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elirules    1

elirules
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how long will it take to lose 100lbs???surgery on jan7. and do you weigh yourself at home often or wait to go to doctors visit????curious..thanks all.

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mstrina27    0

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You know it depends on how you work your band, and if you go get the proper restriction. As for myself I will be at a year as of 5-15-09, and I can see major progress within the way i looked last year vs today. It is totally not like the gastric and that kind of disapointed me to be honest, but with the slow weight loss i am not flabby like others i know that have had the gastric done...

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Every person is different, I had the surgery on 11/11/08 and lost 46lbs so far. My friend had it done 5/08 and has lost 45lbs so far.

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flowers    0

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One lady on the 50s thread who got surgery only a few weeks before me I think, already just hit her 100 lbs down number. (8 months). But most of the tickers I have seen, it takes about a year, some more and some less.

My surgery was July 9th. Im just pushing 10 lbs at a time, cant think 100 lbs or Id get discouraged.

Most of us older gals will tell you age has something to do with weight loss too, it gets harder once you pass the big M.

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KikiVal315    4

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how long will it take to lose 100lbs???surgery on jan7. and do you weigh yourself at home often or wait to go to doctors visit????curious..thanks all.

it all depends on you and your body. all of our bodies are different...you will need to change your eating habbits and exercise as well (i'm sure you've already heard this from your doc!:thumbup: )

as far as the weighing goes, i HAVE to weigh myself at least once a week. that's just one of the things that helps keep me focused :thumbup:

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MONEL    0

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I had surgery on 2/21/08 and on 07/31/08 hit the 100 pound milestone. I have lost 160 pounds as of this morning. I weigh everyday. I know that weighing that often is not recommended but that is what I do.

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mstrina27    0

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One thing i will say is that you can't trust everything you read. Some of us are honest with the amount of weight we have lost and others are not. Some could be snacking whle posting to the sight..lol.. but don't feed so much into the numbers of what others have put up. If i did i honestly would have given up a long time ago. I read a post where some one that had their sug. the same day as me dropped like 45lbs within 2 mths.... GREAT FREEKN JOB... for them as for me I will take the almost 11lb drop within that 2mth period. My biggest thing is the weight that i have lost is gone and i havent gained any of it back.... So keep doin you and know that anything is possiable...

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One thing i will say is that you can't trust everything you read. Some of us are honest with the amount of weight we have lost and others are not. Some could be snacking whle posting to the sight..lol.. but don't feed so much into the numbers of what others have put up. If i did i honestly would have given up a long time ago. I read a post where some one that had their sug. the same day as me dropped like 45lbs within 2 mths.... GREAT FREEKN JOB... for them as for me I will take the almost 11lb drop within that 2mth period. My biggest thing is the weight that i have lost is gone and i havent gained any of it back.... So keep doin you and know that anything is possiable...

GREAT FREEKING JOB TRINA!!!!! (j/k) look at you, you've done amazing! :thumbup: you were banded the same month i was and have lost waaaay more than me! but like you posted, keep doing you.

its so hard, yet important not to compare yourself to others. it was difficult in the begining not to do so. but as time went on, i managed not to compare numbers. i can honestly say, i know i've done an excellent job so far.

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flowers    0

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One thing i will say is that you can't trust everything you read. Some of us are honest with the amount of weight we have lost and others are not. Some could be snacking whle posting to the sight....

It would never occur to me that folks were lying about how much they lost?? What would be the point, since we dont see or know each other for real?

Btw to the OPs question of how often do we weigh... I weigh several times a day Ill bet. I want to catch it when I start to drop, I drop a few lbs all at once, but might not drop for 10 days or more. I cant wait to see the scales move, just me. I didnt weigh myself when I was gaining, but I sure do now.

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