Is anyone stuck?

kclang · 05-28-2008, 10:17 AM

Hey Weazer:
I respect that with the 3.5 fill and you knowing how to handle up on your business. I feel that I am borderline too much right now, but I am scared to take out because he might take out too much. If I gain or have problems, I will check into the barium swallow, but right now I will just hang on to what I have for now. I can relate to feeling different about myself. But I surely hope that I can handle being as small as my desire is to be. I want to wear little clothes I tell my daughter, instead of all of those hide all of me clothes. I told her she is going to have a hoochy moma, just kidding. But I will be wearing some of those little cute clothes I have been wishing I could wear all these fat years that have gone by. My body was so adapt to carrying all this weight, I know it really hates to turn it loose. But guess what, I intend to get my way this time with the help of the band. My compliments are just starting to happen from a few of my friends. It is very rare to get compliments around these parts, bad gossip easy, but I blame it on this ole world. And after all I did this for myself not the world. Have a great day........KC

skinnyziggy718 · 05-30-2008, 09:28 AM

Hi everybody,
Just a quick note now but for your amusement till later. I go to support meetings with other lapbandsters and they were whining about "I've plateaud for a week, for two weeks! Whine whine, gimme the cheese :)
I raised my hand and said I've plateaud for 5 months. Their mouths fell open and then they picked apart my life.
Great support. I was doing the very same thing I was doing before the plateau and lost 50 pounds.
Well since then, doing the same old things, I've lost 8 pounds. Hmm
Wonder what they'll say next meeting.
Have patients
like they said here!!!
This is not a race, this is not a race, really!!
Diane banded 07 Christmas

curlysue · 05-30-2008, 10:27 AM

I like this thread. I too am a very slow loser. In fact I haven't lost any weight since being banded. Pre op I lost 15, post op gained 5 within 2 weeks. I was banded April 25th, 08. I feel good though and haven't gained any more. My eating habits have changed, I have started excersising and yet my body is holding on to this weight. I trust it will eventually start to move. It is weird though because I used to lose weight much faster! The reason I feel okay about this plateau at the very beginning of my journey is because I feel really good, I don't have to diet, (starve) I can eat real food just a lot less of it. I have only had one fill so far and I do feel restriction so this is good. My body just needs to let this weight go! Anyway, slow and steady wins the race! Best of luck to all!

skinnyziggy718 · 05-30-2008, 07:15 PM

I had not lost weight since my banding at Christmas. I lost about 45 pounds from July to my banding and that's where I was at. I weighed 225 for 5 months. Finally I weigh 214. Like I said before I have not changed a thing but my body finally got kick started again. Or at least I think so. It must puzzle the surgeon why I could lose weight before the band and not after. But I'm just happy I am.
Schools out next week and since I will be unemployed for the summer, I'm going to join a gym. My support team will be thrilled.
If I put a little effort into this who knows how far I can go.
Thanks for saying you didn't lose weight after being banded. That was nice to hear.
It's not a race.

dustout · 10-05-2008, 09:56 PM

I'm stuck as well. I'm eating around a cup of food for ever meal and snacking in between and have been for a couple of months. I've been TRYING to lose weight eating this amount, but it's just not going to happen even though I'm exercising a lot. I'm scheduled for a fill in two days and I'm going back on a STRICT band diet. I've gotten really lazy on following it... In the beginning of being with the band I would 'cheat' a little, but more and more bad things have been sneaking in. Good luck to everyone else and I hope to get more involved on the forums again. They really help me to remember why I did all of this.

livefree33 · 01-12-2009, 08:03 PM

Can you share some example of some things you eat?? I am open to veggie food.... but had gotten a veggie dog stuck one time at a food ball game... was hurting for hours!! So just curious about some of the things that work well for you ~ Kristi

Lillyanne_M · 09-23-2009, 01:47 PM

I was stuck for 7 months! I'd gain and lose the same 4-5 pounds. I have about 30 lbs to goal, so that's really frustrating.

Finally I decided to go back to Weight Watchers and record absolutely EVERYTHING I eat. Also, I did a one week full liquids diet to jump start me. The scale has started to move again and I'm doing really well.

Lillyanne_M · 09-23-2009, 01:54 PM

Also, one thing that's worked really well for me is to give up sugar completely. I don't get those terrible carbohydrate afternoon cravings anymore. It took 4 or 5 days of withdrawal, nervousness, crankiness and bad cravings, but once I got past that, it was so much better. I just always felt a little out of control with the sugar thing.

ParrotheadCathy · 09-23-2009, 02:37 PM

LiveFree.....hotdogs....either veggie or meat that are in casings can pose a problem. Buying at the grocery, look for those that say they are SKINLESS.