wow...its been 2 years since my surgery(Oct 2nd 2009) I started out at 361 lbs and I am currently at 205. I originally set my goal at 225. I got as low as 187 lbs but my wife (and I ) thought I looked "too boney" so iam comfortable at 205 . I went from a very very tight 48 inch waist to a 34-36 inch waist I was in a tight 2x (sometimes 3XL) shirt and shorts I now get mediums in shorts and some medium or large shirts. I had a fill in july of 2010 then started eating more and putting some weight on so in feb of 2011 i had a fill they put 1mm fill in . my band was too tight and i couldnt eat or drink comfortably so after 10 days i went back and they removed 1mm, so technically i guess you can say i havnt had a FILL in over a year.

I do eat some more than I did, but I have sooooooo much more energy and I am constantly doing physical stuff, activities around the house. I no longer come home from work and sit on computer or couch and watch TV, I mow the lawn lanscape take dogs for walk ride bike..... all the thing i did when i was younger( and thinner)... its great having all this energy. when it snowed last winter I was shovelling for over 2 hours and I stoped because i was done not tired. a few years back i could do it for 10 minutes then had to wait for the kids to come around nd pay them because i was not physically able to do it.

I hemmed and hawwed at having the surgery but two years later i have my life back and I am so glad I did it and wished I had the surgery years ago....hope i didnt bore everyone with my story, but I am proud of sticking it out and so glad of the outcome and want to thank everyone on the forum for your support and encouragement throughout my journey... thank you all again and if anyone has any questions I will be happy to help out in any way I can and give back to you all who gave me the encouragement i needed .....Carmine

Well done!!!

Wow! Now that's what I call a real success story-awesome!!!

You are doing awsome! Always nice to read a story of great success.

Love it! Keep up the great work!

Good for you! What an inspiration!

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

It's a great story! You should be very proud of your accomplishment! I am just starting year 2 and am just as excited to see what happens!

Although your weight loss is awe inspiring, what especially impresses me is how well you are doing in maintenance!!! Many of us are masters at gaining and losing.....but maintaining is the great beyond...and you are LIVING it...!!

Best wishes,

Mimi

What an inspiring story. You've already "given back" by offering a true story of hope, determination and ultimately success to this newbie. I'm just at the beginning of my journey and you've given me something to aspire to.

Thank you.

Thank you for sharing that it can be done for those of use who have a lot of weight to lose! Congrats!

Way to go! I love hearing success stories!

AWESOME JOB! 2 years later and still keeping it off is a huge inspiration to us all!!