Hit Goal....Now What!

[Lapband LaLa 10]

(Feb 8, 2010) I hit my goal weight just last week. 165lbs. I have lost a total of 115lbs in eight months. I have done everything asked of me. Exercise, watched my diet, taken my Vitamins, etc.

I got stuck a couple of times along the way. For various reasons. not chewings, food too tough, etc. But I was able to get an un-fill and then fill to get back on track.

But now that I am at goal. I am happy to be at 165 and want to stay in this area. I never want to go over 170. But this morning I lost another pound! Ok, so I am not freaking out but I don't want to keep going down either. I know I have to go and get my fill tweaked for maintenance but can anyone share with me their story of this part of the journey?

How long did it take for you to maintain?

Did you tweak your exercise? (right now I work out five days a week)

I'd love to hear from some of you.

[ValJean 6]

I'm not yet at goal so I can't give you advice about maintaining, but just wanted to congratulate you on your wonderful success!

Val

[ElfiePoo 109]

Congrats on hitting goal!

[carbgrl 0]

Congrats on hitting goal!!!! I'm less than 20 lbs away from my goal. : ) Your photos are AMAZING!!! Just curious, how tall are you?

[dowhatitdo1 1]

(Feb 8, 2010) I hit my goal weight just last week. 165lbs. I have lost a total of 115lbs in eight months. I have done everything asked of me. Exercise, watched my diet, taken my Vitamins, etc.

I got stuck a couple of times along the way. For various reasons. not chewings, food too tough, etc. But I was able to get an un-fill and then fill to get back on track.

But now that I am at goal. I am happy to be at 165 and want to stay in this area. I never want to go over 170. But this morning I lost another pound! Ok, so I am not freaking out but I don't want to keep going down either. I know I have to go and get my fill tweaked for maintenance but can anyone share with me their story of this part of the journey?

How long did it take for you to maintain?

Did you tweak your exercise? (right now I work out five days a week)

I'd love to hear from some of you.

hello n congrads on meeting ur goal. can u share with me what diet u followed 2 keep losing weight on a consistant weekly basis. u can send it 2 my email dowhatitdo1@yahoo.com. It will b 3months since I was banded on the 24th. n it seems like i cn only lose weight when i gt a fill n thats bc im swollen n cnt eat. then after a week no more weight loss. please help me n also what type of exercise do u do. please kit

[Allison925 1]

Hi LauraKey! Congrats on such a successful weightloss :-)

Your body is in the groove of losing weight, and if you want it to stop, one of your variables has to change. To simply maintain, you have to completely balance your caloric intake with what your burn throughout the day. The way I see it, you have two options to do this: tweak your band or tweak your habits.

1) With a slight unfill you will be able to eat just a little more of your healthy food choices at each meal and maintain your weight while continuing your current exercise routine.

2) Cut back your exercise to 3-4 times a week, and healthily increase your caloric intake (maybe add another small meal or snack to your routine)

I think #1 is the better of the two options, but it's a personal choice. Another thing to keep in mind is that it's completely normal to have your weight flucuate a bit. Perhaps instead of maintaining exactly 165, you can maintain a range of 160-170 or something like that. If you start to fall outside of that range with your new 'tweaks,' you can sound the alarm and reevaluate what needs to be done to keep you within that range. Good luck and congratualtions again!

Edited February 8, 2010 by Allison925

[SunneeHunnee 0]

All I can say is you are amazing and what an inspiration this is to me. 115lbs in 8 months is just incredible! How many fills did you have? What size band? what does your daily diet consist of? Again, CONGRATULATIONS!

[HiMow 0]

You're a hero!!!:thumbup: I'm so happy for you!

[TracyNYC 4]

Congrats on meeting goal!

[Jachut 487]

I never needed to change much, my weight loss got slower and slower till I reached goal, it just happened to stop about there. Then very occasionally, I'd drop another pound or two.

My exercise has I guess come down a little from my peak, but I still exercise four or five days a week and pretty hard.

I guess the difference is, I wouldnt be worried to see the very very bottom of my healthy weight range, currently I hover in the middle. My preferred body type is skinny and as I'm tall, I really dont do curvy well, I just look big and blockish. So when a pound or two falls away, I'm happy about it!

If I ever did hit that bottom level of 135 or so at 5ft 10 (cant see it happening), then I would unfill a bit to make sure I didnt go any lower. And I think I might before then as I think I'd have no boobs left!

But in short, the answer for me is I didnt need to do anything, my body decided where it wanted to be and it just so happened to be at around the weight I'd set as my goal.

[Lapband LaLa 10]

I'd like to stay between 160-170. I am hoping that settles naturally as well. I am not so sure about the tummy though. Now I need to focus on that! Sigh!

[emjay 8]

You should be really proud of yourself....a big pat on the back from me anyway! Just wanted to congratulate you...as long as you keep up your new habits you should do great! As far as maintaining, I'm not so sure I am in any position to give you advice, as every time I've lost weight and was never able to maintain it for any length of time. But you already got some good advice in previous posts like adding a snack or getting a slight unfill. Enjoy your success for again, congratulations!!!

[Chellz423 0]

Congratulations.....wishing you continued success

[Lapband LaLa 10]

Going to get another slight unfill tomorrow. Going to take all this advise and use it! I can't eat quite a cup of food and that's Soup which I've been eating everyday. I need to get more solid foods in me. I miss my meat, but it hurts to eat it right now. I am not stuck according to my doc, just readjusting, which is fine. So I am going to have a little more removed. This week I will continue to workout five days but if I still drop, I will change it to four days next week. I'm sure I will get all this tweaked out pretty good.

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and the pats on the back. I am very proud and happy!

Now....balance and peace!

[marfar7 1,532]

Congrats on your success! It's posts like these that keep me coming back here and getting out of bed each day. 115 lbs in 8 months is incredible -INCREDIBLE! I've only lost 18 lbs in 4 months (but now that I actually have restriction, I should go up).

Just wanted to tell you how well your doing. Do you have photos? I'd love it if you'd post them!

Marci