asingingdiva

My 11 month bandiversary was March 22nd. My weight was 161 lbs. for a total loss of 117lbs. thus far! Yesterday I actually reached a huge milestone as my weight dropped down to 160 lbs. which means I am now no longer catagorized as being obese! I am now officially just plain ole overweight, with only 30 lbs. more to go before I reach my goal weight. My surgeon had already mentioned a referral to a plastic surgeon in my near future. As the fat melted away from my tummy I found a lump in the right side of my panniculus thatturns out to be a sebaceous cyst. My surgeon says because of this cyst, the hospital records, and thev photos of the bouts of abdominal cellulitis I've endured over the years, my health insurance will cover the removal of the excess skin I need to shed. :biggrin:

My 10th month bandiversary was the 22nd of February and I my weight was 168 lbs. for a total loss of 110 lbs. so far! I now only have 36 lbs. more to loss as of today!

Don't know if we're still keeping track of our progress or not, but here are my new stats for 8 months post-op: I'm was 176 lbs. which means I have now lost 104 lbs. and have 42 lbs. to go to reach my goal weight.

Please update me for the month of December: 180/-98lbs. I didn't do so well this month, I think i was due to the temptations brought on by the holidays, LOL! I go see Dr. Ringold this Monday and hope he may tighten me up just a bit. I still have 50 lbs. more to loss, UGH! Hope everyone is having a great year so far!

Hey guys, Sorry thinks have gone hectic now that the holidays are here and I haven't had time to update until now. Please update my 7th month post-op weight as 183 lbs. for a total loss of 95 lbs. Thanks and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Time for my 6 month post op update: I am now under 200 lbs.! My current weight as of today is 192lbs. for a total loss of 86 lbs. so far. Please add to our spreadsheet, Thanks!

I try to stay away from sugar, without denying myself completely of sweets. I also work out about 3 times a week on the ellipitical at work for 30 minutes. Drink lots of Water as well! I think the rate you lose kind of coorelates with how much you need to lose. If you study the spreadsheet you'll notice most of us who were the heaviest before surgery, have taken it off quicker. I am only 5' 2'' and was 278lbs. before I began my preop diet. I lost 21 lbs. before surgery, which I felt was a lot of weight to lose in just 10 days. I'm sure most of it was probably water weight. However, I do know for a fact that the amount of lean muscle an individual has, the faster their body will burn the fat off. This is why men tend to lose weight faster than women. Most of my weight is around my abdomen, but my legs have always been very muscular (like body builder legs, literally). Also, studies have shown that people who carry the majority of their weight on their abdomens have an easier time shedding the weight. Everyone loses weight differently, so I think my success has been due to my own geniune physical makeup more than anything. Still it seems we've each been successful in our weight loss no matter at what rate we're losing it.

I am happy to report that as of September 22nd (my 5 month bandiversary) I weighed in at 202 lbs. for a loss of 76 lbs. I have now lost more than half of the weight I need to reach my goal weight!

Congrats! I've also come off my blood pressure medicine and am now just 3lbs. from being half way to my goal weight. My BMI has come down 13 points as well and I am starting to wear size 18's instead of XL sizes. :rolleyes2:

On 8/22/08 I weighed in at 215lbs. for a loss of 63 lbs. on my fourth month post op. Could you please update my info on our spread sheet? Thanks bunches!

I am happy to report I have now lost a total of 63 lbs. now and am wearing Large size clothes (not X-Large, nor 2X or 3X)!:smile2:

Hi, I'm from Mobile also. I was banded in April by Dr. Forrest Ringold.

I would love to meet fellow banders on my myspace: http://www.myspace.com/asingingdiva I've sent friend requests to all of you above already.

I too have had a foot injury (back of my ankle) since having lap band surgery and beginning to excercise on a regular basis. I ignored the pain for nearly 3 months before going to an orthopedic doctor about the pain. I just couldn't ignore the pain any more as it really began to effect my walking, going up and down stairs, etc. The doc diagnosed me with achilles tendonitis and no he did not ask me to stop working out. He did however send me to Physical Therapy, where I am learning how to stretch. "Achilles tendonitis is often associated with a sudden increase in the intensity or frequency of exercise. When treated promptly, Achilles tendinitis is often short-lived. Left untreated, Achilles tendinitis could cause persistent pain or cause your tendon to tear (rupture). If so, you may need surgery to correct the damage." So needless to say, I'm glad I went on and saw the doctor instead of ignoring it any longer. My advice to you is you should go see the doctor and rule out any serious injury that might put you on bed rest for a long period of time. :teeth_smile:

I just added myself twice, because I did not add my after preop diet weight the first time. Could you please edit it for me, as well as adding the "-" signs for the weight lost, cause I didn't do that either. Sorry for the inconveince!

Name: Laura (from Alabama) Date you were banded: 04/22/08 Weight loss to date: 21lbs. (pre-surgery diet) + 30lbs. (since surgey) = 51 lbs. How are you feeling? Better than I have in several years! I have more energy and drive, which helps me get off my butt and excercise like I should. :thumbup:

Thanks, good luck to you as well!

Hi, I just stumbled upon this site today when I was trying to find answers to some of my lap band questions. I was just banded on April 22nd and just went to my first post-op visit this past Monday. Since I started the pre-op diet on April 12th, I had lost 28 lbs., 7lbs. post-op. My surgeon was Dr. Forrest Ringold, here in my hometown of Mobile, Alabama. Presently, the skin around my incisions is about to itch me to death and the Benadryl I've taken has made me very sleepy. Anyone else had to deal with this post-op dilema?