Hi Everybody,

So I've officially made the decision to self pay and I'm scheduling my surgery tomorrow!! AHHHH!!! :nervous I go back to school in the fall and I was wondering what the average weight loss was for the first 6 months. (I want to clarify that this means post band and not including your pre-op diet.) I'm TOTALLY living in fantasy land and I was hoping ya'll would help me out here in dream world. Thanks team!

Love, Sheila

Going to face the music, take out tons of loans (at this point what's MORE debt!?) and get my BAND!!

Those of you who did lose a lot of weight your first six months, how did you do it? Thanks so much for answering all my questions.

Sheila

I lost 50 pounds in 6 months. Much of that weight loss was following my surgeons orders for a 30 day liquid fast. I made 24 days and than started mushies. That was when I lost the most significant amount of weight. About 30 pounds.

I see you go today, good luck, and gentle hugs. Tell us how you feel later.

I am also self pay. Best money I have ever spent.

Today's my 6-month bandiversary, and I'm down 82 lbs. :rockon:

Edit: I missed the "how?" part of your message. Basically, I follow the band rules most of the time, drink my Water, limit sugar, white flour, and trans/saturated fats. After the first 50-60 lbs., I started exercising, and have steadily progressed with that until I'm now doing a spin class 5-6 days a week plus strength training 2-3 days a week. I don't believe in keeping a "too tight" band, because I want to be able to eat Breakfast and solid Proteins. Oh, and I didn't use any Protein supplements until recently (due to the strength training).

For the last month or two I've been posting everything I eat and drink on my blog at Obesity Help, feel free to take a look:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/tamifromal

Tami

Tami congrats on your bandiversary! You both have had great losses! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

This is a question that ALOT depends on HOW MUCH you have to loose. After looking at all of the people who have dropped SO dramatically it seens as though the more you have to loose the quicker it comes off initally. May not be so just my observation looking into WHY IM NOT LOSING faster!! Ive only lost 30 and have 25-30 more to go. IT HAS BEEN SOOOOO SLOW!! It kinda was comforting that maybe my dietary habits werent as bad as my fat body reflects that they could be. Portion control was the biggest thing that this has helped me with.

Beth, you are right - Lightweights lose much more slowly than the MO's or SMO's, especially after the first several weeks.

I'm at month 7 now but lost 60 something at month 6...

I did it by following the band rules and literally exercising my a*@ off!

Maybe it would be wiser to revise or re-issue a poll asking what PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL weight everybody lost at 6 months???

If you need to lose 60 total and were down 50 pounds at 6 months, you'd be at 83%!

But if you were 150 pounds overweight and lost 50, you'd only be 33% there.

Whaddaya guys think?

I like that, Cascadian!

I think I was down about 40 lbs......but like Cascadian mentioned, that was almost 50% to goal for me.

For me the first six months were the easiest. Now starting on my eighth month I am slowing down a great deal. I need another fill I do know that but I still would like to see those those pounds come off as easy as they did in the beginning.

Today's my 6-month bandiversary, and I'm down 82 lbs. :rockon:

Edit: I missed the "how?" part of your message. Basically, I follow the band rules most of the time, drink my Water, limit sugar, white flour, and trans/saturated fats. After the first 50-60 lbs., I started exercising, and have steadily progressed with that until I'm now doing a spin class 5-6 days a week plus strength training 2-3 days a week. I don't believe in keeping a "too tight" band, because I want to be able to eat Breakfast and solid Proteins. Oh, and I didn't use any Protein supplements until recently (due to the strength training).

For the last month or two I've been posting everything I eat and drink on my blog at Obesity Help, feel free to take a look:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/tamifromal

Tami

When you post your diet on obesityhelp I notice you mentioned 1% milk a lot are drinking this milk with your meal. Because I was told to never drink and eat together. I am a bit confused. Thanks for your response

Hi Everybody,

So I've officially made the decision to self pay and I'm scheduling my surgery tomorrow!! AHHHH!!! :nervous I go back to school in the fall and I was wondering what the average weight loss was for the first 6 months. (I want to clarify that this means post band and not including your pre-op diet.) I'm TOTALLY living in fantasy land and I was hoping ya'll would help me out here in dream world. Thanks team!

Love, Sheila

Going to face the music, take out tons of loans (at this point what's MORE debt!?) and get my BAND!!

I didn't vote because I'm not six months out yet but I am three months out. So far, 48 pounds. Almost half way to goal. However, I work really hard too. I spend about an hour a day on my treadmill and I count calories. Minimum of 600, max of 800 calories daily.

Banded 12/27/05! I lost 85lbs at my six month mark...... I too did it following the rules, attending a support group both weekly and monthly, and my secret wepon..... the food journal! Every day I weighed myself, and measured myself once a week then I noted the foods I ate and kept to my nutritionist suggestions of 80 grams of protein, 1400 calories and 80-100oz of non caff drinks. It took me a long time to get my big old but in gear to exercise but once I started... I was hooked. I now go to curves 5 times a week, take pilates twice a week, walk 10miles a week on my treadmill and use the rebounder daily about 15 mins. At my one year mark I had lost 129 lbs and 62.5 inches! I am currently at 135lbs lost at 14 months and have about 60 lbs to go! I will do it.... and you can do it too.... This website and the support groups let you know your not alone, show you some tricks, keep you inspired and let you tell your tales and hopefully insprire others...... We are all worth the good fight to once and for all loose the weight and be able to put our seat belts on! Good Luck to all

My 6 month bandiversary was yesterday. I am exactly 33% to my weight goal. What percentage is everyone else?