Jennifer44

How tall are you? 228 is not that heavy.....so you have lost about 80 pounds. That's great. I aspire to be your weight in 1 to 1.5 years. I have seen some people who have had bariatric surgery lose dramatic amounts of weight - but most were single and had a motive to look great. I have been in a 10 year relationship and recently gotten married to him over a year ago..................we had an unhealthy relationship with food. I stil enjoy eating with him, but its just a lot less and healthier options. I agree with you about cutting my calories and I think filling up on veggies and fruit and Water is key. Its a major behavioral change on my part. I am still an emotional eater and food addict in recovery. Jenny

Hi, I will look into your suggestions.....1200 calories a day I have been told is what I should stay at, but I usually average 1700-1900 a day.................I am trying to fill up on veggies and fruit and tracking my "points" with Weight Watchers - which works if you are dedicated to tracking your point religiously everyday. May I ask what your start weight was (I didn't see it in your profile). So you are about 4 years out from being banded and were re-banded at one point. Exercise is key I think for me................... Jenny

I have maintained the same weight range of 190-200 for 1.5 years which is good and band. Since I am approaching my three anniversary in March 2011 I am disappointed I haven't lost more weight. I must admit I am not exercising regularly and have my fair share of foods that I should eat less of (my biggest culprit is cheese and crackers after work). I started Weight Watchers again and will buy a 10-pak of personal training sessions in a week to get me motivated and on track with losing weight again. Has anyone else experienced a long term plateau and what have you done to combat this "hell"? Jenny

Well, I am still struggling...............its been 17 months since the operation and I still have 50 pounds to go. I too started at 260 (currently 190)............ any suggestions? Should I join a face to face support group?

You look amazing and I am so happy for you. How long did it take you to get to your target weight/current weight? How long have you been maintaining? Jennifer:smile2:

Jetsy62 Have you been banded yet? (I forgot to direct my last reply to you). Jennifer

Have you been banded yet?

Thanks for your support..................Lately I have shyed away from the lap band forum website because I was frustrated about not losing weight quickly like the others on this site. Its nice to know someone else is doing the slow and steady approach. Jennifer

I have lost apprximately 45lbs since I was banded in March 2008. I have noticed that some people have lost 20 to 30 more pounds than me in the same time frame. Sometimes I get upset that I am not losing weight fast enough. It took me until the beginning of October to get the fill that caused major restriction and I have been losing weight consistently for the past 5 weeks. A friend of mine told me that I need to get the emotional eating behavior under control and it might take me longer to lose the weight in order to come to peace with my emotional eating. I figure it will take me one year or a little longer to lose another 60 pounds (which is my goal). I feel like life is a marathon not a race and I am not in a hurry to drop those pounds fast. I am looking at this in the long term too. Many Lap Band patients quickly get to their goal weight and than 5 years later they have gained a lot of it back. Is it better to lose the weight slow and steady (1-2 pounds a week) vs. quickly losing? P.S. I might start to exercise and was told that will speed it up. Jennifer