How much, How fast?

[wickman2617 0]

I am scheduled for surgery 4.1.08 and have a BMI of 52.7. I am curious if anyone that had similar weight to loose could shed some light on how much you lost in the first 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months.

[Jachut 487]

Its different for everyone, one thing the lapband makes obvious is that there's reasons why people become obese aside from that they eat too much. Some people have the surgery and lose very slowly in those first months which to me (who lost fast then) is hard to comprehend. But people's bodies dont always work the way they should.

But on a positive note, I had no hunger, took about 6 weeks till I did have an appetite, found the liquids, mushies solids transition very easy and lost about 30lb in the first 3 months, which was a good 1/3 of my excess weight. I lost more slowly than a lot because I was a low BMI to start with (35) but lost about 60lb first year and had lost 85lb by the end of year 2, which is where I have sat ever since.

[Wheetsin 714]

I am scheduled for surgery 4.1.08 and have a BMI of 52.7. I am curious if anyone that had similar weight to loose could shed some light on how much you lost in the first 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months.

I don't know my loss by month other than a rough guess. I think at 3 mos I was about 50 or 60 lbs down, 6 months about 120 lbs down, and probably 140 at 12 months.

I'm currently 2 years post op and about 165 down. As you see, weightloss really slows after month 6. Every higher BMI patient I've spoken with found this to be true.

My pre-op BMI was around 56, give or take a point. My current BMI is 33 give or take a point. I've gone from size 32+ to 18, sometimes 20.