I am 26 lbs away from my goal weight and I am definitely in the green zone....ever since my last fill last November I have been losing weight and inches pretty steadily. I changed my goal weight...I originally thought 175, then 165, now I say 155 lbs. But, honestly I think I will just go until I feel like I'm at the right weight, so it could be sooner than my current goal. But, I have a few questions....when I reach my goal, do I continue to lose weight? do I get un-filled a bit? also, does anyone know much about laser liposuction/body sculpting? I would like to tighten up my arms and thighs and would like a less invasive option.

U can watch almost any surgery on utube to see how involved it is and usually it tells the price as well. I have done this to watch a tt an arm lift, breast lift 360 lift...just about anything u are wondering about

YAHOOOO....THAT IS GREAT....I DID THE SAME THING...I SAID 145 WAS MY GOAL WEIGHT, THEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE 130, NOW I AM AT 120 AND I AM STOPPING...THAT IS ENOUGH...I JUST MAINTAIN BY EATING WELL AND MAKING SURE I HAVE ENOUGH CALORIES TO NOT CONTINUE TO LOOSE.....BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY FILL TAKEN OUT...THAT IS JUST ME...

Thank you Mandagay....come to think of it I did watch the LapBand on youtube before the surgery.

You're very welcome

Largeaslife thank you for the reply....I know I have been worried about any unfilling, I wouldnt want to start eating too much. So, the upshot is I can probably increase my calories to maintain my weight once I reach my goal or I could keep losing. I have a medium frame and I dont want to get too skinny...just feel great like I do now. Congrats to you as well!

You have done really well so far and only a small amount of weight to go

If u lose these last few lbs u may find that your band isnt quite so restrictive anyways as it tends to loosen with weight loss over time.

There are a few of us stuck within about 10 to 20 lbs to lose and weight loss is sloooooow but u learn to eat for maintenance, so u can adjust your intake depending on if u want to lose or maintain. I certainly wouldnt unfill

Congrats ! That is a Major Accomplishment.

i'm glad you posted this - i'm about 30 pounds from goal and wondered how maintenance would work - but i never thought i'd get fluid removed - that idea scares me - was just thinking i'd drink an extra couple protein shakes per day or something to maintain....

I've been wondering the samething. How would

I maintain once I reach my goal. I'm 12 lbs from

my initial goal wt. but 22lbs from my new goal

Wt.

Congrats on being close to meeting your goal! What I have read with some bandsters who are now in the maintenance stage is that they just upped their caloric intake, while still continuing to exorcise regularly.

Hi I'm 14.2 pounds from goal weight. Considering going lower but want to see how I look and feel before I do that.

I will go for a braline backlift sometime next year to have my back fat removed. But only after I have gotten to 130. I am not sure about wearing a bikini in public but I would like to wear tshirts with confidence.

My weight loss has slowed but I'm still plugging away. Need a calorie deficit of 604 per day for next 85 days to meet my goal. Does anyone here have a specific goal got when they want to reach goal?

My goal keeps chaning I want to get to a bmi of 22 appox 135 lbs. I need to lose my belly fat. I too would like a bikini but i had to wait for my breast reduction/lift which i got yesterday. When i am better i cant wait to go shopping!