This is for everybody that questions if they can really lose all the weight they have to lose. When I started I had 300 pounds to lose (would be happy with 250). I second guessed the surgery all the time because of how much weight I have to lose. Well 3 1/2 months after my surgery (January 28th) I am down 100 pounds and feeling great. So yea I believe its possible.

WOOOOW ~~ !! :woot: that makes me smile! how did you do it? sticking to the diet? foods?uh, what did you do for exercise, etc? amazing <3

I followed the diet really closely and now that I can eat pretty much anything I still try to make healthy choices. I do cardio exercises 4 times a week for an hour each time

wow congrats I hope i can be as good as you with my weightloss

I hope your still monitoring this site. I'd really like to know your daily routine of food. I'm truly inspired at your weightloss! Wow! Tell me how you did it what do you eat when on a daily basis and do you exercise and if yes what kind and how long?

Well I try to eat healthy foods such as chicken and fish, but I don't have a specific diet that I follow. With my job I am on the go alot so I even eat out quite often. I just try to make good choices. Let me tell you though it is not always easy and sometimes I eat things I really shouldn't but I don't eat them a lot and can't eat much of them when I do. I try to make sure I get all of my protein in every day and I think that helps a lot. I excercise 1 hour 4 times a week. Right now I do the treadmill and the bicycle.

Congratulations, thats SO awesome!!

I am glad I found this site. I was beginning to doubt myself and my decision to have lap band instead of gastric bypass. I feel very much at home here as I await my surgery date.

I was going to have gastric bypass when I was first considering because I had so much to lose but after talking with my surgeon and the psychologist I reconsidered and chose lap-band and am very thankful I did

Wow.... you are an inspiration!!!! Keep up the great work and you will be at your goal in no time. This is just what I needed as I have not been too sucessful in my weight loss lately..... :confused_smile:

thats good to see. my starting weight was 409 and i have lost down to 389 now. but im still waiting on the band. so im hoping to lose alot of weight like you when i get it. i try to go to the gym 3-4 times a week. i would like to get to 225-250. i will be happy there. keep up the good work and keep us updated.

FANTASTIC! I'm down by 23 lbs. since the post-op diet started on the 30th of April and I am excited about that! My surgery was on May 14th. But 100 lbs in that short span of time! Wow! Awesome! How encouraging!

Thank you SOOOO much for that motivation. I still go back and forth on weather to do it or not, I know it is what I need to do, just being stubborn. I am 383 now and it is getting worse...I have got to do something. It will be a while till I can get lap band though, due to insurance approval etc...

THANK YOU!! Keep us updated please!

Good luck with your insurance. I got my approval within a month (by Jan. 08), but didn't have the surgery until May. Had some issues that I had to resolve, after talking to some people about food restrictions and then discussing it all with the surgeon. I can't wait until my first fill, June 26! I'm healing great and feeling great!

Blg20002000...Congratulations! You're off to a great start. I was one of the 2BC (Too Big Crew) myself when I started. I know for a fact it can be done cause I'm doing it. Keep up the good work!

Well done with your weight loss, you prove that it can be done of you work with your band!! xxx

and you to becky!!!

your an inspiration to us all!