Fell of Band wagon...any suggestions

[ThinDolphin3 3]

Well I've been discourage becuz I am 6 lbs away from being in ONEderland and I cant seem to get there no matter what I do. I know I havent been eating the right foods, I cant seem to get into the exercise becuz I am not seeing any results. Just sore muscles and no weight loss. :biggrin:

I dont know how to get back on the bandwagon. I am thinking about doing the 5 day pouch test. I know my band is working becuz things get stuck often. I dont think I am able to eat very much and I have to wait til like afternoon before I can eat something close to solid. All morning it's just shakes and coffee and iced tea. I think it's a combination of probably not getting in enough calories and not having the motivation to exercise becuz I'm not seeing any difference in my clothes or the scale.

Has anyone else gotten down about their band and just stopped following the rules becuz it doesnt seem to be working. ???

Private msg me if u dont want to post on here.

blessings to all and hope to get some support here.

love and light

dolphin

[123crod 170]

You are doing really good with your weightloss so don't kick yourself if you had a few bad days. Just wake up in the morning and start out with a whole new mindset. You can do this . . look at how much you have already loss. That is GREAT. I am 7 weeks post op today and just came of of a 2 week stall, 2 weeks the scale did not move and then this morning down 2 more pounds!! Just hang in there I know you can do it!!

[bearbandit 0]

First off congrats on you weight loss. I am assuming your exercising on a continuous basis. It sounds like to me your not getting enough calories. The closer you get to your goal weight the more your body burns.. thus you need more fuel or your body just stores everthing to fat...Believe it your not you need to eat more and eat ever 2-3 hours. to lose those last pesky lbs. try this website The Daily Plate on LIVESTRONG.COM - Calorie Counter, Weight Loss, food Calorie Counter, Nutrition Facts | LIVESTRONG.COM and track what you eat and how much you exercise. (its a free!) it helped me a lot...Focus on keeping your metabolism turned up! I am actually at my goal weight because I gained some muscle. If I lose any more I will look too thin. next step for me is the Tummy Tuck. good luck :biggrin:

[wifeof46pilot 0]

I am totally with you. I got my band in February of 2008 and have lost 50 lbs it was more but I got discouraged like you and turned to junk food. My goal weight was 160 I was 8 lbs away and couldn't get there. Now I have 20 lbs to lose because i lost focus. I made an appointmnet with my doctor whom I have not seen since JAnuary of this year and am hoping this will get me going back in the right direction. I have tried to start eating better and my husband is going to start exercising with me again. It is easy to get in a rut. That is why I finally logged back on to here hoping I was not the only one struggling. Thanks for your story, we have very similar problems. I know that I am not eating right at all I started off good today so far. Pushing the Protein. Hang in there.

[Padanelle 2]

Whenever I get close to a goal, I have a tendancy to sabatoge myself. For all of you who fall of the bandwagon from time to time, I'd like to share a quote from Mary Pickford (sorry youngins, if you've never heard of her):

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ' failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

[scout47 1]

Well I've been discourage becuz I am 6 lbs away from being in ONEderland and I cant seem to get there no matter what I do. I know I havent been eating the right foods, I cant seem to get into the exercise becuz I am not seeing any results. Just sore muscles and no weight loss. :thumbup:

I dont know how to get back on the bandwagon. I am thinking about doing the 5 day pouch test. I know my band is working becuz things get stuck often. I dont think I am able to eat very much and I have to wait til like afternoon before I can eat something close to solid. All morning it's just shakes and coffee and iced tea. I think it's a combination of probably not getting in enough calories and not having the motivation to exercise becuz I'm not seeing any difference in my clothes or the scale.

Has anyone else gotten down about their band and just stopped following the rules becuz it doesnt seem to be working. ???

Private msg me if u dont want to post on here.

blessings to all and hope to get some support here.

love and light

dolphin

dolphin,

hate to sound dense:confused:, but how do you "private message" someone?? Saw my dr today & he gave me lots of good tips, would like to share with you.