So when I was at my one year appt with my dr., he said I looked great and told me that if I lost anymore, he wanted it to be thru exercise and not to go below 164, which is a bmi if 24.9. I am scheduled for a nutrition consult in 3 months, which I assume will be a maintain visit. And with the fill nurse, which I assume will be to evaluate if I need an unfill to maintain.

Sooo, I just lost another 2.5 lbs, which brings me to about 5 lbs to that goal. Still have not really exercised, except for a couple of quick walks over the past week.

I dont think its possible to eat anymore. I wonder if im gonna have to go in sooner than the three months to get an unfill. Which kinda scares me. Ive learned alot, but I rely on my band alot too. im at a size 10 right now, if I lose another 8 to 10 lbs, I will probably be an 8. Which wouldnt be to bad I guess

Where do YOU want to be? 24.9 BMI puts you in the normal weight category. But where do you want to be? You don't have to have an unfill to maintain. Why not ride this fill out to see where it takes you?

Thats what I was thinking. Is it weird to be freaked out of losing more weight? At the beginning I was just hoping to lose some weight, not expecting to maybe be a size 8 one day!! Ill just let it play itself out and see what happens

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Thanks for posting. I just got banded Tuesday and I love reading success stories. Whatever happens I hope you are happy & comfy in your skin!

Oh, Its amazing how much better you feel getting excess weight off. Every ten pounds makes such a difference. I remember two summers ago being so uncomfortable that even wearing a bra was hassle. Then last summer I felt so much better when I got down to 200 by the beginning of summer and then 180 by the end of the summer. It was amazing. I am so looking forward to this summer and being comfortable again after so long...

Good luck on your progress JessRess, you will be noticing a big difference soon as well.

I understand where you are coming from thinking you may need an unfil to maintain. Back in January I had a unfil,after being very tight for 4 months, and I maintained for 6 weeks. Problem with this was I was @ 194 and still had 44 lbs to lose before goal. So needless to say in the beginning of March I got a fill, back to super tight (I can't seem to find a sweet spot where I lose weight), and now I'm down 27 lbs from that fill.

Well on Thurs I'm having plastic surgery on my arms and due to my fear of not healing, not being able to drink enough, and not being able to keep pills down I decided to get a unfil again prior to my surgery. I am super nervous that I once again will maintain and not lose the last 17 lbs I have left. I know healing from surgery is more important and I am willing to put my weight loss on hold for a month or two in order to allow my body to heal properly.

People are always asking me "What are you going to do when you get to your goal?" I'm guessing I will need an unfil in order to get me to the right spot to maintain, but we'll see what happens when I get to that goal weight