How much have you taken off????and how long did it take honestly...I'm down to 189 today and I had the band 3/18/2010 I started at 261

Thanks for the encouragement this thread is giving me. I will be banded next week and am looking forward and am hoping for a couple of pounds a week weightloss after the band. I am trying to be realistic with my goals.

I was banded on 7/29/10 and I'm down about 109 pounds. About 15 left until goal. Starting weight was 274, currently at 165.

Banded May 25,2011. Pre op I weighed 276. Date of surgery I weighed 272. I currently weigh 233. I have lost a total of 43lbs.

im a newbie. I was banded on 09/02/11. The day before pre-op diet I weighed 304. The day of my band, 5 days later, I weighed 290. Today I weigh 283.

Banded on 12/3/10 - Highest weight was 232 now down to 156 almost to my goal of 150 -- may go down to 145 depending on how 150 looks -- don't want to over do it but feeling great!

my surgery date was 9/28/2010, so it'll be a year on 20 days. i'm down 104 pounds since surgery and 124 pounds from my highest.

I love to hear success stories and the actual weight lost and how long with the band thanks everyone

3-29-10 surgery, I am down a total of 61 pounds, I have not worked as hard as I coul have, but today that changes as I just found out I am approved for a tummy tuck. I want to lose another 25 pounds first as fast as possible.

Congrats to everyone on your weight loss

I was banded 6/9/10 and I was 262 on that morning- today I am 164!

Today is 1 month I have lost 35 lbs all together so proud of everybody keep up the good job

Thanks for the encouragement this thread is giving me. I will be banded next week and am looking forward and am hoping for a couple of pounds a week weightloss after the band. I am trying to be realistic with my goals.

If I can give you some advice that really helped me.... from the time I went onto mushies I told myself that I had restriction. I didn't allow myself to eat over a cup of food at meals. There are times now that I do, depending on the meal - but for the most part mentally challenging myself to be restricted from the beginning has been a key to my success, but I rarely and barely exercise (very bad I know).

I was banded on 8/30/11 so I'm still new to bandland, but so far I have lost 21 lbs since surgery day, I'm on most normal foods at this time. I have restriction without any fill, and to this day I haven't been hungry once.

I can only hope this keeps up.

Good luck on your journey.

Josh

I lost 90 pounds the first year. I have been struggling with the same 20 pounds for the last few years. Goal for me would be to loose another 30 pounds!

I was banded 9/7/10. I have lost a total of 78lbs in a little over a year, inlcuding the Pre-Op diet. I am about 30lbs away from my goal. My surgeon and his staff are very pleased with my progress and have no doubt I will meet and probably exceed my goal. I used to get discouraged if I did not loose as much as other people, but instead chose to focus and my weight loss, how great I feel and how much better I look. You are doing great, so keep it up!

Good luck, everyone!

I had my surgery 5 days ago and I lost 11 pounds.