Question:
I'm 3 months post op (lap band) and have only lost 30 pounds.
It's been 3 months and I've only lost 30 pounds. I drink plenty of water, I can't eat in the mornings but can eat in the evenings sometimes. I'm much more active than I used to be. What am I doing wrong. Should I completely quit eating. I'm worried the surgery is a failure. I'm 5'2 and my starting weight was 250, I'm now at 230 after 3 months. — stacy3862 (posted on January 18, 2006)
January 18, 2006
Stacy- have you ever heard of starvation mode? Look girl i spent 40 years
unable to eat in the mornings, and that was the biggest mistake I ever
made, and contributed 100% to my weight gain. You are going to have to
bite the bullet, and eat ALL of your required foods. Breakfast is one of
them, and that is a sure bet from every surgeon. you are not getting in
the correct foods, and forget the water, if you arent getting in enough
protein ( the number of grams necessary to reach goal weight) no matter if
you had the surgery or not, in order for it to work for you, you have to
work twenty times harder for your pouch than you ever thought possible. 30
lbs is always nice to lose, buy I would guess you feel " I had the
surgery, it will automatically come off": WRONG! Its time to hunker
down and get busy and concentrate on doing what is necessary to make the
tool work for you. Maybe some counselingl- but definitely a trip to your
surgeon and another one to your nutritionist. If you do not have a
nutritionist- find one in your area with WLS backround. If you cannot do
either, then email me, and i will make sure you are on the right path. I
usually do not do this,, but desprate reasons call for desprate measures.
We are here to help, and that is what i am suggesting. something is not
working and i believe it is you, taking the surgeryi for granted. Please,
I am not flaming you, many post ops fall into the same hole- but the bottom
line is, you have to work Hard, Hard, Hard to make it work for you and that
includes eating the right number of meals a day, drink the right number
ounces of water a day, and get in the right number of protein grams a day.
It also means, don't play with foods you know you shouldnt be eating,
because as you are finding out, it doesnt work that way. ( you didnt
mention what u are eating - how much, how many protein grams, water intake
or whether you are cheating and trying those trigger foods from pre-op)
Good luck and let me know if I can help you
Cindi
-217
P.S. I am still weighing and measuring all my foodsi i refuse to fail
— DollyDoodles
January 18, 2006
30 pounds in 3 months is normal weight loss. The band does NOT promote
rapid weight loss. 30 pounds sounds like your doing what you are suppose
to.
— star .
January 18, 2006
Stacy
I think you are looking at this all wrong--30 lbs in 3 months is AWESOME!
That is 10 lbs a month, more than the average 1-2 lbs bandsters are
expected to lose a week. You are right on track! I am confused as to why
you think you are doing something wrong--you had the band, not the bypass
right? Besides the first few months are for healing anyway, not weight
loss. It usually takes a few fills before people start dropping
consistently.
Think about it like this: If you were to continue at this rate, (which I
wouldn't necessarily expect-you are losing fast!) by christmas you will
weigh around 110lbs--does that sound like failure to you???
good luck and keep doing what you are doing!
— jessicamegan
January 18, 2006
I'm not a band patient, so I cannot answer for what is considered
"normal' for ya'll.
But I can point out something that my husband told me when I asked him a
very similar question.
That's 10 pounds a month. At the rate you are going, you will have lost
120 pounds in a year. That is an astonishing weight loss!
— triplemare
January 18, 2006
30 lbs!!!! Relax you are doing great. Everyone loses at a different rate
and I bet if you bost you protien you may see even better results. Besides
you do ot want to lose to fast- that can get you into serious trouble. I
lost 20 lbs a month for the first 3 months due to malnutiriton and ended up
in the hospital nearly dead. It took lots of help to slow thing down and
then get me back on a moderate loss plan.
If you keep that pace your energy will be great and you can exersize and
live life. You are doing great!!!!!! Hang in there!
— ppaige
January 18, 2006
Do not quite eating my doctor told me that I had to eat 4 times a day to
loose at a good rate the less times you eat the longer it takes to loose.
— ree
January 18, 2006
You are losing at a safe and even rate and that is the best thing for your
body. You are less likely to have to deal with the side effects of rapid
weight loss like myself and others deal with. I am not a lap-band patient,
but I do know weight loss with the band is at a slower rate. have you
asked your doc about another fill for it? You have to learn to eat 3 small
meals through the day. Not eating in the morning is one of the worst
things. You need to start your metabolism for the day even if it is with a
piece of fruit of a small egg. Think about the positive things so far and
build upon that. hang in the there and be patient.
— scharlier
January 19, 2006
Hi Stacy,
A loss of 30 pounds after 3 months is great! The surgery is not a failure.
Just follow your surgeons eating and protein recommendations and you will
lose the weight. Don't quit eating because this will slow your weight loss.
My surgeon recommends eating 6 small meals per day and at least 60 grams of
protein along with vitamins and 64 ounces of water daily. Although I had
GBP I believe some of the same recommendations apply to those who have had
the lapband. Also consult with your surgeon about maybe loosing your band
if you feel you cannot eat.
Take care
Prycey Lady
RNY 2/2/05
373/236/??
— one twenty five sixty to go
January 19, 2006
Hi I also had the lap band done and had it on the 24th of Oct and I was
wondering the samething you were what the heck was i doing wrong until i
read the posts that were posted for you but as of the 1st of jan i was down
35 pounds and I try not to weigh myself too much but the curiosoty gets to
me and i go through a week or little more where i wont lose anything and
then boom i am down 4 pounds I have had 1 fill alread of 1cc and am due for
my next on feb 9th so I am so glad to hear the more they fill be more we
lose so good luck
— shahaj9601
January 19, 2006
I had lap band surgery on Sep 26, 2005 and I was wondering the same thing I
have lost 33 pounds and we are about the same starting weight I was 257 and
I'm 5'3 some weeks I don't loose any some weeks three pounds I guess its
just going to be a roller coaster ride of emotions hang in there we will
make it.
— M M.
January 20, 2006
I am also 5'2" (almost) and not a morning eater, either. I was
overjoyed to see that they did a study at some medical university, and they
found that "night people" actually gained wweight if they ate
breakfast! I always did! In the dawn of the world, all the morning people
got up and arranged everything. By the time we night people got up, it was
done. Try eating after you have been up for awhile. At theree month,s I
was still getting sick from eating, too. It should pass.
ARe you getting your protein and vitamins? Are you exercising?
Everyone is different. I am losing more slowly than many others, too.
— Novashannon
January 20, 2006
Can you list what your daily regimen is like? How much water, how do you
eat your meals, slow fast? how much of what? How often? What is your
vitamin and protein regimen like, products and timing? Maybe we can see a
flaw in your plan?
— vitalady
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