Good afternoon. I wanted to take the time to say hello to everyone. I am currently doing the 6 month weight loss attempt from physican. November 1 will be my last appointment, then it will be soon to schedule surgery, I hope. I can't wait to read everything here on this board. It appears to be a wealth of experiance.

Good afternoon. I wanted to take the time to say hello to everyone. I am currently doing the 6 month weight loss attempt from physican. November 1 will be my last appointment, then it will be soon to schedule surgery, I hope. I can't wait to read everything here on this board. It appears to be a wealth of experiance.

I had to lose 10% of my starting weight in one-year's time. My surgery is scheduled for October 17th and I am looking forward to it. Do you have to lose a certain amount of weight in the 6 months? By the way, where are you in Florida? I am in Tallahassee.

Debora

I had to lose 10% of my starting weight in one-year's time. My surgery is scheduled for October 17th and I am looking forward to it. Do you have to lose a certain amount of weight in the 6 months? By the way, where are you in Florida? I am in Tallahassee.

Debora

Hello Debra: I do not have to loose any weight before surgery. I just have to show 6 months of physican assisted attempts to loose weight. As a mattter of fact I have been eating anything not nailed down. I actually lost 2 1/2 pounds in my first month. (I usually only eat 1 meal a day) I live in St. Petersburg area . I hope to have the surgery before the end of the year. My husband John will have his banding Oct. 21. He starts his 2 week liquid Friday. Good luck to you.