Hi I had my surgery September 21 and I am down 77 lbs. I have not lost any weight since before christmas. My hair is not falling out yet, but who knows it could start tomorrow. The last three weeks have been really good. I have only thrown up once. In the beginning I thought they had given me belimia because everything I ate came back up. I still don't eat very much through the day. am yogurt, snack cheese slice, lunch soup, supper about 1/2 cup of whatever the family is eating. I can eat steak. 1/2 inch cub cut into very small pieces. I seem to be alittle down lately, I think it is the hormone thing happening. The biggest wow for me was going from a 32W jeans to a size 20. I have bones now that I never knew I had. I need to get more active.

Hi! I had Lap Band on 9/7/07 and I have lost 52 lbs. No hair loss for me either. Your doing great!

I am losing a lot of hair. The dietician told me to begin taking the vitamin Biotin which I just began taking about a week ago. Hopefully this will help. I had RNY on 9/17/07 and have lost 81 lbs. I am still a little tired but overall feel better. I am also having problems with the compliments. Everyone keeps saying things like, "You are so pretty" I keep thinking so you think that I was sooooooooo ugly 80lbs ago. I know that people are trying to be supportive but I just want to say, I am still the same person that I was before the surgery. I used to dream of someone calling me skinny, now that they do I can't accept it. I look in the mirror and see the same person that I've always been. I still go to the biggest sizes in the clothing stores. I can now understand what anorexia is all about. I am working on the mental part of the weight loss, the eating part is easy compared to this. Still having problems with protein. Tried all different types of protein drinks...........YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi, chiming in with my 2 cents. I had RNY on Sept 10th. I've lost 93 lbs, since starting my pre-op diet prior to the surgery. I'm losing my hair. I can tell it's thinning, but my family and friends tell me it's not noticeable. (Yeah right, just like they told me I wasn't as big as I thought). I just keep telling myself that my hair loss is temporary. Also my nails are really brittle and weak. Anyone else notice that happening?. Aside from thinning hair and bad nails, those are my only gripes. I feel FANTASTIC. I have so much energy. I can go to the gym, come home and continue with my daily activities without being exhausted. I noticed that I had a bicep the other day! WOW, muscles! Of course I have the sagging skin on my belly arms and thighs, but I'm not bothered by that too much. My husband is so happy that I did this. He says he has the happy girl he married back. We noticed that in photo's I'm not hiding in the background or behind one of my kids. Since the surgery when a camera comes out, I'm front and center smiling. I'm in between size 18 & 16's. The other day I tried on a pair of hip hugging size 16 jeans just for fun. Anyone ever hear the expression muffin top? That was me, the fat got pushed up and over the jeans. I was cracking up in the dressing room. I think the salesladies thought I was mental. Shopping is fun for me now.

I feel like I am losing really slow, I haven't lost anything in about a month! I just don't understand why. But I am down to 215 and on surgery day I was at 270, (55lbs). I started at our local "gym" this week so hopefully if I keep moving i will start losing again. Hair seems to be starting to fall out some, too.