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Five Months Down The Line......



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This weeks marks five months since my lap-band surgery.

After so many attempts to lose weight. So many yo-yo diets this has finally paid off into a road to better health and a longer life.

In exactly, five months I have lost a total of 88 pounds and 12 inches on my waist.

At first, I was truly skeptical on this working and being able to consume only 1200 calories a day and be full and stay healthy. All I can say is this had met all my expectations and it has worked above and beyond.

I have about another 50 pounds to go and as many of the older posts that I have read.

The remaining pounds are always the hardest.

I say bring it on!!!!

Wish me luck!!!!

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Congratulations.....I really did not start to loose until about 4 months after surgery, and after my 3rd fill...it was then that my band actually started to to work properly....until then it was all dieting on my part, which I can't do, so I actually gained weight during that period.......which was why I needed surgery in the first place....but once I got into that green zone, about 4 months after surgery, it all became very easy...all of the weight came off steadily and effortlessly......surpassing all goals I had personally set and continued until my body determined it was where it was supposed to be...been there ever since with no work on my part....nor any maintenance as one does with diets.

Again, congratulations on your quick loss....and as long as the band is there doing it's thing, there is no fear of gaining any of it back.

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