I had my lapband in june of 2011, today I weighed in at 199.7! I cant believe I did it! total loss of 74.3 pounds...Is this for real??? Have not posted in a while, but soooooo excited!

Katie

that is AWESOME!!! i was banded on 12/16 and I'm not having much luck with my weight loss...

that is AWESOME!!! i was banded on 12/16 and I'm not having much luck with my weight loss...

That is because you are still in the adjustment stage, I was banded in October and still needing an occational adjustment. Give yourself time! Please do not be discouraged. It is a slow process and your time is coming.

thanks for your words of encouragement, b/c I'm sooooooooooo discouraged. I sit here day after day reading all the success stories and I'm happy for each and every one of them, but then i look in the mirror and ask why can't I have that success? I go for my 2nd fill on 2/15, I hope I can get some restriction.

Germaine....boy is this a slow process but hell we didn't gain the weight overnight and we won't lose it that way. Be patient it will come, some weeks/months better than others. If you fall off the bandwagon jump right back on the next day...Your new you is coming girl STAY STRONG and Kat09 good for you ...I was banded Sept 14th and started at 320 and am now down to 257....I have good days and bad, I stay off the scales everyday now and only do once a week...I am geting my third fill next week, i now have 6.8cc's in a 10cc band and feel alittle more will take me to that "zone"....Congrats All

Congrats! That is so exciting! I can't wait to get to onederland...that is my next goal. Only 50lbs to go!!

Good job!!!

Great job congrats!!

Congratulations!

kat09 WTG! I am very happy for you. I cant wait untill I am in onederland, In my head, I Think the world will be diferent when I do, lol .....I have just imagined it for so many years with every new diet that came out and now week by week I am realy inching torwards it......

CONGRATS!

great Job! I was banded in July 2011 I have 25 pounds to get to 199!!

I hope I can get there by my 1 year anniversary

Thanks everyone. Good luck to you on your journey!

Yay!! Im. Sooo close hope to join Onederland

Congrats!!!! I am ready to get to Onederland myself!!!

Congrats! I am about 9 pounds away now!

thanks for your words of encouragement, b/c I'm sooooooooooo discouraged. I sit here day after day reading all the success stories and I'm happy for each and every one of them, but then i look in the mirror and ask why can't I have that success? I go for my 2nd fill on 2/15, I hope I can get some restriction.

I was in the same boat as you. Lost 13 pounds the first month and was so dissapointed. Everyone else seemed to be losing 20+ that first month. I think I was down 18 by month two, still bummed. But just think what your scale could be showing you if you didn't have the surgery! Here I am almost a year out and down more than my first goal of 75 pounds! And to add to that, I still don't think I am in the green zone. I have followed the rules of my doctor and figured out what works for me. I am hoping that my fill on the 7th will get me to the perfect spot. So hang in there, the weight will come off!