How Much Have You Lost So Far?

[Katies 0]

90 pounds gone!!

[allielee 263]

woo hooo katies!!!!!!!! :eek:

[Dino 0]

Thats great I have a ways to go. 56 lost 45 to go I am behind But I have never gained a lb back :thumbup: So I know I will get there. Great Job Everyone:thumbup:

[Startingover! 0]

56 and 24 left!!

[nicolerose 0]

76 lbs gone since June 3rd i want more i will get more!! Now im really looking for a good guy to have a good relationship with... are there anymore good guys left out there??

haha going to be 21 July 28th of this year im super excited [: and now that im almost 80 pounds down i'm a totally new person i'd do everything all over again if i needed too [:!

[allielee 263]

76 lbs gone since june 3rd i want more i will get more!! Now im really looking for a good guy to have a good relationship with... Are there anymore good guys left out there??

Haha going to be 21 july 28th of this year im super excited [: And now that im almost 80 pounds down i'm a totally new person i'd do everything all over again if i needed too [:!

congrats nicole!

[nicolerose 0]

thank you so much [: i'm super excited and working hard i'm sick of being stuck around the 290's

[KayleighsMommy 16]

My loss the last 6 months or so has not been so great. I was hoping to be down 100 pounds by my Bandiversary...but I don't think I am going to make it now. I just have to keep going and looking at the big picture. I WILL get there... just not as quickly as I had hoped.

[skinnysoonkim 0]

Hi KayleighsMommy,

You sound alot like me. I was banded June 9, 2008. I lost alot quick then have been doing nothing but yo-yoing with 5-10 lbs for the last 6 months. It definately gets frustrating. I started at 321 and I am down to 271 give or take a few depending on the day. What have or havent' you been doing that you think is compromising your weight loss. With me my head isn't in it like it should be. I am not giving it 100%, probably only about 50%

Kim

[photobuf 0]

Hi everyone,

My name is Tracy and I was banded June 3, 2008, I have lost to date 148.2lbs. My goal was to lose 150lbs the first year, I do not see a problem with reaching my goal. I started out at 373.2lbs. My new goal is to weigh 190lbs......so I have 35lbs.....well it will be after the loss of the 1.8lbs to reach my goal of 150 lost. I joined a gym in January of 09, I also got a personal trainer to help me. When I first started with the trainer I weighed 264 so I have lost 39lbs the last 4 months, which is about 10lbs a month which is on track. I am doing really well and should have had this surgery a long time ago. I feel better, have more energy, look better, I am now in a size 18 I have not worn a size 18 since grade school......no lie and I am 49 years old. It will only get better from here. I wish everyone the best of luck with their journeys.

[Kiki220 0]

It was great to find this thread and to hear that others have had some plataeus. I did great till Jan and have only lost about 6 pounds from Janto March and now I have been pretty much the say since March. I don't have a great deal of restriction, had a fill in Jan and had to have some removed 3 days later. Had a very little fill (.1cc) in early April and again had it taken out (couldn't get my own salvia done) and had a successful but small fill (.1cc) mid-April. I still don't have a ton of restriction like I did in the beginning and I definitly can eat much more than i ever thought I would. It is taking more and more for me to feel full and satisfied. I did add tons of exercise; 45-60 mins. walks 3 times a week and then weight loss yoga or power sculpt (biggest loser dvds) 3-4 times a week. So I have lost about 2 inches. and my blood work compared to 2 years ago is amazing and I am taking no more medication.

Its frustrating to think how easy it was the first 6 months. But I have lost over 80lbs and have only 35-40 more to go. I try hard to think about all the positives but it is hard not feeling let down, discouraged and wondering if I will ever get to my goal. I've never reached my goal before and what if I still can't do it? Anyone else having a hard time with this?

[KayleighsMommy 16]

Kim,

Like you, my head has not been competely in it. I have not been really carefull with my food choices. I have not been completely crazy... basically eating wayyyyy too much fat (I was making Protein Drinks every night and putting about 3-4 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter in them, also eating the not so occasional peanut butter cup, and drinking a daily cappuchino :thumbup:.

