I am so excited that I have lost 50 pounds, I can hardly stand it. Except for the part where I am starting to get shy about telling people how much I've lost (as the number climbs and climbs), I couldn't be happier.

I just have to say that I NEVER in a million years would have been able to do this without my band!!!

I started off at 263 in May. With pre-approval diets and pre-op liquids, got to 247 for the day of surgery (June 4, 2008). Just 3 months later, I am down to 213. With the exception of the pre-op and post-op liquid phases of the program, I have never once felt deprived with my lapband. Which is funny considering that I'm the person who was irritable and cranky and felt deprived the night BEFORE I was about to start a program like Weight Watchers or something because I KNEW the feelings of hunger and my so-called "starvation" that were awaiting me. I remember the headaches, the grumpiness. NOT THIS TIME!

I currently have 6 ccs in a 10cc band and I have very good restriction. I am pretty tight most of the day, but get a little bit hungrier at night. I do occasionally eat things that aren't protein-filled or nutritious, but just tiny bites of them. I am trying to work the band like a "normal" person would eat . . . to get away from my strict Atkins mentality that always doomed me to failure at about Day 19. haha.

And I workout like my salvation depends on it. haha! But I'm loving it. It feels great and I'm finally starting to look decent in workout clothes. Aside from marrying the love of my life and having children, this is the best darn thing I've ever done for myself.

Thank you for all of your love and support . . . I still have a ways to go, but this is so exciting and fun to see a new me!!!!!

Congratulation!!! I am proud for you and I can't wait until I am posting the very same thing! :redface: Going to my second seminar with new doc tonight so hopefully by the end of the year :frown:

Congratulations!!! I love to read these kinds of posts...they help on those days when I am less than happy or feeling inclined to nibble on something.

Keep up the great work, and keep posting on your successes.

Wow, good for you. It is nice to hear that you are doing so well on the band. I was banded 7 days ago and am still on the liquids. I can not imagine what restriction is yet do to all the liquids. I can not wait to try it out with solid foods, and I am praying it will work. Keep going! Good luck to you.....

You have a right to be proud! Good for you.

When people ask how much have you lost---say, "I've lost a 3rd grader."

I have now lost a 4th grader and am aiming for a 6th grader.

Hey that's a great way to think about it, JB!! Wow!! I really never thought about it like that. My son is a first grader and when I pick him up, I think wow, If I put on this much weight I would hardly be able to walk. But, I never thought about it like that.

great job. you should be proud. keep up the good work.

CONGRATS SanDiegoPhotog! Keep up the good work. :biggrin:

Don't be shy about your weight loss. We all work hard to meet our goals. I do just as JB is doing. I just say I lost or on my way to losing a......

Hi SanDiegoPhotog, Good for you!! I was banded June 23rd but have only lost 3 lbs. I'm am not discouraged. Posts like yours keep me excited and motivated. I have 5 cc in a 10cc band. How many fills have you had to get the 6cc.? Does your doctor give them once a week, once a month, or anytime you need them. I agree, I have never really felt deprived and I am an Atkins dieter as well. Keep posting, it is so encourgaing to all of us.

What a mile stone! Scream it from the mountain tops! 10 more pounds and you can be out of a carseat. lol

Congratulations on your amazing success. :biggrin: I was banded last Friday (4 days ago) and have lost 6 pounds. I was up 5 pounds due to the swelling and gas after surgery, but it came off after 1 day. I hope to have your success.

STAY STRONG,

Amanda

You have a right to be proud! Good for you.

When people ask how much have you lost---say, "I've lost a 3rd grader."

I have now lost a 4th grader and am aiming for a 6th grader.

This is another great list of comparable things.

Your weight loss =

1 lb/0.45 kg/0.07 Stone = a Guinea Pig

1.5 lbs/0.68 kg/0.11 stone = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts

2 lbs/0.9 kg/0.14 stone = a rack of baby back ribs

3 lbs/1.36 kg/0.21 stone = an average human brain

4 lbs/1.8 kg/0.29 stones = an ostrich egg

5 lbs/2.27 kg/0.36 stones = a Chihuahua

6 lbs/2.72 kg/0.43 stones = a human's skin

7.5 lbs/3.4 kg/0.54 stones = an average newborn

8 lbs/3.6 kg/0.57 stones = a human head

10 lbs/4.5 kg/0.71 stones= chemical additives an American consumes each year

11 lbs/5 kg/0.79 stones = an average housecat

12 lbs/5.4 kg/0.86 stones = a Bald Eagle

15 lbs/6.8 kg/1 stones = 10 dozen large eggs

16 lbs/7.3 kg/1.1 stones = a sperm whale's brain

20 lbs/9.1 kg/1.4 stones = an automobile tire

23 lbs/10.4 kg/1.6 stones = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year

24 lbs/10.9 kg/1.7 stones = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream

30 lbs/13.6 kg/2.1 stones = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year

33 lbs/15 kg/2.4 stones = a cinder block

36 lbs/16 kg/2.6 stones = a mid-size microwave

40 lbs/18 kg/2.9 stones = a 5-gallon bottle of Water or an average human leg

44 lbs/20 kg/3.1 stones = an elephant's heart

50 lbs/23 kg/3.6 stones = a small bale of hay

55 lbs/25 kg/3.9 stones = a 5000 BTU air conditioner

60 lbs/27 kg/4.3 stones = an elephant's penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)

66 lbs/30 kg/4.7 stones = fats and oils an average American eats in a year

70 lbs/32 kg/5 stones = an Irish Setter

77 lbs/35 kg/5.5 stones = a gold brick

80 lbs/36 kg/5.7 stones = the World's Largest Ball of Tape

90 lbs/41 kg/6.4 stones = a newborn calf

100 lbs/45 kg/7.1 stones = a 2 month old horse

111 lbs/50 kg/7.9 stones = red meat an average American eats in a year

117 lbs/53 kg/8.3 stones = an average fashion model (and she's 5'11")

118 lbs/53.5 kg/8.4 stones = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica

120 lbs/54 kg/8.6 stones = amount of trash you throw away in a month

130 lbs/59 kg/9.3 stones = a newborn giraffe

138 lbs/63 kg/9.9 stones = potatoes an average American eats in a year 140 lbs/64 kg/10 stones = refined sugar an average American eats in a year

144 lbs/65 kg/10.3 stones = an average adult woman (and she's 5'4")

150 lbs/68 kg/11 stones = the complete Oxford English Dictionary

187 lbs/85 kg/13 stones = an average adult man

200 lbs/91 kg/14 stones = 2 Bloodhounds

235 lbs/107 kg/17 stones = Arnold Schwarzenegger

300 lbs/136 kg/21 stones = an average American football lineman

400 lbs/181 kg/27 stones = a Welsh pony

Sandeigophotog

Congradulations what a great achievment... I too am like you and have been thinking about how much I still have to loose and telling people the actual figure is going to be a hard thing to say out loud not only to others but to myself as well but it's all good because we have finally done something about shedding all the extra weight that everyone can see anyway so I guess why not shout it from the roof tops I know anyone that cares about me is extremly happy and thankfull that I have finally made the step to a healthier future :w00t:

BRANDY

OMG I've lost a small bale of hay !!!! and I was complaining only last week when we carting Hay in from the paddocks how heavy they were....

Now all I have to do is get Arny of my back and I'll be sweet LMAO:lol:

Can't wait until I have lost 50. It is a huge accomplishment. I am not shy about telling folks. They knew how fat I was! I am down 48 pounds, now. I tell folks when they ask. Congrats, it is a big feat, you should be PROUD!!!!:w00t: