Before and After Lap Band Surgery - PICTURES ONLY

[luv2smile 1]

February 26 will be 1 year for me. So, i thought I would share my progress with you VV's I can say this has been one of the hardest things I have ever encountered, but it has also been one of the most rewarding.

Starting weight 238 lbs

Current weight 178

[lellow 1,713]

This month marks my 6 month bandiversary, so would like to Celebrate by sharing some progress pics!

I am having a body lift in 2 months, to take care of the fair amount of excess skin around my hips, waist and back left over from my weight loss and previous pregnancies. I hope that on my one-year bandiversary, I'll be able to post pics of me most of the way healed from the plastic surgery. :thumbup:

Before pics: 3 weeks pre-op

Today: 55lbs lost, 5.3lbs to the goal set by my Dr.

Edited February 8, 2009 by lellow

[allielee 263]

Here are my before and afters..

[Geena315 0]

[adorkbl 156]

Borrowed a friends hair waver and was feeling cute today. Decided to update with a new photo since it has been awhile. I will save the full body shot for when I hit -100. Only Twelve pounds to go!

Here is moi… -88

(hopefully it is obvious the left photo is a before shot!)

[littlefroggy 0]

Well, more pictures to share!

Things are going great for me and I'm feeling fantastic!

February 2009, weighing 195

August 2008, probably around 265?

[Jersey Jesse 0]

It's been a while since I posted an updated pic so here goes. I was banded Jan. 30th, 2006 at 339, now I'm 202 and here's a before and after for comparison.

[dab 0]

OK - It is time for me to post on this thread. I usually hang out in the 200+ pounds to lose thread down in another section - but I enjoy seeing peoples success stories.

I hit a milestone the other day....just shy of 17 months post surgery.

I was at 577 pounds when I went in for my pre-surgery seminar........and am happy to report I am now down more than 251 pounds as of last week. When I stepped on the scale, it said 326 pounds. Still have a few to go - not sure how much though.

The top left photo I had been on the Atkins diet.....you know, the one where you gorge on meat and cheese to lose 100 pounds in 4 months feeling really good only to gain 125 pounds back in the next 10 months when you decide you can't take it anymore. The photo on the top right was back in 2005, but was at about the 577 mark there as well.

Thanks for support from people from this site....I don't post a lot - but being able to come here and read does more than one can imagine when a person needs a pick-me-up. Hopefully this might be able to inspire someone to take it one step at a time throught their journey as well. Best of luck.

dab

[kgloverii 0]

Wanted to post an updated before and after cause I am pretty close to done losing... I'd like to lose 3 more pounds just so I've lost an even 100, but I'm not thinking that will happen for a long time. My body likes 138... Before, I was a size 18/20W, I am currently in a size six.

[Shinyhappymommy 2]

I have hit my one year mark, so I'll post some pictures. I feel like I post so often on this thread, so please forgive me if you're tired of my pictures. :rose: I found a new before shot, so that's different at least. I'm down 104 pounds from my before shot. before December 2007--303 pounds, After, February 2009--199 pounds.

[sarahthree 0]

new pics! before at 280ish, afters at 170. thanks for letting me share!

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[morningoasis811 1]

Hi Everyone, You all look so amazing. The smiles in everyones "after" photos are so genuine, like you're glowing!

I recently hit a weight loss of 120 lbs from my top weight ever of 280. For valentines day this year for my husband I did a Pin-Up phot shoot for fun. It was a great mental excercise in really getting to know, love and accept the new me at this normal person size.

Before: May 2007 - 274 lbs size 22

After: Jan 2009 - 160 lbs size 8/10

[lo2us 1]

Highest weight

down 80+lbs

Hope they come out. Let me know if you can't see them and I'll try again.

[Pnw_Red 2]

Down 100 pounds--top weight 322, current 221.

[purplegirl1818 1]

down about 120!