I was doing fairly well with my loss, then went home to Michigan last year. I was there for 3 weeks and couldn't eat the whole time, I was getting so stuck. Came home and was no longer getting stuck... but couldn't lose a pound (other than the 9 I gained in Michigan drinking McDonalds shakes!!!) I did not lose another ounce for 3 months!!! Finally I said the heck with it and for 2 days ate all the candy bars I could get my hands on. Believe it or not I started losing again!!!

Went to Michigan last month and it is the same story all over again. Been back a month and haven't lost anything.

I have sort of recommited to my band. I am being really careful what I put in my mouth. I have never exercised, and I am starting now...slowly. I am charting my food, trying to stay around 20 grams fat and 100 grams carb a day. I am trying to eat between 1200-1400 cals a day (according to all the online calculators I should be eating 1400 to lose 3 pounds a week.) Yeah, right. I have found I am only eating 600-800 cals a day. I purchased a gowear fit (a little less expensive version of the bodybugg they wear on biggest loser) I am anxiously awaiting it's delivery.

So..... I am trying to go from giving 50% effort with my band to giving 110%!!!!

Feel free to PM me if you would like to talk more.

julie

Hi KayleighsMommy,

You sound alot like me. I was banded June 9, 2008. I lost alot quick then have been doing nothing but yo-yoing with 5-10 lbs for the last 6 months. It definately gets frustrating. I started at 321 and I am down to 271 give or take a few depending on the day. What have or havent' you been doing that you think is compromising your weight loss. With me my head isn't in it like it should be. I am not giving it 100%, probably only about 50%

Kim

[KayleighsMommy 16]

Hi everyone,

My name is Tracy and I was banded June 3, 2008, I have lost to date 148.2lbs. My goal was to lose 150lbs the first year, I do not see a problem with reaching my goal. I started out at 373.2lbs. My new goal is to weigh 190lbs......so I have 35lbs.....well it will be after the loss of the 1.8lbs to reach my goal of 150 lost. I joined a gym in January of 09, I also got a personal trainer to help me. When I first started with the trainer I weighed 264 so I have lost 39lbs the last 4 months, which is about 10lbs a month which is on track. I am doing really well and should have had this surgery a long time ago. I feel better, have more energy, look better, I am now in a size 18 I have not worn a size 18 since grade school......no lie and I am 49 years old. It will only get better from here. I wish everyone the best of luck with their journeys.

Wow. That is so great!!!! So... it seems like the personal trainer has done you a lot of good. Not that you weren't doing great beforehand. Good for you!!! :thumbup:

julie

[KayleighsMommy 16]

It was great to find this thread and to hear that others have had some plataeus. I did great till Jan and have only lost about 6 pounds from Janto March and now I have been pretty much the say since March. I don't have a great deal of restriction, had a fill in Jan and had to have some removed 3 days later. Had a very little fill (.1cc) in early April and again had it taken out (couldn't get my own salvia done) and had a successful but small fill (.1cc) mid-April. I still don't have a ton of restriction like I did in the beginning and I definitly can eat much more than i ever thought I would. It is taking more and more for me to feel full and satisfied. I did add tons of exercise; 45-60 mins. walks 3 times a week and then weight loss yoga or power sculpt (biggest loser dvds) 3-4 times a week. So I have lost about 2 inches. and my blood work compared to 2 years ago is amazing and I am taking no more medication.

Its frustrating to think how easy it was the first 6 months. But I have lost over 80lbs and have only 35-40 more to go. I try hard to think about all the positives but it is hard not feeling let down, discouraged and wondering if I will ever get to my goal. I've never reached my goal before and what if I still can't do it? Anyone else having a hard time with this?

I am so sorry you are struggling. I have been having a hard time too. The weight just seemed to melt off the first couple of months, now I feel like it is never going to go. I posted about the changes I am making to see if I can speed up this process (it is a couple of posts up). I know this is soooo hard to do. Just know you are not alone is this battle.. and sooner or later (and please let it be sooner :thumbup:) we will win it!!!

julie

[jkpenny376 2]

I am so glad to read your posts..not that I am glad you all are also struggling, but because I have felt like such a failure. I have only lost 53 lbs and just celebrated my 1 yr band anniversary. I too have not done all my part to help loose the weight. I have only had 1 fill and that was months ago, but I am getting stuck at times. I am able to consume much more then I should and know a fill is probably due, but am afraid since I am on occassion getting stuck. I would love to chat with those going through my similar circumstance.