I suffered with lap band for about 8 years and finally decided to get it converted to RNY last year. I had the surgery July 15th, so tomorrow will be exactly 10 months.

I think progress is going a little slower for me because 1) this is a conversion, and 2) I have PCOS and have historically not been able to lose weight on anything other than long term starvation. Even that wasn't working by the time I converted.

As of this morning, I've lost 78 lbs and feel wonderful. I started at 275, so I'm finally comfortably in ONE-DERLAND! If you're hesitating to convert for any reason, I say DON't. Here are before and after pictures. I'm on the right, next to my sister in the before picture.

Edited May 14, 201610 yr by Lutasha

Wow great job! I had band for 9 years, revised to bypass yesterday:) looking forward to this new journey. I think 78 lbs in 10 months it's awesome! You look great!

Congratulations on your weight loss.

Congrats - you look wonderful! I think 78lbs in 10 months is a great loss! And your body has changed so much - so the weight isn't all that counts - do you keep measurements?

Edited May 14, 201610 yr by KristenLe

Congratulations. You look fabulous!

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I don't keep measurements. I think I was too embarrassed and ashamed to take the 'before' measurements.

You look incredible!I had to take several looks...I too have PCOS and the revision is going a bit slow in the weight loss at 5 months but.I hope to achieve success like you...Congratulations!

Thank you so much. It is so hard when I come to these forums and read about people losing 90lbs in 6 months. For I while it made me feel like a failure. Only recently, I've started getting comments from people about how great I look and I realize that even though the weight is coming off slowly, it's still coming off!

My stretch goal is to lose 45 more lbs, but I would still be over the moon to lose 25. I haven't weighed this 'little' since 2001.

Hi guys-

I'm checking in again now that I'm 11 months out. I've now lost 83 lbs and am down to 192.

40 lbs to go!

And I've got a consultation with a plastic surgeon in August. We probably won't do anything for a while but I want to know my options.

I included a recent picture. As you can see, my abdominal area is in rough shape after 4 kids! The last two were twins that each weighed 7 lbs the day they were born!

Edited June 17, 201610 yr by Lutasha

Va va voom!

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78 pounds in 10 months is awesome. I had my revision on May 27. I'm down about 15 pounds since. It was a little more complication and a more difficult recovery than I anticipated, but I'm so glad to have that band out. Now, if I could only get the hole from the G-tube to close, I'd be far more comfortable and happy! Keep up the good work.