Re: I don't seem to be losing!!

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Sounds like you are ready for a second fill. I assume you have a VG from your

first fill being 4cc. That is nothing and it's what I got in my VG as a first

fill. Do not be discouraged. You won't have good restriction until you have a

couple more fills. You've done well so far. 10 pounds in 2 months is in band

guidelines of 1-2 pounds per week.

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Now/ Goal Banded 09/14/06

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May 2008 08:12:45 -0700Subject: I don't seem to be losing!!

Hello,So, I've been banded since Feb 4 2008 and I have only lost 10 lbs since my

banding. I am discouraged. I had one fill April 4th. I do feel some restriction

but not a lot. I have joined a gym and am exercising quite a bit. Did anyone

else have this problem? Not really losing in the beginning? BTW... I have 4 cc's

in my band. Before my banding I lost 50 pounds just with diet and exercise but

now I don't see the pounds " melting " off like I wish they would. banded at 281

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Thursday, May 1, 2008, 9:12:45 AM, you wrote:

> So, I've been banded since Feb 4 2008 and I have only lost 10 lbs

> since my banding. I am discouraged. I had one fill April 4th. I

> do feel some restriction but not a lot.

We should NEVER expect to lose until we have a good fill. If you do,

great. Meanwhile work on developing the right habits.

Even if you had a proper fill all along, you've lost ten pounds in

thirteen weeks, which is just about in the " normal range " of one to

two pounds a week.

> I have joined a gym and am

> exercising quite a bit. Did anyone else have this problem? Not

> really losing in the beginning? BTW... I have 4 cc's in my band.

> Before my banding I lost 50 pounds just with diet and exercise but

> now I don't see the pounds " melting " off like I wish they would.

Well, if wishes were horses beggars would ride, and if wishes were

magic diet pills, we wouldn't need a band. We'd just take the little

pill and magically look just like all those sexy movie stars. Yeah,

right.

You're already well on the way, especially since you lost a bunch

before the band.

Tell us more. Age, weight, goal, etc, etc. That will help.

Joining the gym is good, but that won't in and of itself make you lose

weight. It will help get you in better shape and build muscle, and

that's good since muscle burns more calories than fat, and you'll feel

better too.

dan

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Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA www.mylapband.tk

Banded 4/27/03, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Started at 355, at goal in the 210-220 range for almost 4 years

Ultimate goal of 195 Tummytuck in Boise and SmartLipo in Tijuana

[Guest guest]

Hey Dan,

My name is Jen and I live in a small town in Vermont. I'm 28 years old and

recently divorced. I have had weight issues since grade school. When I was 18

and living on my own (with roomates and friends) I was bulimic. I lost 100

pounds in like 6 months. I was bulimic for about 3 years and then I would have

binge and purge moments for years after that. ( I haven't told many people but I

guess this is a forum for people who have had weight issues so I feel somewhat

comfortable telling my story.) I over came the " purging " part of my disorder

but I still would binge eat. Over the years I gained back the 100 pounds plus a

bunch more. I started seeing my lap band doctor in March of 07 at that time I

weighted 328 pounds. I followed the weight watchers diet and exercised and on

the day of my surgery Feb 4, 2007 I weighed 281. I have had 1 fill with 4cc's

April 4 and today I weigh 270. I feel like one of my food issues now Is the

" low fat " junk food. I buy the 100

calorie snacks and I eat too many of them. I really need to work on the

compulsive part of my eating. Does anyone else have that issue? I can go days

eating 1200 calories and working out and then a day comes and I binge eat. That

is one of the reasons that I opted for the band surgery I was hoping that I

would feel full before I consumed astronomical amounts of food. Anyway, that Is

my story and why I have had the band surgery. My long term goal is 165 pounds.

That is a good weight for me and my body type. But my short term goal is 220.

I figure I will take steps making new goals along the way. I really like this

group. It is very nice to be able to ask questions to people who have the same

surgery and are going through similar things. I hope I didn't bore you with too

much info!! Thanks, now I'm off to the gym!!! Jen.

Dan Lester <honu@...> wrote:

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 9:12:45 AM, you wrote:

> So, I've been banded since Feb 4 2008 and I have only lost 10 lbs

> since my banding. I am discouraged. I had one fill April 4th. I

> do feel some restriction but not a lot.

We should NEVER expect to lose until we have a good fill. If you do,

great. Meanwhile work on developing the right habits.

Even if you had a proper fill all along, you've lost ten pounds in

thirteen weeks, which is just about in the " normal range " of one to

two pounds a week.

> I have joined a gym and am

> exercising quite a bit. Did anyone else have this problem? Not

> really losing in the beginning? BTW... I have 4 cc's in my band.

> Before my banding I lost 50 pounds just with diet and exercise but

> now I don't see the pounds " melting " off like I wish they would.

Well, if wishes were horses beggars would ride, and if wishes were

magic diet pills, we wouldn't need a band. We'd just take the little

pill and magically look just like all those sexy movie stars. Yeah,

right.

You're already well on the way, especially since you lost a bunch

before the band.

Tell us more. Age, weight, goal, etc, etc. That will help.

Joining the gym is good, but that won't in and of itself make you lose

weight. It will help get you in better shape and build muscle, and

that's good since muscle burns more calories than fat, and you'll feel

better too.

dan

--

" It's OK to be a little broken, everybody's broken in this life " Jon Bon Jovi

Dan Lester, Boise, Idaho, USA www.mylapband.tk

Banded 4/27/03, Dr. Ortiz, Tijuana

Started at 355, at goal in the 210-220 range for almost 4 years

Ultimate goal of 195 Tummytuck in Boise and SmartLipo in Tijuana

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[Guest guest]

Hi, !

The average loss with the band is 1-2 # a week, and this usually does

not begin until you have several monthly fills and are at a good fill

level. You sounds as if you have the larger VG band or the larger of

the new AP bands, and both of these can need even more fills than the

usual 3-5 monthly ones to get to a good level.

Still, we can lose well even before a good fill, with better eating

habits and better exercise that we must start anyway. The formula for

good loss is exactly the same before and after banding - eat fewer

calories than you need and burn some extra off every day with better

activity and exercise, and you'll lose. Don't, and you won't lose,

with or without the band.

The band, when it is at a good fill level, will just make it easier

to be physically satisfied (not FULL) with those fewer calories.

being emotionlly satisfied is a while other issue, and takes very

hard work in itself.

The band is only a part of the solution - we have to provide a lot of

good effort ourselves too.

Go monthly for more fill, or less fill when needed, until you

are " just right " - and know the definition of " just right " . It is not

being able to eat only afew bites per meal. That gets people in

trouble very quickly.

Sandy r

>

> Hello,

> So, I've been banded since Feb 4 2008 and I have only lost 10 lbs

since my banding. I am discouraged. I had one fill April 4th. I do

feel some restriction but not a lot. I have joined a gym and am

exercising quite a bit. Did anyone else have this problem? Not

really losing in the beginning? BTW... I have 4 cc's in my band.

Before my banding I lost 50 pounds just with diet and exercise but

now I don't see the pounds " melting " off like I wish they would.

>

> banded at 281 currently 270 goal 165.

> Thanks, Jen.

>

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