Reached your personal goal???

socalgal3

This thread isn't too active, but I wanted to post that I made my personal goal of 150 yesterday. I'm sure I was over 250 at points, but I remember when I started my pre-op diet, I was 245. I lost 8 pounds prior to surgery as I was 237 on surgery day. I am 5'6" and now a size 10. Best of luck to all of you approaching your goals.

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Banded June 29, 2006 by Dr. Ortiz in TJ, Mexico
slipped band revision Jan. 2007
current fill level-.5cc

Angeleyes

Wow, you guys are doing so good.I am stuck 20 pounds from goal. Please tell me what you did to get those last few pounds off!

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Band date April 5,2005
Dr.McKeen Provo, Utah
208/170/150
2.8 then unfill,now 2.7

BIGMAN

Im getting close to my goal. If I would make better choices for the most part it may have came off quicker. I got banded in Nov. 05 and I was 345lbs and now I am 260lbs to date. I want too get down in the range of 200lbs - 230lbs. It depends on how I look and feel about what I see. But the way I am built I would probably look best at 200lbs, b/c I have that husky look to me. So I am working on it so I guess at least 60lbs to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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julief

Hi everybody :) I'm Julie and I am from Greece. I had my Lap Band surgery October 16, 2006 in Athens and I am only 2.5 kg away from my personal goal (pre-op: 97 kg now: 58.5 kg). My doctor says that I have lost a lot and that I shouldn't go for those last 2!! He asked me to come to unfill my band a bit. I won't say that I'm not scared about what comes next :( How was your experience with unfilling the band? What's your doctor's opinion about keeping the fill that brought you to your goal? Right now I have 6.5 cc in a 14 cc band!

angelnurse

I made goal this morning, but have changed my "goal" three times, LOL. Originally I wanted to get down to 180 pounds and when I got there I changed it to 170, then changede it again to 160 then my final goal of 155. This morning I got on the scale and it said 154.4. Whoo hoo!!!
I started in a size 30 jean or a 26/28 elastic waist jean and am now in an 6/8 jeans. Never in my wildest imagination would I have thought this was possible.
I can't say that I have been a perfect bandster, but I have worked hard with my diet and exercise.
I'm gonna try and lose 5 more pounds so I have a "cushion" and can figure out how to maintain.
Congrats to all those that have made goal and to all those that are working towards it, you can do it!

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Alynne
Banded 12/21/05
Dr. John Pennings, Post Falls, Idaho
highest/MD consult/day of surgery/current/goal
330/321/286/154.4/155
Lower Body Lift 12/20/07

Paulax

Goal, goal, goal, goal, goal............

GOAL!

As of this morning, I have hit goal. I weigh 174 pounds. At my height, that puts me at a BMI of 24.4.

I lost about 105 pounds in 18 months. I exercise regularly. My fill remains at 3.2. I feel excited about the next year, I feel at peace with myself.

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banded July 21-06 280
fill 1 Aug 21 - 1.65cc 255
fill 2 Oct 23 - 2.2cc 245
fill 3 Feb 15 - 2.5cc 228
fill 4 Apr 2 - 3.0 218
fill 5 Oct 22 - 3.2 195
Goal Feb 3, 2008 174
280-169

juliegeraci

Paulax, that is fabulous! I am 35 lbs away from goal and its really difficult. I go back in on Wednesday for a fill. I too am going to ask for 3.2. Good job reaching your goal!

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Julie
banded 6/6/06
Dr. McKeen, San Jose CA

320/211/goal 199. Almost there!
Plastic Surgery 4/21, tummy tuck and thigh lift.

dezbus1

I hit my goal a few weeks ago, and now I have and even have gone below that, I have to keep an eye on myself I don't want to get too low, I have lost a total of 134, putting me at 138, 2 more lbs and I will have lost half of me, that was not my goal. My goal was to be at 144lbs.
I have people telling me I am to skinny and that I do not need to lose anymore, I am not trying to lose anymore, my band is just a little to tight, it tightens up when I get under a lot of stress for a long period of time, I had 1/2 cc removed back in July, I am going to make another appt to have a 1 cc removed this time. That's is going to be the real test, keeping my self on track.

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Banded 11/11/05

VegasGrace

I've exceeded my goal by 5-7 pounds. I had an unfill of .3cc to go to maintenance. I'm at a point I gain up to 2-3 pounds, but that comes off in a few days. Back on...then off. And I'm eating regularly. So I think I've hit the end of my weightloss.

I did it by allowing the band to do it's job. I didn't fight it nor did I try to bypass it.

Tonks

I was stuck at 17 pounds from goal for months, but now I am just 14 from it and so, so exited.

I started with 230 Pounds. Now I am 144, and my goal is 130.

I was so happy last weekend that I felt like crying. never, never in my wildest dream I saw me wearing a bikini and I did that last week, when I spent a weekend on the beach with my friends.... and it felt great !

I feel so happy... I just can't wait to reach my goal !!!!

TheGh0st

Congratulations Tonks! You can do this. I can't believe you made it to a bikini. I am still dreaming of that day.

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Diane - Kansas City
Banded 9-13-2005
Self Pay $15,500
5' 2" - 38 years old


starting US slack size - 24/26W
current size - 10
goal size - ??? 6/8 ???

Tonks

Yes!!

It was so weird 'cause it was the first time (in my whole life) I was wearing a bikini, at first I felt like naked, and obviously I don't have a perfect body BUT, I decided to do it and it was a liberating experience.

billybobby

All the negative stuff is kind of frightening. But I got a good education on banding and they never pushed me and really made me comfortable with the Dr. and his group. They seemed to want to educate me before final dates were agreed upon. They asked me to join online support places like this one and some others so I could ask actual banded people questions. I then ran the same questions by the Drs. and made my decisions then.