hello i'm new here

[meltingmegan 0]

i'm coming close to my 4th month at the end of december and already have lost 55lb. i'm pleased with the progress and truly feel that i would not have had this kind of outcome any other way. i'm interested most in talking with other people who are at the same stage as i am. but i woud love to chat with anyone about lapband. i look forward to being a part of this community :shades_smile:

[amy26111 0]

Hi i'm going on my 5th week out sorry i'm not 4 months but i have lost 22 pounds already and loving it! your doing great also i see. keep up the good work:biggrin::ohmy:

Edited December 18, 2008 by amy26111

[Shamrockgirl60 1]

Hey I was banded in August. So I am a four monther. Great you are right on track with your weight loss and I am close to that mark. Have you had any fills? I had my 3rd one last week and finally feel some real restriction. I have been watching my calories and trying to keep it 1200 -1500 a day. With daily walks and Water aerobics.

How old are you? I am 60 and well I haven't been fat all my life I once was very thin...my lowest weight was 103 when I was 21. I evened out to 110 till my late 20's and gained 50 lobs when I was pregnant with my one and only daughter. I stayed in the 140 range for years. Then my thyroid literally "died" and it wasn't diagnosed for at least 5 or 6 years. I gained then and was in the 180 range. I ballooned up to 245 in 2005, lost 50 with Nutri-System, gained back till I was 229 and stayed that way till the Lap Band in August.

I am feeling great haven't been this weight in years and this was the best thing I ever did.

Good luck, glad you found us.

Where did you have your surgery?

[meltingmegan 0]

thank you for your encouragement. i feel like the time has gone by so quick. i lfeel like i was only banded yesterday. i weigh myself one to two times a week and keep a chart of my progress. i also have made benchmark goals of 20lb. increments so it doesn't seem like such a massive amount of weight to lose. i just focus on 20lbs. at a time and i reward myself with a massage or some other non food reward. how is the food going down for you ? i felt like i was on mushy food forever

[meltingmegan 0]

i have had 2 fills so far and i deffinitely feel it. it may even be a little on the tight side. i had my procedure done 8/27/08 in north jersey

[Shamrockgirl60 1]

Wow you have done so well for a late August Bandster. We have a whole group check the August 2008 bandster threads. We have a Friday morning weigh in also. If you feel too much restriction they can remove a bit of the fill. So far my third one is much better. I have not hit my "sweet spot" yet but hope too soon. They check the band and fill every 4-6 weeks.

You will like it here when I get down and am not losing, I come in and feel so much better I am not alone. Hope you continue to post.

Good luck.