I thought I'd start a topic where people can share their weight history from pre-surgery up to today if you want. A lot of people are asking how quickly us bandsters have lost, etc. I lose very slow. So, here it goes...

Pre surgery 222

Day of surgery 206.5

1 week 203.5

2 weeks 203.5

3 weeks 203.5 (cussing the scale at this point)

4 weeks 202

5 weeks 201

6 weeks 199

7 weeks 197

8 weeks 195

9 weeks 192

The beginning of my journey: 254

Surgery day: 233

Now (a little over 6 months post-op): 197

My goal weight is somewhere between 150-160. Not sure exactly where I want to be. I'll see how I feel at those weights and go from there.

My weighloss has definitely slowed the past 2 months. I joined a gym 3 weeks ago and I am doing 4-5 days of cardio and 2-3 days of lifting weights. I am hoping that this will help move things along in the right direction...down!!

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Well I started all my Insurance stuff in feb of this year. I was 317 or 318. I was required 6 months of weightloss appointments.

Sunday August 28 was the start of my pre-op diet I was 304. Then I had my consult with my surgeon and I weighed 298. Surgery was on 09/02/11 I weighed in at 290.

I weighed myself today and I am 283. I dunno what my goal is. I'm trying to take baby steps. So my next goal is 270. I was around that weight before I got pregnant sept 2009. The smallest i've been during my adulthood I think is 235 when I was 24 or so. I'm 35 now.

I look smaller. even I noticed it. My incision sites are swollen and my tummy looks bloated but I cannot wait till I can hit the gym!!

My starting weight was 345

Day of surgery (June 20th) - 326.8

1st week - 316.8

2nd week - 318.2 (went on soft food)

3rd week - 319

4th week - 316.5 (had first fill 2.5cc)

5th week - 309.4

6th week - 308.8

7th week - 307 (had 2nd fill 1.5 cc)

8th week - 298.8 (had unfill -1 cc)

9th week - 297.2

10th week - 295.6

11th week - 292

As you can see I even GAINED weight before my first fill, even though I wasn't eating much. My body was holding on to everything after the liquid diet, but then it started coming off rather quickly! Just be patient it will happen!

I thought I'd start a topic where people can share their weight history from pre-surgery up to today if you want. A lot of people are asking how quickly us bandsters have lost, etc. I lose very slow. So, here it goes...

Pre surgery 222

Day of surgery 206.5

1 week 203.5

2 weeks 203.5

3 weeks 203.5 (cussing the scale at this point)

4 weeks 202

5 weeks 201

6 weeks 199

7 weeks 197

8 weeks 195

9 weeks 192

Pre surgery 324

Day of surgery 309

1 month 285

2 months 279

3 months 268

4 months 265

5 months 259

6 months 251

7 months 248

8 months 238

9 months 232

10 months 226

11 months 220

12 months 209

2 years 197

3 years 181

1185 days (today) 176

As you can see, I had a couple bad months the first year and since my first bandiversary it has come off much slower. It's still coming off, though and that's all that matters!

Let's see:

The day I started pre-op diet: 203

Day of surgery: 193

I got down to about 188 during the first few days when I was on Clear liquids, but then I gained it back and was at 192 until I got my first fill. Anybody who is between the surgery and fills and isn't losing weight, don't sweat it. You think that since you have the band you should be losing weight but it doesn't always work that way. It was a very frustrating month for me.

After my first fill I got down to 188 (two week time span)

After my second fill I got down to maybe 187. I had started the couch to 5k so I was losing inches but not pounds on the scale which was still very frustrating.

My third fill was the most recent about 2 1/2 weeks ago and I'm down to 184 now. I'm hoping for at least another pound off before I go back in on Tuesday.

In the beginning, I was hoping to have lost more by now, but now that I'm here I'm ok with where I'm at. Especially now that it's coming off pretty steadily

Everybody is doing really great!! Keep it up

My surgery was May 17th 2011. I am almost at 4 months.

My starting weight was 221 and today I am at 185. Some weeks it seems to melt off and others the scale doesnt move.

Good luck Kat