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punkster    0

punkster
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how long did it take you to start seeing dramatic weight loss especially if you had a lot to use? I am 2 and a half months out from my banding and am at 36 pounds lost. I am not discouraged just curious.

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LoveIslovely    0

LoveIslovely
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36 pounds in two months is amazing!!!!!! I dont know how it happened for me but on my day of surgery I was 291 and 291 a month before surgery...anywho, 7 days out of surgery I was in the 260s. I have no idea how that happened. Everyone is different, of course! Good luck on your journey.

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Jachut    487

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had about 9 to 100lb to lose and I think I'd lost about 35 before anyone really noticed. It took a lot longer than I thought it would. It also took about that much to even go down a dress size.

Hang in there, sooner or later you'll really begin to see it.

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jillrenee15    0

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I also started to notice looser clothing at 30 pounds down, which I am right now. Not loose enough to buy anything new, but getting baggy. I went shopping at the salvation army store this week and got a few new warm winter tops. Didn't even look at jeans, I'll live with those till summer. I spent $19 on 6 sweater in almost new condition!! That was a yea me moment. I don't want to spend alot on clothes yet, I'm not even half way there. Just a thought though, if you're ready for a few new things, try second hand and save some money!!

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spudgirl    0

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I lost a huge amount right after having my lapband put in, too. I lost 22lbs in 8 days. I had my surgery Oct. 30th but since about the end of November I haven't lost any more weight. I've lost between 27-30lbs since my surgery. So, I'm starting to get a little discouraged, too. I do notice though that my clothes fit a lot looser and some t-shirts and things like that that I couldn't wear before I can now wear. So I'm thankful for what I have lost I just wish that I could start losing more again. Also, I haven't even had my first fill yet so I'm sure that's part of the problem.

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kgloverii    0

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My weight loss itself was not dramatic. Slow and steady wins the race with the Band. People didn't notice till I dropped a dress size, about 20 pounds...

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Daisalana    33

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People noticed all throughout the journey, but it may be since they knew and were trying to be encouraging..

In any event, at -100lbs lost, I looked at old photos and could see a DRASTIC difference, until then I barely noticed.. I did go down in sizes, but when I looked in the mirror, I looked like what I always thought I looked like anyway.

Even now I still don't see it as much, where my husband will see an older pic and go 'I can't believe how different you look now' and I barely notice.

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Totallytater    1

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People really started commenting at about 80 pounds for me. I'm at almost 100 pounds lost now and people don't even know me anymore. Of coures it doesn't hurt that I have blonde hair now instead of dark brown. I wanted to look like someone else because the old me looked so bad

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