Where Are You in Your Weight Loss Journey?

[Alex Brecher 10,516]

One of the great things about our community is that our members are all in different stages of their weight loss journeys. So, we want to know where YOU are in your weight loss journey!

Choose your answer and tell us more in the discussion below!

[Jim1967 3,569]

Moving right along.....I've made many strides along the way and I am happy to say I can actually walk those strides now as the weight no longer holds me back. Still I have a ways to go but I now have the confidence that I am going to get there. I could not do it alone and Alex words cannot express how grateful I am to have your wonderful support site.

Thank you!!

[Mizz_Megan 40]

4 weeks out, down a total of 23 lbs but have stalled since 2 weeks out... Still working on getting my good habits formed and tracking everything I do.

[MountainMan 69]

I'm eight pounds from my goal weight, and thrilled beyond belief with my band. I truly never thought I'd be here. My weight loss has slowed to a crawl, probably because I could use a fill, but I'm satisfied as long as the trend is downward. I've heard some say the last 10 pounds take several months. I no longer doubt that I can be successful in maintenance. For the first time in my life I am confident and actually planning for success instead of fearing failure.

[gigglypug 77]

2 weeks post-op, still learning. Lost 9 lbs before surgery (no specific pre-op diet), another 9 lbs came off the first week...nothing in the second week (although never over 1000 cal/day). Been reassured by doc and this board that this is somewhat normal so hanging in there...

[stept04 465]

Just starting, had my surgery 2 days ago. Love this site it helped me out a lot while I was waiting to get banded. I've lost a total of 9 pounds to start and the rest will be history. I intend on using this site to give me the support, encouragement, and tough love I will need from time to time. Thanks Alex

~~~Stephanie

[megamomnj 334]

Almost 7 months out from surgery and down 70 lbs! And I still haven't had a fill. Feel great and actually not terrified of getting in a bathing suit this summer!

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[lellow 1,713]

Banded 5 years ago, lost 130% of my weight, maintained easily then sprung a leak 15 months ago, had two port revisions tgat didn't resolve the leak, gained some weight, lost a little on my own, got a band replacement 1 month ago and now hoping to get to the green zone again so I don't have to work so hard to maintain.

[dazzlingone 58]

Banded for 2 1/2 months now! Lost 40 pounds, currently stalled, hungry, and frustrated!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,722]

11 months out and seeing that i am worth it.....obese or not......thanks alex for your support you gave me...if not for this forum, i dont think i would be where i am at currently...support is critical and i def found it here

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

Lost 80 pounds in 10 months. Holding my goal weight now for 6 months.

Love my band!

[TracieR 88]

Banded 2 years ago. Lost 125lbs in first year. Put back 30 of it in last 6 months. I have no excuses just let bad habits creep in and stopped working out. Today I went and got a fill the first time in a long while. Today is a new beginning...

[szavala22 36]

_{Banded 1/29/13 down 53 lbs and feeling great. My Doctor says my progress is better than his Gastric bypass surgery patients. I love the compliments lately. Broke fom having to buy new clothes, but that's not a bad thing I guess. I love my band.}

[Daddyof4 95]

I'm currently struggling to get back in the groove. Counting from going to the seminar at my highest weight, I lost 55 pounds the first seven months, then hit a plateau that stopped me in my tracks. I let my food choices get the better (or worse) of me and held steady for 4 months, now have gained back 8 pounds, have now lost 3 of those after another fill. This sounds like the old rollercoaster before being banded! I had an unfill to take me from 7.2 down to 6.0 and am now back up to 7.0 cc in a 14 cc band. I have started exercising, at least a little bit. I got Harvey Walden's book out of the library and ordered the DVD and have begun swimming some lengths in the pool. My biggest issue is an addiction to potato chips. I never really liked them before, now I can't get enough of them! This is probably longer than Alex had in mind but he did ask.

[SashaWLS 412]

I'm a year and two months out, and I've lost 70 pounds. I started at a 266, size 24 and I'm now 196 and a size 14. This month I hit Onederland and was able to buy my first ever pair of jeans from The Gap. I have 25 more pounds until I'm able to buy life insurance, and 57lbs to hit my dream weight. That said, if I never lost another pound I'd still be happy.