I would really like to hear from anyone who is 30-ish with a beginning BMI of 40-ish. I'm 30 and have a bmi of 41. I'm 5'4 and weigh 240, nonsmoker, no kids. I'm trying to gauge what typical results might be for someone like me, so I can make an informed decision and maybe know what to expect. For instance, how much did you lose the very first month (I'm just darned curious about that), versus how much you lost in month 6? Month 12? Is your skin bouncing back? Can you do things like yoga, etc, without causing the band to slip?

Has anyone used Dr. Ortiz in TJ?

Thanks!

Lindsay

Oh, and does anyone know how I can change my birthdate so it says 1979 instead of 1997? I can't seem to find a link for making that correction, so now the site keeps telling me I'm twelve.

Edited December 1, 200916 yr by Linnipoo
correction, clarification.

Hi Linni! Welcome to LapBandTalk.com! It’s always nice to see fresh new faces around here.

I actually do not have close stats to yours but you might find similar folks here: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f124/

I checked to see if you could change your birth date in your edit options but it doesn’t appear that you can. You can send a private message to *Susan* our Site Administrator or Alex the Site Owner to ask them if they might be able to help you with that.

If you need anything else, I’m glad to help. Best wishes on your journey!

I'm not 30 but my other stat are similar.....5'5 starting at 252lsb BMI was 41.....I am down 35lbs since June 2009......should be more but I got stuck and had to get all my fluid out so right now i have no restriction bummer. But I am slowly filling back up!

I think we're pretty similar in stats. I'm at 66 pounds lost and I was banded in late January. I tend to have 2 really good months of weight loss and then I hang out for a month with nothing. I only have 35 pounds left to lose so I'm pretty happy =)

Hi Linni-- Welcome....

I have similar stats to you. I am 32 years old 5'3" and weighed 242 at surgery date... I was banded on August 25 2009. I keep a spreadsheet on everything broken down by each weeks weight loss to monthly weight loss. I am currently a few days past 14 weeks post surgery (3 months and 2 weeks) and I am down 51 lbs.

First month = 21lb loss

2nd month = 11.6lb loss

3rd month= 10lb loss

the rest I have lost this month...

If you have any other questions please let me know.