So tell me...

[carol285 145]

I was banded on 10/25/10...I lost 15lbs leading up to the surgery & 56lbs since for a 71lb total. I have gone from a tight size 24W to a comfy 16W. I a still on my BP & Cholesterol meds but my #'s have improved. I have about 65-70 more lbs to go so my doctors don't want to remove my meds too quickly. My knees used to kill me daily, now I don't give them a second thought, even when taking a 2 mile walk

Great to hear everyone success stories, you're all doing awesome!!

[LapNYC 3]

I lost 130+ pounds in a year and wear a size 6, down from a 24. I'm a totally thin person and can run for the bus like a teenager. No more Migraines and toward the end (at my fattest) incontinence was starting to creep in. Yuck! I feel light on my feet and hate shopping because everything looks good and I don't even know where to start. It's only been a year but my kids have no recollection of having a fat mom. At the time they asked questions about it. I could go on and on. I'm still the same person of course, but life is just better and easier in a thousand ways, large and small.

[LosingItAll 49]

congrats! Thats really amazing, any tips on how you lost so much so quickly? How much fill do you have? Did you lose much more quickly when you found restriction? I am 9 weeks post op and down 40 pounds so far, but I am strictly dieting (1200 calories, 60+ grams of Protein, and 70+ ounces of Water per day) it has been tough -- I am hoping after my next fill I get some restriction to make it easier. I lost the first 30 pounds very quickly and the last 10 has been very tough - I am hoping the next 70 isnt so hard. Any tips or advice? Thanks!

I lost 130+ pounds in a year and wear a size 6, down from a 24. I'm a totally thin person and can run for the bus like a teenager. No more Migraines and toward the end (at my fattest) incontinence was starting to creep in. Yuck! I feel light on my feet and hate shopping because everything looks good and I don't even know where to start. It's only been a year but my kids have no recollection of having a fat mom. At the time they asked questions about it. I could go on and on. I'm still the same person of course, but life is just better and easier in a thousand ways, large and small.

[NewBandit95 1]

Banded 09 MAR 2011 and have lost 12 pounds since being banded. I weighed 188 before surgery and have a goal of 135. I have severe arthritis in my back with accompanying scoliosis. Neuro says I have the back of a 65 year old and I am only 39. Back pain is already starting to go away.

[stateofzen 46]

Banded in September and I've lost a total of 73 lbs since surgery, 98 lbs since pre-op diet. I have about 50 more lbs to lose before I make my goal.

I have gone from a tight 3x, 22/24 to a large in tops and a 12 in pants. More importantly, I have lost all of the pain I had associated with weight-- back and foot. I am also off of my cholesterol meds (actually, that happened just because of my pre-op diet). Today, when discussing joining a private mutual fund with a broker, he made a passing comment about how if we were "fat and taking up the whole chair" then he'd have concerns about us joining this "very healthy group" but that we were exactly the type of healthy that they look for.

[all4gizmo 2]

I was banded on Sept 2, 2009. I've lost 153 pound and went from a 5x to a "woman's" L. I no longer have sleep apnea!!

[oceangirl6 0]

I was banded on Sept 2, 2009. I've lost 153 pound and went from a 5x to a "woman's" L. I no longer have sleep apnea!!

[Jess55 97]

I was banded 12/20/10, and have lost 30 lbs including the one week pre op diet. My weight loss may be slow compared to some of the others but I have lost inches. Just fint into an XL yesterday. Like I said weight loss has seemed slow, but my self esteem, is so much higher now. My depression has basically completely gone away. I have to say having surgery completely changed my life. I don't mind going to the gym and I recently joined kickboxing which I absolutely love! I had not comorbidities though, just plain fat...LOL

[oceangirl6 0]

YOU DA BOMB!!!!!

[Mommyto1 1]

I had my surgery October 15, 2010. So far I've lost 56.5 pounds. The best part of my weight loss is that I feel so much better and I have so much more energy.