I love to see everone's success stories and to hear all the hard work everyone has done to lose their weight. I was just banded on 55/28/10 and gained two pounds but I think it's all gas.

When looking at everyones stories it would be nice to include everyone's height so I can see better where I stand in the way of what to expect.

I am 5 and 8 and half inches tall. Going into surgery two days ago was 183 and now I'm 185. My goal would be 145 or 150. Is this a good goal for someone my height and weight? I am assuming it will be a slow loss.

Well I'm 5ft 10 and have settled at about 150. Its a pretty good weight I guess, I'd actually really love to be about 140 but here is where my weight seems to want to stay - well at least where it wants to stay given the balance of the long term lifestyle I'm prepared to live.

At 150, and being basically a pear shape, I have a very lean upper body, well, my neck/shoulders/chest and upper arms border on scrawny, but I have a little excess flesh on the lower body still. I'm an Australian size 12 to 14 which is about an 8 to 10 in US sizing. I'd generally only need that larger size sometimes for pants, with tops and Aline skirts, I can wear an Aussie 10 (size 6). I really wouldnt call myself "thin" more just "normal" compared to everyone around me - I mean I still feel big because I'm tall. But I think my body image may be a little skewed too, I have never known myself as anything other than large, although looking back I wasnt overweight as a child and I never reached a BMI of above 36 before I sought surgery.

So yeah, 150 should be easily achievable for 5ft 8, it'd be a healthy size but you really could go 15lb lower if you wanted to. And I found it was those last pounds that made the most difference :-)

I am 5'7" and my goal weight is 150. Anything lower than that will be gravy or frosting on the cake!

I'm 5' 5.5". Going into surgery I was 257 lbs. I currently weigh 144 lbs and my goal is 126 lbs.

I'm 5'6' and was 259 pounds on the day of my banding on 4/15/10. My high though during the pre-op six month diet was 276. I weigh 236 now and my goal is 133.

I'm 5'6'' and want to weigh 155. Any lower than that and I look like I'm sickly.

Hi!

I was banded on 5/11/10 - 3 weeks ago! I was 315 2 weeks before pre-op... on op. day i was 302... I'm now at 288. won't have my first fill until 6/30.

I'm 5'8 1/2 " tall... will be thrilled when I get under 200 lbs... will be jubilant at 175.... anything lower than that will be the cherry on top!

GOOD LUCK!