I've been researching different sites about the Lapband and how much each person has lost. Now, on one site everyone seems to be losing 70lbs within 5 mths but then coming to other sites such as this, some seem to be losing only 20lbs in 5 or 6mths. I am just wondering if those whom are losing greater amounts are exercising more or if they were younger when they got the band. I do realize that if you are younger you can lose the weight easier than when you are older especially for women after age 35 or so.

I guess I am just curious as to why there are some saying they've lost so much within a just a short period of time and others not as much. I mean I want to lose weight but kinda wondering why some are losing alot more than others, if it could be the band they have, or they've had more fills than others...etc.

Yeah, the Elliptical screen prints out a calorie count but it's fairly useless since there's nowhere to plug in your weight info. And from what I can see the numbers don't reflect reality at all.

This chart I have is fairly simple (low/med/high/very high) with examples of what those would be on the top and wieght listed by 10's going down the side. I'll try to create a word file of it & post if it slows down at work this week.

This intense weightloss program I did when I was 312# was a 3-month program--with the same group of people. All of us had to pay quite a chunck up front so we were all pretty motivated to attend and keep to the program. (You had to see the doctor EVERY week and get blood work done every/other week.) It was a tremendous advantage to have the same group of people (about 20) because you could really see what worked and what didn't. As we each came into the meeting we weighed and then listed our calorie count, PACs (physical activity calories) and pounds gained or lost on the front board. It was just so obvious that exercise had an ENORMOUS impact.

Everyone in that group (& there were several at 350+) found ways to increase their activity--some by a LOT. About 2 months into the program, one man started getting books on tape and only listened while he was walking. He got so into this Grisham book one weekend he walked 4 hours on the beach both Sat & Sunday (as well as quite a bit each night) and that week he posted a 12 pound loss! This was not waterweight as the next week he lost another 6. That guy was almost always the biggest loser and always worked out the most.

Of course, most of us don't have that kind of time. But if we want to decrease the amount of TIME it takes to get the fat off more exercise is our best option.

Now will someone just remind me of this when I'm lazing on my butt considering pointing of the remote quite enough exertion!

NOrdetrac has an elliptical trainer that you can put your weight in and then it measures the calories burned. I don't know the model but a friend of mine bought one from a gym that closed down 4 years ago. It is a workout indeed!