prior to going to my first meeting with my surgeon my weight was 395lbs. at the first meeting with my surgeon my weight was 385. the date of my surgery i was at 356. In may i hit 285 - 110 lbs lost. after that point i have not lost any additional weight and have gained weight and am not at 304. i started this week back at the health club and making better food choices. I had lab band surgery and have had several problems after adjustments and not be able to keep any food down. I have stopped getting adjustments and was eating foods that i should be avoiding - ice cream, cookies, chips & dip. this week i am back on track for the last 2 days it got so much harder once you were not limited to soup and blended food. i just need some support to get back with it

Laura, Try not to freak out too much. I am 13 months out of surgery now and find it harder to keep the weight off too. I tend to bobble around the same 3-4 lbs. up and down for quite some time. After swearing that I would never be able to get out of the 160's, I am bobbling around here in the 150's now and wanting to be in the 140's. The good news is that you are weighing yourself still. I think that is real important now especially since we are able to eat larger quantities and more sweets. The honeymoon probably is coming to an end, but at least you know what you have to do to keep things in check. That was the idea behind the surgery to begin with. I try real hard to just keep things out of the house that tempt me. It's hard especially with the holidays here. I always volunteer to clean up, and put food away right away. That way I dont keep picking all day at things that I know that I shouldn't be having. I wish you the best of luck, and Congratulations on making your goal. I am 7lbs. away and cant wait to finally say I'm there!

You have certainly not failed, and that is crap about the one year window.Sure you want to get as much off inthe year, but htere are some out there that have continued to lose as many as 3 years after the surgery. They will stabilize for a few months and then lose , stabilize and lose. I personally passed the 1 year in October and have lost 10 lbs between October and now...so, keep trying, keep up the good work YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Hey girl... I am not losing weight anymore. I havent lost anything really since June. I am however losing or had lost some inches over the past few months. I was in a 10 in June and now weighing the same thing I can wear alot of 8s. My weight does go up and down depending on my mentrual cycle. I usually gain 2-3 pounds but then it goes away after its over. I am actually 6 pounds under my original goal. 160 is the weight I wont allow myself to get over. If I start heading that way - I will be on pure liquids for a month. Haha.. Take care... Christine 275/154 at goal after 8 mos

Hey yall.... I stepped away from the October board for awhile. I stopped in today to check on yall. Sounds like everyone is doing good. Gonna go respond to older posts and try to keep myself coming here more often. Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.