Ok, strange title, but here is the explanation for it. I've noticed ALOT of big numbers coming from Aug of '07 bandsters, including mine. Seriously, it seems to be disproportionate compared to others on the forum.

Or am I imagining things?

Either way, GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!! Keep up the good work.

This board in particular gets me and keeps me going - I've said it before, and I'll say it again - I LOVE you guys!!

I do wonder - how many of us got the new AP band? Did anyone get a different band and what's the difference in loss? I know my doc mentioned that they were seeing some big differences in rate of loss from it, possibly because we were starting out with a small fill right at surgery time. Did anyone still go through "bandster h*ll" or were you able to lose straight off? I would say for myself that I really haven't been through any BH, although I've been slower lately, mostly from my own doing with food choices and exercise levels.

Are we all AP bandsters?

Pizzi, awwww..... we love you too!!!! :shades_smile: And best of luck out in California. I know you will come back with a job offer!!!!

Regarding the AP band, I was wondering that very same thing myself.

I believe the band was released for general use in June or July of last year. I remember this because I wanted the AP Band, but it was not available in Mexico at the time. I considered having my surgery done in the US so that I could get this new band, but in the end decided that I didn't want to pay an extra several thousand dollars to have it. So I decided to move forward with the surgery in Mexico, and I have the Inamed 9.75 cm, 4 cc Band.

That said, I am not one of the biggest losers around here. As you can see, several of our fellow Crazy Ates are in the 90's or well into the 100's, and maybe this is due (in part) to the new band. After all, faster weight loss was one of the selling points of the AP Band when they introduced it.

Crazy Ates March Exercise Challenge

3/30 Exercise Sessions

(2 Cardio, 0 Core Strength & flexibility, 1 Weight training)

Banded 8/07/07 Dr. Miguel Zapata, Monterrey Mexico

I don't have any big numbers to report, except that I've lost 87% of my excess weight in six months. I learn something new EVERY day, and band life just gets easier and easier as time goes by...

I don't have any big numbers to report, except that I've lost 87% of my excess weight in six months. I learn something new EVERY day, and band life just gets easier and easier as time goes by...

I think that is a HUGE number! Sure I have lost 80 pounds, but in percentages you are 7% ahead of me!! You have a great attitude and are really looking at it in the right frame of mind. You are almost there!! Congrats!

Well folks, I have lost the least of anyone posting on this string, but I am happy. I HAVE LOST. I also, do not know what band I have and I am completely empty due to a dialation of the pouch last November. But, I have not gained any back. This site keeps me going. I do not post often, but read every day and get great inspiration and motivation from reading others posts. I am due to go to see Dr. Smith today to see how the pouch is doing and see if he can give me a fill to get back on track and start losing again. The Crazy Eights are doing great......

Hang in there everyone......

Everyone is doing great! It will take some of us longer to get to goal than others, but in looking back through the board archives, I can see that most people who are focused, diligent, and who do what they need to do, all manage to get to goal sooner or later.

Also, while our rate of weight loss can be influenced by diet and exercise, it is still not completely within our control. Let's face it, some people just have faster metabolisms than others.

Another thing to consider when comparing your numbers to others is that we are not always comparing apples to apples. Some posters are folding their pre-surgery weight loss into their overall total, which is fair and reasonable, but different from what some of other posters are doing.

Lessnless, you started out with a much lower BMI than a lot of us, so you are way ahead of the game. Good job :thumbup:! BTW, I owe you a PM which I will get to shortly.

Crazy Ates March Exercise Challenge

3/30 Exercise Sessions

(2 Cardio, 0 Core Strength & flexibility, 1 Weight training)

Banded 8/07/07 Dr. Miguel Zapata, Monterrey Mexico

Ok, gotta update here and share the news. If you will look at my ticker down below, I HIT THE CENTURY MARK THIS MORNING! 100 lbs gone! I can't believe it. I just keep having to almost pinch myself to realize it's true.

Thanks for all the great encouragement you have all been. I truly think having this forum here makes it so much easier to do this.

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we just rock...

period

:-D