Instead of mother-daughter lunch dates, we are going to have a mother- daughter fill date I have been banded for two years and three months, and after almost two years of struggling to be approved, my nineteen year old daughter was banded on Valentine's Day. She says it is the best Valentine's gift she will ever receive. I started at 244, and hit goal weight in nine months, then lost another 30 pounds by my one year bandiversary. After being told I looked too thin and ill, I gained 15 pounds and have retained my weight since then. I am able to do this without feeling like I'm missing out on anything, I eat what I want, just less of it, less often. I hope and pray my daughter has the same result as me. She has a bit more to lose, but I am positive she will get there! Good luck to all of you!!!

That so awesome! I wish I had my mom with me on my journey!!

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Hi There ! Congratulations ! That's fantastic. You and I were banded around the same time. I reached my goal a few months ago, but gained 10 pounds. I got filled and lost 3. I've been struggling for the past 2 months to lose the 7 left, but nothing. Doctor told me to wait 3 more months for my next fill. I can easily eat 2200 cals a day. I did liquids for 3 days, but it didn't seem to help me feel restriction. May I ask, how many cals do you eat to maintain your weight ? Any advice ? Thank you and congrats on your weightloss. That's wonderful

Birdie, I wish I could tell you how many calories I consume, but I don't now and never have counted calories. My surgeon always said, "Don't eat if you aren't hungry," but I only have actual physical hunger once a month maybe. Because of this, my eating schedule is horrible. Some days I only eat once a day around 4 or 5, but some days I eat a few times a day. I pretty much eat what I want, just a lot less of it I haven't been the best at exercising either, but plan on exercising with my daughter to help her in her journey. I read somewhere that a woman needs somewhere between 1800-2200 calories per day to maintain weight depending on activity level. I do make sure to drink a lot of water, usually between 68 and 100 ounces per day. I'm sorry this isn't very helpful, I have always been the atypical lapbander. Thank you and congrats to you too! Being within seven pounds is awesome!

Instead of mother-daughter lunch dates, we are going to have a mother- daughter fill date I have been banded for two years and three months, and after almost two years of struggling to be approved, my nineteen year old daughter was banded on Valentine's Day. She says it is the best Valentine's gift she will ever receive. I started at 244, and hit goal weight in nine months, then lost another 30 pounds by my one year bandiversary. After being told I looked too thin and ill, I gained 15 pounds and have retained my weight since then. I am able to do this without feeling like I'm missing out on anything, I eat what I want, just less of it, less often. I hope and pray my daughter has the same result as me. She has a bit more to lose, but I am positive she will get there! Good luck to all of you!!!

Congratulations to both you and your daughter! My daughter and I both were banded within a month of each other in the summer of 2011. She is at goal, and I'm about 40 pounds away---but I'll get there (just this month I've gotten into Onederland!!) Anyway, my daughter and I have always gone to out appointments together, and it has been a great experience!

Take Care,

Scuffy