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!!

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

Good advice Shoresexy. Thanks for your practicality!

GINGER3151,

You said you are using low fat foods. Most products labeled Low Fat are very bad for you. They have artifical sweetners which in some people have shown to cause weight gain or difficulty losing weight. They are also filled with chemicals which may also hinder weight loss. Try staying away from anything labeled Low Fat of Fat Free or that has the work Diet.

It looks like 65% of respondents lost 40 lbs or more within the first 6 months. That's a pretty good statistic and very encouraging.

Hi Everybody,

So I've officially made the decision to self pay and I'm scheduling my surgery tomorrow!! AHHHH!!! :nervous :w00t: 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 have lost 77pounds since the 27 of January and I also endeavor to exercise everyday and make healthy choices. I am not saying I haven't had my bad days but I am really glad I did it.

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:

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Tami

Man, you inspire me!

Wow, 82 pounds is so awesome! You can see below where I am at 7 months. I complain that I want it to be more and faster, but my doctor is not aggressive and wants it to be slow. Basically, I don't count calories or anything. I start every meal by eating the meat. Then low carb vegies and stopping. If I think I'm still hungry, I wait 10 minutes and eat more Protein. Then I walk. I started with a mile and worked up to 3. Once I hit 3, I started running. Now I run a mile and a half and walk a mile and a half. When I finish my exercise, I eat some a small amount of protein (summer sausage and cheese usually). Add to that a lot of Water every day.

I have to admit slipping the last few weeks. I haven't had a fill in 2 months and am eating way too much in quantity. Going to get a fill in 2 days.

I will officially be 6 months out on July 28, 2009. So far I have lost 54 pounds. I'm hoping by 6 months to be down 60+ pounds.

This was a great poll to see!

I'm at 3 1/2 months now, and sometimes get frustrated that i'm not seeing the scale move (during plateau's).

when i look at the poll results, i remind myself that at 3 1/2 months out, i should be proud that i have lost 43 pounds!

from the poll results it looks like the highest average is what i have lost already....and the poll was for SIX months out of surgery!!

I haven't done my measurements in a while but i'm sure on the weeks that the scale doesn't move, that the inches are still coming off.....

I can't wait to see where i will be at six months!!

Please tell me that the weight will start falling off - -- don't know what I am doing wrong. Have had my first fill and have only lost 4 lbs. A total of 14, but the liquid and soft diet after surgery get to take credit for that!!

Is it because I'm still eating too much? I have changed my eating habits and don't eat the foods I used to - -I buy and use all low fat ingredients, etc. Am I just being too anxious?

Any suggestions???

Perhaps your body could be more responsive to a low carb diet? Apparently my body is responding to the low carb pre op diet and I have been told to continue low carb for even more success after being banded. Low fat diets seem to have more carbs than my body could handle, but you'll still lose weight. Exercise helps too.

I'm not even 3 months out, and I'm down nearly 75. Of course, most of that I dropped prior to surgery. If we're just talking post-surgery, I guess I'm down about 28 pounds since surgery.

I have embraced working out. I started last October at 3 hours per week and now I am up to 7 hours per week - trying for an hour of activity per day (on average).

I recently bought the GoWearFit armband and it helps me track my activity - I have a goal of 7500 steps per day, 1 hour of activity per day, 1500 calories intake per day, 2500 calories burned per day. These are all targets and I do average pretty close to my targets. I also log every bite I put into my mouth to make sure I'm keeping in check with regard to a calorie deficit significant enough for loss.

I am still in the honeymoon period and I hope it never ends.

Some with a lot of weight to loos do loose faster, but then again it depends on a lot of other things..i for one at 6 months have done well, but not as well as i would like, i am 60 and have a bad hip, so i can not exercise, i cant really do much walking either, i do follow the band eating rules, and it is coming off by pounds slowly and by inches, i just have to keep telling myself that in a year, it will be more.. It is a slow go and i am a patient person..to a point...lol

i just about to hit 6 months post op. i've lost 69 pounds of 80 i set out to lose. I dont count protein or carbs specifically but i log al of my food and usually stay somewhere around 1000-1200 calories a day

HI,

I was banded March, 18, 2009. I have lost 82 lbs in 6 months. I never had a fill. I count my calories and walk/jog 1 or 2 miles 6 days a week and the weight is still coming off. Thank GOD!! Good luck!!

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HI,

I was banded March, 18, 2009. I have lost 82 lbs in 6 months. I never had a fill. I count my calories and walk/jog 1 or 2 miles 6 days a week and the weight is still coming off. Thank GOD!! Good luck!!

HEY CHOCOLATE..TELL ME, WITH LOOSING SO MUCH SO FAST, HAVE YOU A LOT OF FLAB?? MOSTLY IN ARMS AND FACE? I WAS BANDED IN FEB AND HAVE LOST 50, MY FACE, TO ME..LOOKS LIKE A BULLDOG.:mad:.AND MY ARMS ARE REALLY BAD TO..DOES THE WALKING REALLY HELP THAT MUCH? OR ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING ELSE FOR THE FLAB..PLEASE..OH PLEASE HELP:thumbup:

T-ROSS

I'm now 6 months out and have lost 63 pounds!

I'm 8 pounds from my original goal of 120 and it's still coming off!

This past month i have dropped quicker than the previous 2 months and the inches are REALLY showing.

I'm thinking of lowering my goal now.

I have a PS appointment in November, so i'll see what he tells me. If he takes off 5-10 pounds, I'm fine where i'm at because that will put me at 115-110 and will be getting rid of the excess skin that i would be trying to get rid of by lowering my goal anyhow!

(i'm only 4'11", so my 'ideal weight is between 91-123!)