Hi All.

I'm new here - just beginning my liquid diet to loose 15 lbs before my surgery in Feb. I've pointedly asked my surgeon what are the realistic weight loss number for those over 50. And honestly she was very evasive.

I'd like to loose 100+ pounds. Is this possible? How is everyone else doing?

:thumbup:Thanks Indio! You are an inspiration...and you look great!

:thumbup:Thanks Indio! You are an inspiration...and you look great!

Thanks !!! You will be too !!

Well I had my lapband done on May 29th, 09. I have lost 16 pounds so far.. I breath a lot better.. I'm glad all the pain is gone now.

Hi All.

I'm new here - just beginning my liquid diet to loose 15 lbs before my surgery in Feb. I've pointedly asked my surgeon what are the realistic weight loss number for those over 50. And honestly she was very evasive.

I'd like to loose 100+ pounds. Is this possible? How is everyone else doing?

Well.. just past my 1-year Bandiversary and have lost 69 pounds! Yah! It can definitely work after 50, but it is JUST A TOOL.. You have to commit to it! Good luck and God Bless!

I'm 56. October 08 I had lab band surgery. I lost nearly 100 pounds that year by pre-surgery dieting and the 6 weeks soft diet that followed. I was told I could eat anything I wanted by my lap band doc after that 6 weeks right in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas eating. I wondered why I wasn't feeling the lap band working. It took until February with 100 mile trips to the lap band doctors to get fills every 2 weeks before I could feel the band was beginning to tighten. I wasn't loosing very much if anything. I have been going up and down 10 pounds but have remained the same in weight even though my band is tight enough now. The lap band doc told me to stop snacking, stay away from soft foods and only eat 3 meals a day and follow the South Beach Diet. That the lap band is a tool. Well it definately is not the solution. If I could diet, I wouldn't have needed the lap band! I should have gone gastric by-pass and I am very unhappy with my recent results. I need to loose 100 pounds more. I am able to do more this year and feel healthier but it was do to the pre-surgery weight loss.

Edited July 8, 200917 yr by Toosywoots

you guys are quite an impressive group!

I was wondering if any of your surgeries were complicated due to scars from previous surgeries

(c-sections, gallbladder, etc.)?

you guys are quite an impressive group!

I was wondering if any of your surgeries were complicated due to scars from previous surgeries

(c-sections, gallbladder, etc.)?

I had a c-section, laproscopy incisions around my navel for ovary camera scans and gall bladder laproscopy done. The 3 small incisions and the 3 inch center cut to put the lap band in didn`t interfere with any of those.

I am 50 about to be fifty one in a couple of months. I was banded on 06-17-09 and have lost 20lbs. so far. Like everyone says. You have to work with it and have the desire.

I'm 56. October 08 I had lab band surgery. I lost nearly 100 pounds that year by pre-surgery dieting and the 6 weeks soft diet that followed. I was told I could eat anything I wanted by my lap band doc after that 6 weeks right in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas eating. I wondered why I wasn't feeling the lap band working. It took until February with 100 mile trips to the lap band doctors to get fills every 2 weeks before I could feel the band was beginning to tighten. I wasn't loosing very much if anything. I have been going up and down 10 pounds but have remained the same in weight even though my band is tight enough now. The lap band doc told me to stop snacking, stay away from soft foods and only eat 3 meals a day and follow the South Beach Diet. That the lap band is a tool. Well it definately is not the solution. If I could diet, I wouldn't have needed the lap band! I should have gone gastric by-pass and I am very unhappy with my recent results. I need to loose 100 pounds more. I am able to do more this year and feel healthier but it was do to the pre-surgery weight loss.

I too, was at a standstill for about 3 months until I got the right fill. Don't give up on it yet.. It is a tool.. but it works! You have done wonderfully already! Keep up the good work!

