30 day freeze on weight loss

[wintobethin 5]

Has anyone else been stuck at a certain weight for 30 days with no moving on the scale? I was banded on Jan. 16, 09 and have lost 30lbs. but that's it! I have not lost anymore weight for over 4 weeks now. I am going in for another fill this Monday, that will make it 2cc. The surgeon is going VERY slow with the fills. I am just getting a little irritated with the slow weight loss. I do go to the YMCA, but haven't gone in over a week (putting in new flower beds, and yard work are ENOUGH for me at the end of the day)! My future daughter-in-law wants to get married in my backyard by the pond so I have been working my BUTT off digging and planting, but my weight won't budge!!!!!:thumbdown:

Yes, I do drink my water.........

[Jodi_620 37]

You probably do need another fill. You also need to look at how much you are you eating, what you are eating and are you hungry between meals?

That said, my doctor is pretty liberal when it comes to fills, I only have to wait a week to get another fill- I can get a fill whenever I know I need one. But even so, I have had a couple plateaus and one that lasted a month. I was eating and exercising but the scale did not move. BUT when I measured myself I realized I was getting smaller and my clothes were getting looser.

[tracie30 0]

I know exactly what you're talking about. I get frustrated when the scale won't move too.

My advise is to really hold yourself accountable to everything you're putting in your mouth. Get your exercise in (even if that come in the form of yard work) and the results will come.

I am only averaging about 5 pounds per months weight loss and that includes the month I lost 0 pounds. Keep doing the right things and the results will come. If you're anything like me, everytime you step on the scale it should be down atleast a pound...it won't!!!

Good Luck!!

[Makulafamy 55]

Has anyone else been stuck at a certain weight for 30 days with no moving on the scale? I was banded on Jan. 16, 09 and have lost 30lbs. but that's it! I have not lost anymore weight for over 4 weeks now. I am going in for another fill this Monday, that will make it 2cc. The surgeon is going VERY slow with the fills. I am just getting a little irritated with the slow weight loss. I do go to the YMCA, but haven't gone in over a week (putting in new flower beds, and yard work are ENOUGH for me at the end of the day)! My future daughter-in-law wants to get married in my backyard by the pond so I have been working my BUTT off digging and planting, but my weight won't budge!!!!!:thumbdown:

Yes, I do drink my Water.........

I would want to kick the sh&@ out of my scale! But you hardly have anything in your band right now...I would probably want to kick the sh%$ out of my doctor too. I kept calling my doc and going back in until I got my 3rd fill and restriction. I was seeing him almost every week He loves me I am sure.

Right now its basically up to you...(I wish I would have known that I would have to rely on willpower for this portion of the program). Just keep doing everything right, watching what you eat, moving...and get your fills...it will happen.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

I'm with Mak, if your doctor wants to be so conservative, then they would have to explain to me the advantage of that since you aren't losing. THEN I would firmly request more than 1cc...more like 3ccs, but even 2cc would be better than just 1cc. And if they stand pat on the ultra-conservative fill schedule, go back absolutely on the first day you can go back and get another.

[Mim 0]

Wintobethin - YES.....only my "stall" lasted about 90 days! I lost almost thirty pounds in the first 3 months, and then the scale bounced around 2-5 pounds for the next three months!

You need a fill. My doctor was very conservative with fills also. Everything I lost prior to my last fill was "dieting." I monitored my calories at around 1200 cals/day and still wasn't losing. It was incredibly frustrating.

With my last fill, I finally reached my sweet spot. I now consume around 800 cals/day and my weight has dropped 6 pounds in the last week! I get comfortably full on 1/2 cup of food and I don't get hungry between meals anymore. This is an amazing breakthrough....I have never experienced this feeling before in my life.

The one positive I can say about gradual fills is that it's given me several months to "practice" (eating slowly, chewing thoroughly, no drinking with meals.) Before I got good restriction, I'd sometimes forget these rules without consequences......now my band lets me know immediately!

Keep doing what you're doing, ask for another fill, and remember this is all about the process (but it's also ok to swear at your scale once in a while just to let it know who's boss!)

Here's my weight loss since surgery....you're not alone.

My Weight Chart:

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[wintobethin 5]

Thanks to all for your "HELP" in my freeze on weight loss. At least I know I am not alone in this battle! My first 30lbs were also from dieting NOT from the BAND!!! Come Monday morning at 8:00am I will diffently ask for a fill. Like I said he only puts in 1/2cc each visit, that is the way he does it and he won't change! I can't conplain as the band only cost me $15.00! Thank you Tricare!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup: