Realistically how much can I expect to loose?

[TxJuneBug08 1]

I am being banded on June 4th. I started my pre-op diet on Friday, May 23rd. My starting weight is 200# and my BMI is 35. Can someone who started at about the same place tell me about what they lost each month for the first few months? I'm hoping to be down 25 or 30 pounds in 3 months but I don't know if that is realistic since my total to loose is 75#.

I really want to set some goals. I want goals that are achieveable and will require exercise and effort for me to achieve. I just don't want to set my goals so high that I can't reach them and feel like a failure. In the same thought, I want my goal to motivate me to stay on track.

Does this sound okay......

May 23 start date... 200#

June 4th band date ~ 3 pound on pre op diet????

July 4th 1 month with band ~ 10 pounds????

August 4th 2 months with band/ 1 month with fill ~ 20 pounds?????

September 4th 3 months with band ~ 25 pounds?????

Please share what you lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

TxJuneBug08

[casscitymom 1]

I am a little more than you, but i am down 23 pounds since leaving the hospital on May 9th. If you stick to the plan you are supposed to lose around 2-4 pounds a week

[TxJuneBug08 1]

WOW 23 pounds since May 9th... thats impressive!!!

Thanks

[snowbird 2]

Okay, as I recall . . .

8/3/07 starting preop diet: 222

10/10/07 surgery date: 207

11/29/07 first fill: 193

1/10/08 second fill: 182

2/5/08 four months post op: 169

5/10/08 seven months post op: 158

So I was down 25 lb from my surgery weight 3 months post op, and down 49 lb seven months out.

So your goals are realistic. HOWEVER: don't get caught up in comparing yourself to others. We all have different bodies that react differently to dieting, and your rate of loss may be faster or slower than mine or anyone else's. Don't feel like a failure if you lose slower than someone else. I have found it is better to set mini-goals of a couple pounds rather than setting large goals that set you up for depression and self-recriminations if you don't meet them. Best wishes for a successful life as a bandster!

[thea331 0]

I GOT BANDED ON 4/23/08 AND WITH THE PRE-OP DIET AND THE NEW BAND I LOST 21 POUNDS. IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH AND HOW YOUR METABOLISM WORKS. I AM 60 YEARS OLD. I WAS 250LBS AND NOW AM 229LBS. I THINK THATS GREAT FOR ME. I HAVENT BEEN ADJUSTED YET. KEEP TRYING. ITS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. GOOD LUCK!:redface::rolleyes2::biggrin:

[lessnless 1]

I lost 30lbs the first 3 months, 20lbs the next 3 months, and 15lbs these last 3 months. I am still losing about a pound a week, but now that I'm at a normal BMI it's slowing down a little.

[c7777christine 1]

I'm not trying to be a downer. I just wish someone had warned me before my surgery. I had my surgery 2-5-08 and am only down 18 pounds. My BMI was 30 to start. The problem is I can't get my band to work. All the weight has come off from dieting. I go for my 5th fill on the 2nd. I have the realize band at 9cc. It will be great for long term success but so far has been frustrating. I thought I'd be down 40-50 pounds by now. I guess my message is sometimes it takes time to get to your sweet spot or great restriction. I thought I'd wake up and not be hungry or as hungry. I was starving 2 hours out of surgery. I'm trying to remember this is for long term health. But damn I want the weight off!! Good luck and just work with your band it will work eventually. Chrissie

[leenie514 0]

I was banded on 5/15/08 and did not do a pre-op diet. Since banding I've lost 13 pounds but attribute it to the liquid diet. I'm really scared about adding the food. Hopefully my mind and body will get in sync and the weight loss will continue.

[drstan1 0]

lost 20lbs in 60 days will lose after 1or 2 adjustments be patien watch what you eat no miracles walk walk walk dont eat garbage some rules as before band just seems easier cannot bindge lots of Water helps.

[aslmyworld 0]

I got banded on 5-20-08

I lost 17 lbs.. I also walk for 30 minutes it does help me alot and reducing feeling GAS !! Also reduce the pain.. Today I felt much BETTER and getting stronger.. its been 5 days..

Looking forward to lose alot more..

[Jachut 487]

I started at a BMI of 35 and have lost 120% of my excess weight, about 90lb.

I think I was down somewhere between 30 and 40 lb easily in the first four months, I lost weight fast at first and then lost a few lb a month thereafter.

[mstrina27 0]

Ok when i lost weight the first time way before i ever thought about the lap band i would drop any where from 15-22lbs a month and I excercised 5x a week doing an hour on the elliptical trainer and lifting light weights for my arms, and also did my squats and such.. also doing 150 stomach crunches every other day. along with eating 4-5 small meals through out the day and drinking hella water.. so i'm assuming with the band i will do about the same thing... anything else would be unexceptable for myself...See i know what i am capable of doing and now since i have went thru all of this pain.. i am going balls to the wall baby and im going to get the rest of this crap off of my azz... everybody is diffrent but if u never push yourself u never know what u are capable of doing..... u know if u have given it 100% or not....

Edited May 26, 2008 by mstrina27