I'm 56. October 08 I had lab band surgery. I lost nearly 100 pounds that year by pre-surgery dieting and the 6 weeks soft diet that followed. I was told I could eat anything I wanted by my lap band doc after that 6 weeks right in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas eating. I wondered why I wasn't feeling the lap band working. It took until February with 100 mile trips to the lap band doctors to get fills every 2 weeks before I could feel the band was beginning to tighten. I wasn't loosing very much if anything. I have been going up and down 10 pounds but have remained the same in weight even though my band is tight enough now. The lap band doc told me to stop snacking, stay away from soft foods and only eat 3 meals a day and follow the South Beach Diet. That the lap band is a tool. Well it definately is not the solution. If I could diet, I wouldn't have needed the lap band! I should have gone gastric by-pass and I am very unhappy with my recent results. I need to loose 100 pounds more. I am able to do more this year and feel healthier but it was do to the pre-surgery weight loss.

Tootsy

Darling you have done very well - it take time to lose the weight we didn't put it on over night and they banded our tummies and not our heads and that's where the main problem lies imho...

I will be physically full but that doesn't stop me from wanting to eat more - being bored - omw that's my biggest problem - I want to snack - 3 meals (low fat - sf and limited carbs/starches) and 2 healthy snack - that's healthy eating and thats what we have to do to lose the weight - ya restriction helps - but as we all know - slider foods can be our down fall..

This isn't a diet - it's about a healthy lifetime lifestyle change in our eating - our eating normal is what got us fat in the 1st place - so we need to understand that...

I don't care what kind of WLS you have all of them are only tools - even bypass pple gain their weight back too...

I'm 56. October 08 I had lab band surgery. I lost nearly 100 pounds that year by pre-surgery dieting and the 6 weeks soft diet that followed. I was told I could eat anything I wanted by my lap band doc after that 6 weeks right in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas eating. I wondered why I wasn't feeling the lap band working. It took until February with 100 mile trips to the lap band doctors to get fills every 2 weeks before I could feel the band was beginning to tighten. I wasn't loosing very much if anything. I have been going up and down 10 pounds but have remained the same in weight even though my band is tight enough now. The lap band doc told me to stop snacking, stay away from soft foods and only eat 3 meals a day and follow the South Beach Diet. That the lap band is a tool. Well it definately is not the solution. If I could diet, I wouldn't have needed the lap band! I should have gone gastric by-pass and I am very unhappy with my recent results. I need to loose 100 pounds more. I am able to do more this year and feel healthier but it was do to the pre-surgery weight loss.

I feeling much better about the lapband this week. I saw a different doctor this month and he congratulated me about reaching the 100 pounds off mark. :smile: I have lost 1/3 my weight in a year and no matter how I did it, I should be proud of myself. I am down 2 or 3 sizes. 2 shoe sizes at least. I seem to be loosing inches at this time and not too much weight. I have 100 pounds to go to reach the goal I set for myself though but the doctor assured me that I would be in a size 12 in 2 years. I guess I better adjust my leaping frog at the bottom of this comment for the 100 pounds. Physically I feel 100% better than last year when they gave me a year to live with all my problems that weight brought on.

Hi Fabulous Fifties,

Not banded yet but have a question. How soon were you able to get off your blood pressure meds? Anyone able to get off their thyroid meds for hypothyroidism?

Suz

Hi Fabulous Fifties,

Not banded yet but have a question. How soon were you able to get off your blood pressure meds? Anyone able to get off their thyroid meds for hypothyroidism?

Suz

I was on 2 bp meds - I still take one - I don't know about the thryroid meds - I don't know that obesity is linked to thyroid problems other than having it can make you gain weight but once that weight is loss - will your thryorid go back to normal??

Even skinny pple have to take bp meds - but loosing the weight does help some get off them altogether..

I got off my blood pressure meds of 10 yrs at only 1 week post op. I was thrilled and that there made the surgery worthwhile for me. It has remained normal ever since too.

How did you know when it was TIME to lose your prescription high blood pressure pills? Did you make an appointment with your regular doctor? Did you feel dizzy from low blood pressure? Were there any signs? Was it discontinued after your post op?

Suz