Question:
LAP BAND a question for people that have hasd it for almost a year
I was just kinda wondering where other people are at on there weight loss. Dec 11th will be my one year anniversay and my starting weight was 309 and I am now 258. I am not complaining about my loss cause I know any loss is a good loss. but I have exercised everyday and eat the right foods and my loss is soooo slow. Now I have stuck at a plauteu for almost 3 weeks and my weight is not budging. How is everyone else doing? Is anyone else disappointed at how slow their weight loss is. — willish (posted on October 16, 2008)
October 16, 2008
I was a year out on Oct 5 and I am down 114 pounds. I am very happy with
my loss but I have hit plauteus along the way. Since I am now about 24
pounds from my goal the weight is not moving very quickly at all. I am
very happy overall and continue to work as hard as I can to get to goal. I
am having a tummy tuck on Dec 17 which should help me get closer to where I
want to be. Good luck, hang in there and just keep doing what you are
doing ..the weight will come off!
~Susan
— HoosierDoula
October 16, 2008
I am 3 months out and have lost 67 lbs with my lap band. I am very happy
with my results as well. I am curious how many calories are you guys
eating in a day?
— Kim K.
October 16, 2008
Shanda, I had lap band 4-16-08 and today I am down 60 pounds and lots of
inches. I was told going in that the weight loss would be slow, because of
medications that I was on and my age it would be slower. I was tool expect
to lose the first year 70 pounds and now I have 10 more to go for that goal
and I work hard to lose more just to probe him wrong. I do stick to the
diet and exercise program but any weight loss to me is a good to me. Could
it be time for a fill? I started weighing more than you but almost to what
I am at now. Good Luck, just keep on going.
— dyates2948
October 16, 2008
Hi, I really understand how you are feeling. I had bypass on 4/14/08 and
have only lost 54 pounds, but I am trying to stay focus, but it has been
hard expecially when we are doing all of the right things. '
Good luck, and hang in there.
Jennie
— zydeko47
October 16, 2008
I'll be a year out on 11/1 for my LB, I've lost 55#s. I was told it would
be slow and if I lose more than 4# a month the clinic I go to freaks out.
I'm happy with my progress, altho faster would have been better.
I know I won't be facing any PS because my body is having a chance to
adjust.
Now I'm looking at back surgery.
— NinaD
October 16, 2008
I hear you. I'm down 100 # with another 60 to go. It is going slow for me
too right now. The people around me are very encouraging to be grateful
for the progress so far. I feel so much better. Think of the positive in
the meantime. Keep doing what you're supposed to be doing. If you've been
eating the same foods, try something new. I too feel disappointment but
please don't get discouraged. You have done so well. Congratulations!
— Emerald55
October 16, 2008
Don't worry about Plateaus, It's your body's way of catching up. I am 4 yrs
Post op. I had plateaus all the time. I lost my weight slowly which is a
good thing as your skin has time to catch up. I lost weight up to 2.5 yrs.
I am a size 4 from a size 22. My skin issues are minimal.
Make sure you eat every 3 hours. This surgery only works if you eat. Weird
since eating is what got us into trouble to begin with but eating
stimulates the weight loss. I never did the protein shakes. I eat whatever
I want. I have zero fat in my body now. So don't worry the surgery works.
Eat, Eat, Eat......Also take your vitamins and calcium.........Good Luck
— Kimberly Ten Kate
October 17, 2008
Sometimes you can make small changes to encourage that plateau to go away.
When we lose as much weight has you have, our bodies adjust to the lower
calorie intake and starts to maintain. That in turn, might just make us
discouraged enough to maybe eat incorrectly, maybe not. At any rate the
way to get things going again is to decrease your caloric intake, increase
your protien to 60 to 80 ounces (if not already doing that) and increase
your daily activity if at all physically possible. Change the type of
exercise you do. If you walk every day, switch to bicycling two or three
times a week. If you go two miles a day, increase to three miles two or
three times a week. Be sure you are drinking your 60 ounces of water every
day. Take your body measurements, bust, waist, hip, thigh, and upper arm so
that you can keep up with how many inches you are losing even if the scales
are not moving very much. Some people on my other website also suggest
going on an sort of Atkins Induction for two weeks to get things moving
again, only protien and a very small amount of "good carb". Try
these things and contact your doctor for a possible increase to your fill.
Good Luck! :)
— cydthekid50
October 17, 2008
I was banded in May of "07, I was 199 the day of surgery and have lost
45 pounds...... It has been very slow -- I find it fasinating how much the
average person eats at a meal - Then when I am only eating
"bites", I feel like I should weight 2 pounds. I am thankful for
the weight that I have lost and I had a good fill in September and am back
loosing again after almost a SIX month plateau........ Good Luck.
— jhart
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