought

[TracyinKS 7]

You are just in a stall/plateau......... pick ONE thing and change it up... either a different exercise or a different diet...... like if you are doing Low Fat, switch to Low Carb or vice/versa.......

[WannaBSkinnyB 0]

Sounds like you need a fill. As you shrink so does your tummy. I would call your doctor. :rolleyes2:

[MistyD65 1]

I'll chime in with Tracy and Jacole - change something. Up your workout intensity, try a different kind of exercise, make a change in your diet. Perhaps your body has gotten complacent and needs a kickstart.

[HeatherO 7]

A change in routine always gets me going again. Do adifferent exercise . . or eat different varieties of food . . or you can raise or lower your calorie intake.

Your body is stalled, it just needs a little kick start to get it moving.

[sarahp626 0]

U have hit your plateu. U need to change up your workouts. I ordered p90x and it explains that your body get use to what u are doing in your workouts and you need to confuse it by changes your workouts. Google px90 and read up on it. Hope this helps.

[rosiered 0]

Thanks everybody for your input...........this sight and all you wonderful women are the B E S T !!!

I will take all this advice into consideration and try something different and let you know what's happening!!

Thanks again.:rolleyes2:

[Jachut 487]

Try adding intervals to your workout routine - 60 second long bursts of SUPER intense work like sprinting (depending on your level of fitness) where you max out your heart rate, then recover for 2 minutes, then do it again, perhaps five times over, throw in 5 minutes of steady state and then perhaps a couple of intervals where you up the incline to 8 or 9 and pick up the speed a little bit, so its like 3/4 of the intensity of the sprint intervals etc etc. If you do this and get off the treadmill ready to barf (lol) you're probably going to see a sudden drop in your weight.

It even works for those of us on 18 month long plateaus! Its hard to lose any when you're already a healthy weight but this really works for me.

Check out www.cardiocoach.com - MP3 download interval probrams, they're only $14 or so and they really intenstify your cardio and make it fun, tell you what you should be doing etc. And your treadmill probably has some good programs too. Try them out.

Steady state cardio is great for you, fantastic for your health and enjoyable once you become fit. You should continue it. But to keep weight loss really going, you need to add in some harder stuff.