please help

[GOD'S CHOSEN ONE 0]

Hello friends,

Can some of you please email me with your weight loss amount(s), from the time you had surgery til now? The more support the better

Do you feel that you have had a significant amount.

On the other hand---those of you that do not feel as though you have had good success, please email me as well.

I really need some opinions and support to help me through my journey.

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Thanks in advance,

Mari

[fun4matt 0]

I have done good. 274 in nov and 245 now. thats is not bad.

[La_madam 20]

I lost 1206 lbs in 19 months, I loved my band but I eroded, and I have no regrets. My band and I worked wel ltogether, it did its' job and I am happy to report in the 2 months I have had no band I have had NO weight gain. I learned from my band and got my head on straight.

[Tricia K. 0]

I was banded on 9/16/05 and have lost 42 lbs. in the 4 months since.

[PamRN 0]

Michelle...1206 pounds?? LOL!

I've lost 92 pounds, I've been banded 16 months, and I'm very pleased so far. I've been one of the extremely lucky ones, with no fills needed so far, and no complications.

[the best me 6]

223.4 Band day 4/8/05

208.0 12 days post-op

207.2 6/27 yes, almost 3 months post-op with NO further weight loss

205.4 7/4

205.0 7/6 1st fill

202.0 7/11 small unfill

199.8 7/12 welcome to Onederland!

199.2 7/18

199.0 7/25

200.0 8/8

198.4 8/11

197.0 8/15

197.0 8/22

196.0 8/29

195.8 8/31

198.2 9/5

196.6 9/12

197.0 9/19

194.0 9/24

194.4 9/26

194.8 10/3

186.4 1/4/06

190.4 1/17

This is my scale journal from my Slow Loser NSV thread. Up and down and up and down. Hang in there. You'll get there. Hope this helps.

[Cheri 0]

I had the surgery 6 weeks ago, and have lost 24 pounds, I think. (That averages 4 #/week, but I actually lost the biggest part of that in the first 3 weeks)

I love my band, and have ABSOLUTELY no regrets!!! The last time I lost 24 pounds on my own, I eventually found it - along with a bunch of its' pound buddies!!! With the band, I am not worried about finding my lost pounds anymore!!!

Hope this helps!

~cheri

[rpaniagua77 0]

I was 300 lbs when banded on Nov 7th and have lost 35 lbs total. I had lost 30 in the first month and have pretty much fluctuated between 30 and 35 lbs in the past month. However I had not exercised from DEC 12 - last week because of going to mexico and the holidays I just did not make it a point to do so. However now I am back on track and working out at least 5 times a week for 30 mins even if it is just power walking hard enough to work up a sweat. I also do at least 48 oz of Water a day sometimes a whole lot more. I also recently bought a scale to weight my food and hope to have much success with that. Hang in there the weight will come off you just have to be patient and make healthy choices.

[HeatherGurl 0]

I was banded on November 9, 05.

Morning of surgery I weighed in at 329.

As of today I weigh 294.4!

I love it!

[banded_for_life 2]

I was banded on 9/23 and have lost 41 pounds since that day. That averages to over 2 pounds a week. I love my band!

[CCBSTX 0]

Banded on 09/08/2005 at 253 pounds that day.

Now 1/17/2006 (4 month 1 week) I am 209 pounds....

Total lost because of banding=44 pounds!!!

[Marimaru 7]

I was banded in July of '04 and I have lost 55 lbs. It's not as much as I would like to have lost at this point, and I've been stuck at my current weight for a long time. But, I've also been given time to get used to my body size NOW, and see the difference from when i was at my highest (280), because I didn't see it at first. I've also learned alot of things about myself and the way I eat and the reason I eat, so that's good too. Currently I think I'm eating just enough and exersizing just enough to maintain my weight. I'm working on that, so we'll see how the next month goes.