Okay I’m going to be very real and honest here. I’m going to tell you about my year two band journey. But before I do that, let me tell you about year one. Year one I was very motivated and committed to my band journey. I watched what I ate (too an extent) and workout on a semi regular basis. Semi...

thanks.. when i read your blog i saw myself all over again.. no loss for the pst 3 months... first too much fill... spitting up any food consumed yet no weight loss... then finally went for an unfill... with that i had no restriction... so could eat and eat... i think if i let myself i could eat 4 piece fried chicken dinner with 3 sides and desert...so was feeling i didnt even have a band... so now have apt.to see Dr. and get a small fill to get restriction again.. have lost 70 lbs in 10 months but none for the last 3 months..i did not have this procedure to stop halfway.. but it is hard to know where the sweet spot is...like i had too much fill and then took some out and now not enough.... HELP...i think what i need is 2.5 fill because they filled me a whole 1.0 and then took out half of that so now if i have 1/4 = 2.5 put back in it should be perfect... i cannot find this blog sometimes when i try to see replys so please respond back to me and help me get it together... email me at thedove2@yahoo.com with replys... thanks so much my friends and i am glad u got it together after all.. it is a journey we have to keep going with.... Brenda

andrea... me too! I havent lost though for 2 months and I was banded last september. had an unfill and now it is almost like nothing is there at night! I do still feel tight in the mornings. I am tired of being stuck at 50 pounds, i want to lose total of 100. This is making me mad now. I thought I would surely lose 5 pounds a month! I havent given up but I know i need to get back in gear !

Hi Andrea,

Of course there is hope for you honey. It's all about going back to the basics. You are right you can lose weight without exercise, however you can't tone and build your muscle without exercise. Think of it like this. If you take your car in to get new tires. Are you going to tell them to just put the tires on without balancing them, umm probably not. So Basicly diet and exercise go hand in hand. If you are still strugggling contact your surgeon and see what he/she suggests. They are there to help you and they can't help you if they don't know what is going. Also remember you are very newly post-op and still adjusting to all the changes taking place in your body, mind and soul. Take this time to get to know you and what you want and you will have success!!

I just got banded March 20th, and my Doctor did not want to fill me last week, since I had lost 24 lbs...but she said I know you aren't letting the band work for you, so next time around, eat more protein, less soups...(I liked the soup phase..easier for me) and exercise. Coach, thanks for the blog, I needed to hear so I can focus on letting the band work for me, not try sheer willpower as my Doc says I am rignt now..

My god I just read your story and its my story too. Wow I need to get off my butt and help my band do what its suppose to do.

Hi Gina,

I'm glad you found this article helpful. Just remember to make good food choices then chew chew and chew somemore :). You will see the results you are looking for. 24 pounds is amazing you are doing amazing!!

Honey this story is probably about 30% of bandsters story. This is the exact reason I wrote this article, so the 30% know they are not alone. It really is up to us to work with our band to make sure we are receiving optimal results. Now get off your butt and help your band do what it's supposed to do

I was banded in Nov 06, and to date I have lost 51lbs, I feel like at times I can pretty much eat what I want with the few exceptions of certain foods, I think I need a fill, but being that some foods are not tolerated, I don't know if a fill is the answer. I want to lose at least another 15lbs, but I feel like its not coming off anymore. I have went from a size 18-20 to a 12, but I havent been exercising or anything. I need some advise, please.

I feel like a failure!!

Dottie

I'm almost 5 years out and I've gained about 25lbs, I have to get back on the train, I've stopped excising, I seem to still have the fill, I get stuck alot, and up it comes, maybe its time I go back to doctor and get it check out. any help will be greatly accepted. I've never lost what I wanted to.

Cher, I was banded end of Jan, all went well and I am down 41 pounds, but I have not moved for almost 2 months, inches 45.5! so that is something, but man that scale is not a budgin! I do exercise 5 days a week, this includes the curve cicuite and walking daily, I have anywhere from 750 - 1000 calories per day, should I be eating more? I do believe tho from the posts I have read that I need more protien, can you give me an idea of what your menue is like on any given day, thanks, Val

Val,

Honestly to me is sounds like you are not getting in enough calories. Your body thinks it is in starvation mode so it is holding onto everything you put it in. By working out 5 days a week you should be able to off set any "Extra" calories you may have.

My typical calorie count is between 1200-1600 a day depending on how much exercising I am doing.

When I am doing a challenge (working out six days a week) I consume 1600 calories a day. When I'm not doing a challenge and working out 3 days a week I cut my calories to between 1200-1400 a day.


I hope this helps.

~Cher~

Thanks Cher, I decied I would bump up my calories this morning, I am going to aim for 1200 I am going to give that a try for a week and see if it puts me back into some weight loss, this morning I had a lil something something before my walk and work out, after I got to work and got started about my day I had some breakfast, followed by a nice ceasar prawn salad with walnuts and red onion for lunch, and a chicken stir fry for dinner, oh had a jello snack too, in just this one day I felt the differnce with eating twice in the morning, I am stuffed! I also went through my closet today and got rid of a box full of clothes that are now to big! YA! I'll keep you updated on my progress, thanks again Val.

Hi Cher,
I have not been on this post in months. Iam so teribly dissapointed. In me in the band, inall the above. I paid my md up front for the cost of the surg, fills and support. I am not happy with him. I do not feel any support, knowlege, or help is there for me. I don't want to go back to him. Its been sence Nov 07 sence my surg, and its been a complete failure. I don't want to go back to JUST DRINKING protien shakes. I live in Ventura Ca, I guess I need to find a good group here thats close, and shel out the money for a different dr. Do you have any suggestions for me??? Feeling hopeless Tx