This is my first time in this type of forum. I had my surgery on 2/9/07 and I have only lost 42 lbs. I feel like I am not progressing as I should. Yes, I am very happy that I lost the weight that I've lost thus far, but I wanted to lose at least 60 lbs by now. When I read a lot of the threads for February bandsters it seems like a lot of you have lost a lot more. I eat right, exercise when I have time, but still very slow progress.

I think you have done WONDERFUL! We all want to lose fast, but our bodies often have different ideas.... our food choices and activity levels, heck even our water consumption plays a role.

Think of the positives............. my doc says you can expect to lose and an average of 1-3 lbs per week.......... 50-150 in a year.......... you are ALREADY at 42 lbs! Your actually right on target.

I'm not a calorie counter.... I'm just trying to get my protien in... and I am also at my sweet spot of restriction... so I fill up very quickly........ I've been bouncing for the last two weeks.. I know it will come for me.. and I know it will come for you..

Just keep working your band and it will work for you!

You know its funny, but 2-3 months ago, I felt the dame way as you. I wasn't losing quickly and was trying so hard. Then for some reason, my body figured out that this was not just another freak diet, but a real thing and i started losing weight quickly, in a month I went to skin tight 14s to comfortable 12s..it may be for you that your body is still fighting the weightloss. Dont give up and keep trying

<p>Hang in there. From August until last week I wasn't losing anything because I had lost all restriction in my band. The dr. at first thought it was a leak since the fills had disappeared, but everything he's added since September is still there, so he's ruled that out. We just don't know where the first 2.2ccs went to. I wonder if the needle slipped out of the port when he was filling it causing the saline to just go into my body. Anyway, now I'm back to 1.4ccs and I'm almost too tight, but at least I've finally started losing again.<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/bounce.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Bounce" smilieid="205" class="inlineimg" /> It will happen for you too ! I just thank God that the band is available to help us out. I feel sooo much better than I did a year ago. Have a great day !<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/happy.gif" border="0" alt="" title="" smilieid="60" class="inlineimg" /></p>

hang tight. It will come off . I have also been frustrated since
Feb., so I have to tell myself frequently that it will come off, just slowly. I have to really concentrate on eating proteins and drinking the water.

I had hoped to lose 70 by the end of the year which is quickly approaching. I've lost 53 and I can't see the 70 happening with just over a month to go. BUT it's 53 pounds that are gone forever and I'm THRILLED with that. The rest will come in time.

I have lost 35 lbs, and I've gone down from sz 24 to a 20, which I'm thankful for at this stage in my weight loss. I have the smaller band and havent' had a fill since June, due to esophagus issues, but I still have some restriction. Like you I felt the same way, but believe it or not it is slowly melting away.