Hello everyone,

I haven't been around for a long while, being a slow loser I began to feel guilty reading the stories of some many people who dropped their weight much faster than me.

And now, here I am, 10 months post-op, only 50 lbs lost and wondering to myself, can/should I Celebrate the fact that I'm finally not in the 300s anymore? I started this journey at 345 and this morning I'm 295.

The people in my life have barely noticed my 50 lbs weight loss, which is understandable because at this weight you really don't look that different if you lose 50 lbs. I, on the other hand, have noticed because I went down a size and gone from 26 to 24.

I guess what I'm struggling with the most is acknowledging and respecting small achievements. Yes, 24 is still a huge size to wear, but it is smaller than 26. 295 lbs is a huge amount of weight, but less than 345.

Is this small achievement worth celebrating? I know I can't go to people and share this because to them I'm failing the band. But I'm starting to wonder if "failing the band" is really what I'm doing? I'm torn and there is a little happy child in me that just wants to come out and play because I'm below 300, and a rational self-loathing adult who feels like a failure. Even if just for today, I really do want to see the child in me win.

Are you serious? If that is not a reason to celebrate I don't know what is. I am so super excited for you and you should be so proud of yourself. For me that would be a huge milestone. I plan to celebrate every 5 lbs becasue that is better than I was doing before. YOU GO GIRL!

Congratulations! Of course it's worth celebrating. I started at 324 and it is overwhelming to think about it more than one pound at a time. The next 50 will be very noticeable. Getting under 300 is amazing. Wait until you see what it is like to get under 200 - triple what it felt like to get under 300.

Keep in mind that with the LapBand you're supposed to average 1 - 2 pounds a week. Seems to me like you're right where you're supposed to be.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Celebrate with something meaningful to you.

Sue

Absolutely Celebrate!!! 50 pounds is a great accomplishment. It does take more weight loss for it to be noticed the heavier you are but now it is going to really start to be noticable! You are averaging 5 lbs a month. That's right in line with the 1 - 2 pounds a week they say we are supposed to lose. I sort of celebrate every 10 pounds ! Be proud, you've done amazing!

50 pounds is terrific!! No matter how long it took u to lose the weight, U still lost it!! Im very proud of u !! you should celebrate I do a happy dance every time i lose even one pound..i started at 317 march 13th..im down to 281, i was so excited once i got out of the 300's YOU GO FOR IT!!

Of course you should celebrate. You are doing exactly what you should be doing.It is not a race to see how quickly you can lose it - remember you didn't gain it overnight either.

Every day you wake up breathing is a reason to celebrate! I think sometimes we people who carry extra weight also carry extra guilt around, and don't feel like our achievements are worth as much as the next (skinny) person's. The main thing here is you are moving along in your journey, and what's not to celebrate about that? Three cheers for you!

Hello everyone,

I haven't been around for a long while, being a slow loser I began to feel guilty reading the stories of some many people who dropped their weight much faster than me.

And now, here I am, 10 months post-op, only 50 lbs lost and wondering to myself, can/should I celebrate the fact that I'm finally not in the 300s anymore? I started this journey at 345 and this morning I'm 295.

The people in my life have barely noticed my 50 lbs weight loss, which is understandable because at this weight you really don't look that different if you lose 50 lbs. I, on the other hand, have noticed because I went down a size and gone from 26 to 24.

I guess what I'm struggling with the most is acknowledging and respecting small achievements. Yes, 24 is still a huge size to wear, but it is smaller than 26. 295 lbs is a huge amount of weight, but less than 345.

Is this small achievement worth celebrating? I know I can't go to people and share this because to them I'm failing the band. But I'm starting to wonder if "failing the band" is really what I'm doing? I'm torn and there is a little happy child in me that just wants to come out and play because I'm below 300, and a rational self-loathing adult who feels like a failure. Even if just for today, I really do want to see the child in me win.

Girl, you are a third of the way there............yes celebrate, when i came below 300 thats MAJOR!!!!!!!!!!! 50 lbs is NOT a small accomplishment its HUGE!!!!!!!!! Let it fuel you!! Thats an avg of 5 lbs permonth roughly 1 lb per week thats also a healthy rate, your body can recover, skin all at that rate. DOnt compare your self to others, take your journey your way.