Hello! I am going to be banded in 6 days and I am trying to decide what my Christmas weight loss goal should (could) be. Can all you banded tell me how much you all lost the first 2 months after surgery??

Keep in mind everyone is different.

I am 13 weeks post op and have lost 39 lbs.

8 of those were pre-op

Everyone is different, so don't be disappointed if you don't match others.

I was banded on 8/11/09, no pre-op dieting at all, and I've lost 33.2 pounds.

I have lost 30 pounds since 7/16 - and I am happy to say transitioning to a size 14 = yay (I started off as a 20) - I get happy over pants sizes instead of the scale these days :scared2:

I have lost 37.2 lbs in 15 weeks. Two weeks pre op diet I lost 8 lbs. So almost 30 lbs after. I would figure 1-2 lbs a week. You may lose more one week the next you may lose none so I find this to be a good barometer. One other thing you need to take into account is that you don't have as much weight as the rest of us to lose. All that have answered thus far want to lose over 100 lbs. I am sure you know those that have more to lose tend to lose faster...at least in the beginning. Hopefully you will be taking a good amount of time off of work. Take it easy don't freak if you don't lose anything significant in the beginning. Take control by keeping track of your food that will get you through banders hell. This will make your time in the first two months easier. Take control before this time period controls you!

Alison

I have lost 27 pounds in 38 days. I would like to lose about 20 more before Christmas. The Bariatric Coordinator said he hoped I would be at 199 by easter which is 43 pounds from now. I think I should make it.

Hi,

I was banded on August 31st and have lost 30 pounds so far. I haven't had a fill yet and seem to be adjusting pretty well.

Good Luck

Chris