A thread for super-sized bandsters - starting BMI over 50?

[LapBandit 5]

2 more lbs and my BMI willl leave the 60s for good. Then 27 lbs from there to Twoterville. If only I could snap my fingers!

Take care and Happy Memorial Day.

JulieNYC, I was so excited to hear this. I am in the same boat as you! I have 29 lbs until Twoterville!! I am so excited, I can't wait!

Plus, everyone talks about Onederland but I was wondering if there was a cool name for the 200's! I like it! I can't wait to be a resident of Twoterville!

I feel pleased that I'm losing but I need strength to give it time. Patience is not a virtue to me!

Good luck everyone!

[MarcyD 0]

JulieNYC, Sure, I'll race ya!!! My official one month post-op check is next Thursday, so I'll get a *true* reading. I have been guessing based on the difference between my scale and the doctor's. (Of course, the Dr. has me weighing 11 pounds more than my scale.) I am using his numbers as my ticker.

[PhotoNut 7]

Twoterville! I love it! *laughs*

Good job everyone!

[Wheetsin 714]

I bought a digi scale yesterday. I got tired of getting on, off, right back on, off, right back on - and having 3 totally different weights register - as much as 8# apart. The first thing I did was hop off & on a bunch of times and I got the same weight each time. How nice! It's guaranteed accurate within 0.2 lbs, up to 350. I think I'm going to redo my stats using this scale and just consider everything else a formality. It's a "Taylor Glass Electronic Scale" from Sam's, about $40 I think. Maybe $30, don't remember. And it does partial pounds - my analog scale could never do that.

This morning was 314.6.

BTW I've always heard it was -

100s = "onderland"

200s = "twoterville"

300s = "tri cities"

400s = no idea...?

[waterlily1072 5]

Yay, everyone is doing so great. My computer has been out of commision for almost 2 weeks, I feel so disconnected.

Got my first fill yesterday and the official weigh in put me at 319 a 31lb loss!!!

I am now lighter than I have been in over 2 years and lighter than my wedding weight!!! Yay!!!

[SunnyDee 0]

Congrats WaterLily !!! I'm excited for you I can't wait to lose 31 lbs ....I'm up for banding on the 20th of june and although aprehensive as I've never had surgery, I'm excited to get a handle on my weight loss.

[A1ikou 0]

Hi everyone,

Just thought I'd check in!

Well my weight stayed the same for two weeks and then two things happened- I got a 2nd fill and hubby bought me a treadmill.

Anyway just one short week later I'm 9lbs down and that's taken me over the 50lbs lost mark :clap2: So as you can imagine right now I'm feeling quite positive about just about everything!

[waterlily1072 5]

WAY TO GO ALISON :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

Well, now that I know the conversion from my docs scale to my home scale, I converted my starting weight to my scale. This way I only have to convert once instead of everytime So, that puts my start weight 4 lbs heavier. And I am loving this fill.. not sure yet how soon I will need a second but for the moment, this one is awesome :scared: another 4lbs in 2 days, wahoo!

[Tired_Old_Man 1]

I had a BMI of 48.28 when I started. Can I join the club?

[nolagirl2 0]

I weighed this morning at 279.8. Granted, I round that to 280 for my official weight, but to even SEE the 7 was good news. I want the 80s to be gone for good!!!

[Teresita 0]

Hey Wheetsin what are you doing in this thread.....this is for supersize bandsters ha ha ha ha.

[Wheetsin 714]

Once a member, always a member! Plus it seems that I've hit another plateau, so I may be here for a while yet. And in another 6 weeks, when the scale finally moves and I lose 20# in 3 days...

You steady losers suck monkey butts.

[Teresita 0]

Thank you Wheetsin....would you like some monkey butt? LOL

Girl you will be off that plateau this week. Are you exercising? What are you doing?

[Poodles 0]

So... if I am reading right... monkey butt is the diet secret of the fast lapband losers. Wonder if they have that at Walmart? ??

Have a questions for you guys/gals... how long after your surgery did you step on the scale? I was thinking about giving it two weeks, but do not know if I can make it that long.

Tired Old Man- Welcome... come on in to the club house. We could always use a friendly male face around.

[nolagirl2 0]

Well, I came home the next day, think I mght have weighed. Weighed all the time on that day actually. First official weigh-in was the day after that. I'm a daily weigher. Works for some, doesn't work for others.