If you have, how long did it take you? Any advice to those who haven't reached goal yet. I get so upset with myself when I read about other success stories and here I am still not at goal or even close 6 months out.

Starting weight 286

Current weight 250

I meant to direct you to a magazine article Jean McMillan wrote down below. It's under "Recent magazine aticles" near the middle on the right side of the forums pages. Here's a link. It addressses your concerns about how others lose weight.

Green eyed monster

http://www.lapbandta...yed-monster-r70

I just reAd the article ! Great read !

At 6 months out I was just STARTING to lose weight. It took me 2 years to lose 70 lbs. This is NOT a quick weight loss procedure. This is a marathon, not a sprint. You are down 36 lbs, that is awesome! 1-2 lbs per week is the average we can expect. I, personally, averaged 0.75 lbs per week when I was actively losing. But I lost it. That is all that mattered to me.

Concentrate on your eating and exercise habits, the rest will follow.

I have reached my goal weight a couple of times. Each time I do, I have a little bout of self-sabotage just to keep things interesting. LOL I will regain 2 to 4 pounds and them struggle to take them back off. It's just something that I do. I have been banded for almost two years and took the original 60+ pounds off the first year. It's been a life changing experience.

Congrats on the 36 lbs! That is great!

Thanks for all the stories!!!! I love hearing everyone's personal story and successes!!!! I have made a YouTube Chanel if anyone is interesting in watching my journey! I think this journey is so hard and with the support of this and YouTube we can help eachother!

Sweetpea, do not be too hard on yourself. We tend to concentrate so much on the numbers that we stress ourselves out-thus sabotaging our effort. The weight WILL continue to come off. The slower the better. I was blessed with quick weight loss-130 lbs in 12 months-and i contribute it to A LOT of walking and constant movement. Now, after three years, I still stuggle with my desire to eat. It's such a mental thing that it is only the band that is preventing me from regaining the weight. So, even after keeping the weight off for over two years, I am still struggling with learning how to react to food appropriately. It's not easy! Hang in there girl, you made a good choice and you WILL be succesful!!!

Johanna