I'm super excited to get banded (06/20/08). My question is how much can one expect to lose? What kind of time frame is normal to expect? I realize everyone's band experience is different... but i'm looking for a range of normalcy so i'll be able to gauge my progress. (so competitive i know)

---dita?

My doc told me that 1-2 pounds a week is successful. I was told I would average 8-10 pounds a month at first and as I get closer, it would slow down and I would have to work harder for it.

i lost 150lbs and just coming up on 9 months.

I lost 100lbs before surgery and I have lost 132lbs after surgery for a total of 232lbs. I've gone from 409 to 177. It has been over 5 years of weight loss and 3 1/2 since surgery. I,m a 6'3" male so I have lost all my excess weight, but it takes time. It took me 40 years to gain it so it is OK to take some time to loss it.

I lost 100lbs before surgery and I have lost 132lbs after surgery for a total of 232lbs. I've gone from 409 to 177. It has been over 5 years of weight loss and 3 1/2 since surgery. I,m a 6'3" male so I have lost all my excess weight, but it takes time. It took me 40 years to gain it so it is OK to take some time to loss it.

FRANK

WAY TO GO

YOU DID THE WORK

CONGRATULATIONS

I am 4 days from my 1 year bandiversary, I have lost 102lbs/66% excess body weight. The past month I have been stalled due to restriction miraculously disappearing at the 100lb mark (how weird is that??). Just got a new fill and back to losing 2lbs a week!! )

Everyone is different, is key. You may not be typical of any one elses results, so I think it's setting you up for failure to compare yourself to someone before you even begin. Enjoy the ride!! Remember '2lbs a week' loss, does not mean literally 2lb a week necessarily. For the first 6 months, I had 1 month of gain, and 1 month of not moving 1lb, but on 'average' I was exactly at 2lb a week.

Hi!

My first two months, I didn't lose much (because I had no restriction). However, if I average my weight loss since September when I had the surgery, I lose about ten pounds per month. It comes out to 2-3 pounds per week. Sometimes it's less (that TOM I usually gain!) and sometimes it's more. I've lost 4 pounds in a week and I've GAINED 4 pounds in a week (TOM sucks!) I started at 290 though and I'm 5'6". I know that where you begin makes a difference. You can look at my ticker below to see where I am now :-)

How tall are you and what do you weight right now?