Hi all in bandland. I was banded on December 28,2010. I intially weighed 280 lbs and as of today I weigh 231. My question is?? Is this a good amount of weight or not. I feel like I am not losing it as fast as other people. Any input would be great. Thanks.

Hi all in bandland. I was banded on December 28,2010. I intially weighed 280 lbs and as of today I weigh 231. My question is?? Is this a good amount of weight or not. I feel like I am not losing it as fast as other people. Any input would be great. Thanks.

I can't be sure because I am due to be banded on April 20! Sounds like you are doing great. I just wanted to welcome you to the forum!

Hi all in bandland. I was banded on December 28,2010. I intially weighed 280 lbs and as of today I weigh 231. My question is?? Is this a good amount of weight or not. I feel like I am not losing it as fast as other people. Any input would be great. Thanks.

I was banded 12/29/10. I started at 272, and am at 195. But I had a 5 momth pre op diet due to insurance. I was 225 the day of surgery, and 233 the day after. So I've lost about 38lbs since surgery. I've had 3 fills and 1 unfill so far. I've seen others do better, but I'm happy it's coming off. You've lost about 50lbs, so I think your doing great. Keep up the good work....

You've heard it over and over: "Everyone's weight loss journey is different." Your age, general health, caloric intake, activity level, sleeping habits - they all have an effect on your weight loss. You didn't gain all this weight overnight, so you can't expect to lose it overnight. It takes time to do it right.

Now, looking at the math: You've lost 49 pounds since 12/28. As of today (April 10), that's about 15 weeks. So you've lost an average of about 3.3 pounds a week for 15 weeks. Given the lap band average expected weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds a week, I'd say you're on a hot streak and tearing it up. You're doing excellent! Keep doing what you're doing, and watch as the numbers add up. You deserve to be extremely proud of yourself.

Good luck!

Dave