:redface:hello everyone,

i am in the process of getting approved and i'm researching which procedure to have...it is kinda driving me crazy..i want to have the lap band because of less risk and shorter recovery but i'm concerned that i'll only lose 60 lbs and stop losing... i know people have lost 100 lbs but it seems to be those who need to lose 150 lbs or more.. please write me and let me know of your situation or those you've heard of, like me... thanks so much... what a great forum ... i'll be back to help others once i have mine, for sure...

best to you! judi

Edited September 12, 200817 yr by judiboo

:redface:hello everyone,

i am in the process of getting approved and i'm researching which procedure to have...it is kinda driving me crazy..i want to have the lap band because of less risk and shorter recovery but i'm concerned that i'll only lose 60 lbs and stop losing... i know people have lost 100 lbs but it seems to be those who need to lose 150 lbs or more.. please write me and let me know of your situation or those you've heard of, like me... thanks so much... what a great forum ... i'll be back to help others once i have mine, for sure...

best to you! judi

I had 120lbs to lose, not much more than you. It has been 1yr and a few weeks, and I have lost a little more than 94lbs. It is soo possible! I know if I had not bent the band rules, I would have been at my goal already. No regrets. Just do it!

Wow, That is wonderful!! Gosh, the more I read, the more and more anxious I get to have it done. I wish I could get it done next week! lol. You all are great motivation.

It is definitely possible. I am 10 months out and have lost about 84 pounds so far and my goal is at least 100. I was also afraid of not losing all the weight I wanted to before I was banded but even if I "only" lost 40 or 60 pounds it would have been more then I would have lost on my own. anything is possible with the band!!!

good luck

Oh hell yes it is very possible...I have lost about 95lbs and have seen some that have lost more than that in less time than it has taken me. You can do it! Good luck!!! Joanie )

I need to lose 107. I am 4 month post op and have lost 48 pounds. I am sure I can hit my goal and keep all my internal parts

I think it is entirely possible. I am 7 months out and am almost at goal already, and I am still losing regularly. The key is to not lose track and keep following the bandster rules and eating sensibly throughout the journey.

I was at the surgeons office yesterday for a fill and met someone who lost 250 pounds banded. 250 POUNNDDSSS!!! I was so impressed.

My doctor says that the 50% to 60% averages shouldn't be taken too seriously in that YOU are responsible for how much you lose. You can reach any reasonable goal if you follow the plan, stay away from slider foods, get the exercise and make the band work with you. No reason to ever sell yourself short.

Anyway, I willlll reach my goal, and it is getting so close and can practically taste it. :0)

absolutely! i'm down about 160 pounds and just on a hold until i deliver my baby.

as long as you remember that the band is a tool and not a cure-all, you'll do fabulously. best of luck to you!

WONDERFUL! THANKS for writing congrats! are you exercising daily and eating nothing??

Judiboo, it is very doable! I have two friends (not on this forum) that were banded and both of them have lost over 100 lbs. It took one a year and the other about a year and 2 months. One is at goal and the other was like 345 when she started, but she's almost 6 foot, so she wants to get to like 185 as her goal. And as you see on this forum, there are hundreds more who have lost over 100 lbs. There is a thread somewhere with everybody's running totals of people who have lost over 100.

I worried too.. I thought I was going to lose 30 lbs and stop losing, but I'm coming close to 60 lbs now and my whole life has changed. Man, it feels good not being scared to sit in chairs or having my hip dig into the side of the car door when I drive. Things like this. I have never regretted my decision.

Good luck!

hi there

thanks for writing.. i do know that many lose 100 or even 200 lbs but i'm concerned that with only 100 lbs to lose, i'll lose 60% or 60lbs... in other words, people with 200 to lose may lose around 100....i had read that with the gbp and lb you'll only lose a per centage of your weight...know what i mean? thanks!!

judi - I only have about a bit over 100 lbs to lose and right now im at about 80% of that so right now the odds are in my favor

FABULOUS!! thaaaanks so much for sharing that

hi there

thanks for writing.. i do know that many lose 100 or even 200 lbs but i'm concerned that with only 100 lbs to lose, i'll lose 60% or 60lbs... in other words, people with 200 to lose may lose around 100....i had read that with the gbp and lb you'll only lose a per centage of your weight...know what i mean? thanks!!

Well the one girl who was at goal started out with a low BMI.. she was 230 when she started and got to 128. Only one of those two girls I mentioned was over 300 lbs with more to lose. And one of my friends on here in the Victorious Valentines group started out with a low BMI too and she's almost to goal with just like 20 more lbs or less to lose. I don't think you'll have anything to worry about.

oh cool.. thanks so much .. i'm psyched! congrats to you..

it's taken 18 months but well worth the rest of my life.

Hey PSJ71,

My support group experience wasn't the best, but it is a required part of my pre-surgery activities, so... :cool2:

The group I attended was made of of all bypass patients - everyone introduced themselves at the beginning, and there were NO banded patients - though the medical group does do bands.

The concerns expressed, experiences, etc were all about gastric bypass, since that's who was at the meeting. I did hear a few negative comments about banding - mostly from people who had lost quite a bit of weight and said that they 'couldn't wait forever for it to work'. Having been on this site quite a bit, I translated in my head and knew that meant that they didn't think they could do the work required to make the band work for them. :embaressed_smile:

*** personal opinion alert ***

I did not personally like the look of the folks I saw - most were very soft, having lost a lot of weight very quickly. It's not the look I want, and I would prefer to lose the weight slower and incorporate a butt-ton of exercise so I don't need further surgery. I want to be slimmer, yes, for my health's sake, but would prefer the look of an athlete - muscular, powerful, strong - over slender and soft.

*** end opinion alert ***

I am also subject to keloids - raised, puffy scars that I feel are very unattractive - so minimizing surgery is another of my goals. I know of people who have had bypass surgery that are doing very well - my best girlfriend and her hubby are two of them - and because they both incorporated exercise into their routines, they look pretty good, but there's still the prospect of further surgery for them because of the speed at which they lost the weight.

I'd rather go slower...but that's just me. I'm looking forward to being banded. I don't think I eat very badly, just way too much *quantity* and I KNOW the band will help me with that.