i went from size 24 to 16 i have lost 85 pounds woo hoo !!!! almost a year on march 30th

I went from squeezing myself into size 22's to a 4 and my wedding dress falls off me now!

Oh, and I am a runner now! That to me is just as huge!

I can run along with my 6yo son, and play soccer with him. My 23yo daughter and I share clothes. I can walk for hours with my partner, and he and I went hiking in New Zealand, and he got winded before me. I also realise that big and healthy is better than skinny and living off cigarettes and coffee. I have a healthier relationship with food than I have had in my entire life.

I can run along with my 6yo son' date=' and play soccer with him. My 23yo daughter and I share clothes. I can walk for hours with my partner, and he and I went hiking in New Zealand, and he got winded before me. I also realise that big and healthy is better than skinny and living off cigarettes and coffee. I have a healthier relationship with food than I have had in my entire life.[/quote']

I love hearing all the stories about how much weight is gone, but everyone is different. It's stories like this that inspire me as well! These are the reasons I chose to do this! Congrats to you!!

BTW, I'm less than 2 weeks post op down 20lbs and feeling so much better already!

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congrats !!!! keep up the good work

Down 52lbs In 3 Months...and I love working out. My uniform does not fit me anymore lol

wow !!! congrats thats so awsome im so glad may i ask what kind of diet did u follow and excerise ? thanks

High Protein, Low-Sodium, Low Calorie and I do lots of Cardio in the gym I should add I have 5 cc in a 10cc band. Wont be getting a fill for awhile!

Since last March I went from a size 20 jeans (plus size), 2-3x top to size 16 jeans and xl top!!! I now go to the gym and can walk much more than I have in a long long time. Took me 19 years to get under 200 lbs. and I love it!

Love seeing everyone else's results and happiness.

I'm still in a 16 but I'm down 25 pounds since being banded on the 23rd of January:) team new me!

Oh I thought of a few more.

I am not longer a slave to 'bad' food. Don't get me wrong, when my band starting leaking, I gained because I could eat more, BUT I never EVER had the urge to drink a coke and still don't, or have sugar in my coffee/tea, or have a craving to have KFC. I chose 'quality' food over junk food, every single time.

And while I didn't enjoy (and still don't enjoy) formal exercise, I love getting out and walking, or skating, or running around with my kids. I enjoy being active, where I used to prefer sitting on the sidelines watching every one else get sweaty.

So leaking band or not, the lapband HAS changed the way I perceive food and has changed the level of activeness in my life. I don't think I quite realised that until I rejoined this forum a week ago.

congrats im getting there too !!! the way my mind thinks about food

my starting weight was 147kg , and my weight now is 80kg I lost 67 kg .

dropped from pant size 46 to size 32.. t-shirt size from xxxl to S

I was banded with plication on November 6 2012. Starting weight 215 as of today 157 lbs. Best thing I ever did!

wow that is amazing congrats!!!

doing so well !!!