I started my pre-op diet on October 22nd and had surgery on November 4th. To date I have lost 62lbs with out no fills. The journey has had ups and many downs. I am feeling great overall despite some setbacks. Happy Holidays everyone.

I started at 344 lbs and now weigh 282 lbs. I hope to get to around 220Lbs.

Yahooooooo! Good for you!

Awesome I was banded Aug 27 and I am almost down 85 pounds no fills !!!

Wow!!! Thats ALOT of weight that quickly... CONGRATULATIONS!!

You're my idol Lance! I'd love to do this without the hassle of a fill!

That is awesome keep up the good work. I am surprised how easy it has been coming off for my self.

Awesome I was banded Aug 27 and I am almost down 85 pounds no fills !!!

congrats u lucky dude!

congrats u lucky dude!

Wow.... thats great... and with out a fill WOW... that just puts a smile on my face Congrats!!!

I feel like I am doing good probably not as good as you but I started at 368 on Dec 2nd got down to 341 on dec 17th (day of surgery) ad as of today im 333. Thats 33lbs in about 3weeks.

Cograts RChavez! keep up the great job

I started my pre-op diet on October 22nd and had surgery on November 4th. To date I have lost 62lbs with out no fills. The journey has had ups and many downs. I am feeling great overall despite some setbacks. Happy Holidays everyone.

I started at 344 lbs and now weigh 282 lbs. I hope to get to around 220Lbs.

Congratz

wow I had surgery July 14the and Im only down 43 pds..You guys let us in on the secret. What are you eating and how much are you exercising? I had 1 fill but he took a tiny bit out cause I kept sliming and throwing up. now Im eating normally just less. But the weight is just creeping off. What am I doing wrong?

Congrats to everyone on there weight loss. Keep up the good work. I am not sure why but it seems like men lose weight a lot easier then woman. I am not sure why but that seems to be the case. None the less everyone keep up the good work and look forward to the new year.

That's great.....How do we know if we need a fill? How is it determined...by dr? I will be banded Tuesday and am gathering all the info I can!

Your doc possibly determines if you need a fill. It's based on the amount of food you eat in a sitting. Normally 3 small meals a day. If you are losing about 1-2 lbs a week and if you are hungry between meals. I believe that is what they go off of. Of course you can always ultimately you can make the decision I guess. Good luck on your journey Southern Leo.

That's great.....How do we know if we need a fill? How is it determined...by dr? I will be banded Tuesday and am gathering all the info I can!

Your doc possibly determines if you need a fill. It's based on the amount of food you eat in a sitting. Normally 3 small meals a day. If you are losing about 1-2 lbs a week and if you are hungry between meals. I believe that is what they go off of. Of course you can always ultimately you can make the decision I guess. Good luck on your journey Southern Leo.

My doctor is one that is a firm believer in what you described and if a patient is still doing well weight loss wise, he ultimately lets it sit with us decision wise whether we feel we need an additional fill. Of course, I am sure that depends on the patient and whether they are following his orders the correct way. I thankfully havent needed much of a fill so far, I only have 3 and a half CC in mine. Congrats on your wonderful weight loss, that is fantastic!

Your doc possibly determines if you need a fill. It's based on the amount of food you eat in a sitting. Normally 3 small meals a day. If you are losing about 1-2 lbs a week and if you are hungry between meals. I believe that is what they go off of. Of course you can always ultimately you can make the decision I guess. Good luck on your journey Southern Leo.

that is fantastic!!!! I just celebrated my 2 year bandiversary last week, 12/20/08. I have lost 90 pds with NO FILLS also! I cannot explain why some people need so many fills/unfills and I never wanted one. The Dr. made it my choice to fill or not to fill! Every time I went in and lost weight I decided to not upset the apple cart by getting filled and unfilled. I have been maintaining for the last year still with no fills. Good luck to all of you with no fills and believe me, my thinking is that we are less likely to have a slip with no fills and pushing the band. Just my thoughts! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and I too cheated and will have to make up for it with more exercise inthe coming weeks.