Is it harder to lose the second half of your weight

[daningje 0]

I was band on feb 26 and made it to my half way point about a week ago. I have about 50 more pounds to lose. Everyone keeps telling me that the next fifty will be a lot harder. Just wondering for those banded and in the home stretch is it really harder.

[TaraBell 0]

Congrats on your weight loss!! I have not been as successful. I was banded Jan 16th and have only lost 30lbs. I still have about 80lbs to go, so I am hoping that the first half of the weight is the hardest to come off.

[Jachut 487]

Yes, it is, lol.

Well, not harder in that it becomes gruelling or anything.

But I lost about 70lb the first year and 30lb the next. The second year where I lost 30lb, I continued having fills so I was more restricted, thus eating less and had built up to running 10kms at a time.

So I'd gone from very little restriction, able to eat anything and NEVER pbing whilst running 3 or 4kms four or five times a week and losing PLENTY to being much more restricted, having my diet more limited and running 8 to 10kms four or five times a week for a loss of less than 1lb per week for that second year.

What I eat now to maintain woudl have had me losing weight like CRAZY in the first few months. Especially if I'd done as much running!

But I got there in the end, went WAY past goal weight and BMI of 25 right down to a BMI of 22.

Its not harder, but its doenst happen as easily or quickly if that makes sense.

[JoanieP 2]

I think it's always harder to lose the closer you get to your goal, even without the band. I too lost weight faster in the first 3-4mos. After that it was 10lbs here and 10lbs there, but I finally lost 100lbs. Now I have been struggling to lose the last 10lbs to reach my goal weight. I guess if I never lose that last 10lbs I would still be happy with where I'm at, but I set my goal and really want to reach it. Ya know?

Good luck to you and don't give up! Joanie )

[luluc 6]

Congrats on your weight loss!! I have not been as successful. I was banded Jan 16th and have only lost 30lbs. I still have about 80lbs to go, so I am hoping that the first half of the weight is the hardest to come off.

same here. i thought 30lbs in the first 6 months was awful......but then the next 40+ came off in the 4 following months.

think i have to pay more attention maintaining now that when i was losing weight.....odd.

[taylorgirl1 1]

It seems so I started out at 200 lbs , 5ft 2 in and am down 32 lbs since surgery mid Dec, I have about 35 to go . I keep being told it comes off slower if you are not really really heavy to begin with but is frustrating at times, Ive been losing 4-6 lbs a month for past 2 mths. But goiod news havnt put any back on

[readytoloselbs 0]

Based on my experience, the last 1/2 takes longer to come off. But it is still coming off. I am grateful that I still see weight loss and that I have not gained a pound back in a year. I have always been able to lose weight but could never keep it off. I am loving the lapband!

[scottyd 0]

It really just keeps dropping off so let it go. why worry if it is the first or the last. just let it go.

[Delivered 0]

Based on my experience, the last 1/2 takes longer to come off. But it is still coming off. I am grateful that I still see weight loss and that I have not gained a pound back in a year. I have always been able to lose weight but could never keep it off. I am loving the lapband!

Like you, I have never had a problem losing the weight. It's the keeping it off that has not been my strength. My weight loss has been slow, but I spent the first three months trying to fight my band (eating slider foods) instead of following the rules. Consequently, I have seen more weight loss the past two months than I saw the first three months because I wasn't focused.

We all should be commended for our journey.

[riley4183 0]

I lost pretty steadily but now that I am almost at goal and it has slowed W A Y down - to less than 1 lb. a week now. It does not go up though!

I was told that it will take as long to lose the last 5 lbs. as it did to lose the first 50, and I think that may be true so I'm not going to sweat it! My health has returned, I am not on any medications anymore, I can (and do) run and work out almost every day, and "goal" is just a number on a scale - I have accomplished more than I ever imagined possible!

Besides, if they would cut off my extra skin for me, I would already be at the goal on their freakin' chart, LOL!!