I do want to be healthy so I am aiming for 136lbs and that is what I tell everyone but I secretly would love to get to 126, I realize that is only 10lbs but when I tell people I want to get to 136lbs they all gasp and tell me I will blow away if I were that thin. I have even been told I look great at my size now and why do I want to still lose more weight.

I put mine right out there, but I have already heard things like "you'll be too thin", "don't become one of those frail little things", and my favorite this past weekend from my sister, "now I'm the fattest sister" and she cried. What am I supposed to do with that!?

My answer is I will stop when I get to a healthy BMI, I am not in competiton to be the thinnest, I didn't do this to finish and still be considered obese, and for my sister--was that a compliment or an insult? I just asked if she needed any clothes and told her to let me know which sizes!:thumbdown:

Pasta: Good for you! You seem to be handling it all very well and rational. You have done something to get YOU healthy and that's all you really need to be dealing with right now. I know some of my friends have tried to sabotage my weight loss out of jealousy. Not gonna happen! I wish you the best!

When my doctor told me I could potentially get down to 190 from 300, I thought, yeah right! Had I been able to drop 75 pounds I would have considered myself a success story with the band.

Well, 190 was 25 pounds ago. I am 6'2 and currently weigh 165 pounds and would actually like to put on some to get back to 200 which I feel is my ideal weight...I know I don't win any sympathy points for that! I am going in tomorrow to have some more fill taken out (I also had .3cc removed in December). I have only had 2 fills since my band was placed in March of 2009 totaling 4cc's.

Every few weeks I experience an entire week where it's like I can't get any food down and it's as though my band has become inflamed or something. Honestly, I'm a little concerned about what the doc may see under fluoroscopy tomorrow.

The point to my story is that if we do follow the band rules we can reach our goals, and in some cases beyond! :thumbup:

rmbj...you've done so well and only you know where your comfort zone is and where you feel best and have a healthy BMI. As for me, my doctor told me my only goals should be to keep the weight off. best of luck to you and everyone else too.