Encouragement for the long term.
People often post to ask how long we can keep on losing. Do we have a limited time frame? Can we lose more after a long pause.
Well, to answer that! For those of you who have fully functionning bands and know how to use them!
My comfort zone is 150 to 154. I am generally very relaxed about what I eat and so over time, the pounds creep on. I weigh regularly and when I get concerned, do something about it. Works for me and has done for over 4 years since I stopped trying o lose more weight.
I have been a bit too relaxed recently and suddenly realised that 162 was NOT a good place to be!
So back to good band eating with my band to help me. And this morning I weighed 149. Below my comfort zone. So down 13lbs. Took me two months of being vey good! But no more than when I initially lost all my weight in the first 15 months of being banded.
I am carrying on - Christmas is coming and I am going to eat and drink lots of fattenng things! So another 4 or so pounds would be good. No more, under 140 and I look ill and very old!
Kate
Well, to answer that! For those of you who have fully functionning bands and know how to use them!
My comfort zone is 150 to 154. I am generally very relaxed about what I eat and so over time, the pounds creep on. I weigh regularly and when I get concerned, do something about it. Works for me and has done for over 4 years since I stopped trying o lose more weight.
I have been a bit too relaxed recently and suddenly realised that 162 was NOT a good place to be!
So back to good band eating with my band to help me. And this morning I weighed 149. Below my comfort zone. So down 13lbs. Took me two months of being vey good! But no more than when I initially lost all my weight in the first 15 months of being banded.
I am carrying on - Christmas is coming and I am going to eat and drink lots of fattenng things! So another 4 or so pounds would be good. No more, under 140 and I look ill and very old!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,
I also lost weight after a long period of time. After having my band for three years I decided I wanted to loose more weight. I lost 35 more pounds. Unfortunately for me my band started to malfunction (leak) so I have gained 25 of those pounds back. Now that they have fixed the leak I have no worries that I will take that 25 off!
The band is a wonderful tool.
The band is a wonderful tool.
Me too! It just won't be bingeing constantly from Thanksgiving until mid-January. I figure it is ok if I let myself be looser during the holidays but no more eating entire batches of carmels, or eating the goodies in the middle of the night, or having to make another batch of something because I ate all the last one. The band doesn't stop me from doing all those things, I have to do it. Because of my band I stand a fighting chance of succeeding where before I couldn't even hope.
Highest weight: 212.8 Current weight 135 Lost 77.8 pounds
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