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Congratulations
MsIIMUCH

This is a picture from before the surgery and the other one was last week or so. Sent from my SM-G935P using the BariatricPal App

Hi everyone!
Well as of 11.9.16 (just under 8 months post WLS) I hit my goal weight. SW: 256 CW: 166. I have not been this weight since I was 23 years old. I think that I will have a better body and health at the age of 40 than I was a 21.
How long has it taken some of you to hit your goal weight? Has anyone been told by those around you that you have lost weight too fast?
I just had to share the news with everyone here. I know that everyone would understand my excitement unlike those in my life that have not had the surgery!
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I gained back most of my postop weight from 258 to 210 now back at 238. Banded in 12/2011. Motorcyle accident, stopped working out & monitoring my eating. Now slowly but surely back to watching what goes in & working out. My surgeon says no more fills needed already in my green zone. Hopefully this blogging will help me to get back on track.
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BTW- some satiety tips are runny nose, hiccups, burping.
And, if you did measurements on your body before surgery, you may be losing inches and adding muscle. This makes it appear you're losing less but you are losing more fat and replacing it with muscle. That's a good thing.

It took me 6 fills and 7 months to get to the green zone. Others hit it right after surgery. Some have taken over a year. Much depends on your doctor and how aggressive he/she is with fills?
Losing 4-6 lbs a month is quite average and many bandster's would welcome those results. But, if you want to know when you have hit the green zone, it's really a mental state more than a physical state.
Being one with the band or being in touch with your body physiology is so important with the band. Sometimes the most subtle signals slip right by a Bandster and many of them go on to not succeed as much as they had planned.
Here's how it works for me(and every one will be different): I fill my plate with as much as I should be eating but really I put too much on it usually. As I eat, I get to a state where I'm not really hungry any longer. I can stop now, and sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't. When I do, it's because the taste no longer satisfies me or my appetite has suddenly gone away or has been diminished. When I don't, it's old habits kicking in or the food is so stinking awesome I crave more. Obviously, I'm not paying attention now and I'm not in touch with my body or band.
So, it's a mind thing and paying attention to the signals my body is sending. It's not a big signal, so pay very close attention.
How big your band is or how much saline is in it is irrelevant.
tmf

You're doing great! You look so different. Good luck with getting where you'd like to be.
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Hey guys...it has been a while since I posted. Life has been great. I've actually become this fitness fanatic. I love working out now...never saw that coming. My RNY changed my life and I'm so grateful. Still have a ways to go but I'm so happy with my progress. Starting weight 519lbs...surgery weight 428lbs...current weight 262lbs[emoji123] 

You CAN do this!! You know what it takes, you lost your weight before so just apply what you have learned. Good Luck and keep us posted!!

I am 4 years post op. Never got to goal (went from 297to 206). Then gained back 40 over the past couple of years. Just hate myself for it. Felt so broken and like such a failure.
Started a modified 5dpt last Sunday. Walking on treadmill every day for 20 minutes (its a start) and keeping calories under 900 but being sure to get in more than the minimum Protein.< /p>
I feel so clear headed, calm and in control again.
Down 12lb, but just feel better.
Brenda Y