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I can't believe 6 months have passed!  I am down over 50 pounds, and have had 3 fills.  All is going well.  Eating lots of protein (egg beaters, tuna, turkey chili) and feeling great.  I get to the gym 4-5 times per week and this is really helping my weight loss and my state of mind.  I have gone from a size 24 to a 16!  Losing the pain in my knees and feeling lots younger are such wonderful benefits.I have 40 pounds to go and hope to reach my goal weight by June.  The loss is slow and steady--1 to 2 pounds per week.  I am thankful every day that this is working for me after many years of diets and failures.   Would love to hear from others who are6 months out, too.

 

Had lap band 2 weeks ago--saw the surgeon today--I am down a total of 22 pounds (15 pre surgery/7 post surgery).  I am feeling great--and am happy to finally be on real food (albeit soft and pureed!).

Walking 2 miles per day--hoping to continue the weight loss.  I go back to school in less than 2 weeks and I am so thrilled to have gotten the surgery and the first 2 stages behind me.

Would love to hear any suggestions/experiences to help in this part of the journey.

Thanks to all!

Had my lap band surgery 2 days ago--weight that morning was 251.8 pounds--I was down 14 pounds on the pre-surgery diet (followed for 3 weeks)--my surgeon was thrilled.  The surgery only took 40 minutes--he was thrilled that everything was where it was supposed to be when he went inside with his tools.

The major discomfort I am experiencing is pain in the area where the port was placed and shoulder pain because of the gas leaving the body.

I went for a 1-mile walk this morning and am working on ingesting all the fluids I am supposed to be consuming on the stage 2 plan.

I will keep you posted!  Thanks for the encouraging messages!

I started following the pre-surgery diet on July 17th (266 pounds).  I met with the nurtritionist again on July 26th and had lost 7.5 pounds.  I weigh in again, tomorrow, July 29th.  My surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday, August 6th.  I can't wait!  Have others been super motivated just knowing the surgery was around the corner???