Im having surgery in a few days. I plan to go on vacation in a few months. I just want to get an idea on the amount of weight lost for some people.

You all are just really lucky. I'm 5'4 and 295 pounds and although I can lose a few pounds on my own (most was 50lbs), I always go thru a stressful period and revert to old soda habits and gain it all back + lbs. I've changed jobs 3 times in 3 years and have not been lucky enough to get with a company that offered group insurance. I was offered a job with the state of GA in March but found out that they stopped paying for the surgeries this past January. I was almost approved once and had my initial doctor consultation but before my doctor's office sent in the paperwork 2 weeks later, BCBS had changed the rules during that 2 week period and denied my surgery. Both my knees are completely gone primarily from me playing sports for so many years but now the weight is a burden on them. I'm tired and just plain tired of worrying about losing weight now. Like I said, you all should count your blessing because you really are blessed to have insurance that covered the procedure.

Luck had nothing to do with it. My insurance did not pay. I had to pay for it out of my own pocket. As a matter of fact, I would guess that about 33% of the folks here are self-pay. Perhaps more.

Everyone going to Mexico is self-pay. There is a sub-forum here solely on that topic. If you really want the surgery, you have to make some sacrifices, for sure, but you can do it.

You all are just really lucky. I'm 5'4 and 295 pounds and although I can lose a few pounds on my own (most was 50lbs), I always go thru a stressful period and revert to old soda habits and gain it all back + lbs. I've changed jobs 3 times in 3 years and have not been lucky enough to get with a company that offered group insurance. I was offered a job with the state of GA in March but found out that they stopped paying for the surgeries this past January. I was almost approved once and had my initial doctor consultation but before my doctor's office sent in the paperwork 2 weeks later, BCBS had changed the rules during that 2 week period and denied my surgery. Both my knees are completely gone primarily from me playing sports for so many years but now the weight is a burden on them. I'm tired and just plain tired of worrying about losing weight now. Like I said, you all should count your blessing because you really are blessed to have insurance that covered the procedure.

Surgery date 4/18/2011. Morning of surgery 306. This morning I'm still 183; down 123 pounds. BMI normal at 23.5.

:-) YAY sleeve!!

I had sleeve surgery Christmas 2011, I've loss 92 lbs so far. My doctors goal is for me to lose 150 lbs. I feel great, best decision . Only bad thing is my hair is starting to fall out. Anyone else having hair issues?

I've lost 35.8 since my preop diet began on May 21, 2012. I've lost 21.6 since surgery 4 weeks ago today.

I've lost 97 lbs since being sleeved in March of 2011 I started out at 230. I know wear a size 4 in jeans and a small in tops.

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My surgery date 3-27-12 I have lost around 65 pounds or 40% of my excess weight.

I had mine christmas 2009. The first 2 weeks 25 lbs, at 7 weeks 53 lbs, at one year 150 lbs. . . surpassed my doctors goal for by 12 lbs. . .now at 3 years out am maintaining beautifully, haven't gained but haven't lost either. . . but i feel fabulous and for that am so grateful! Good luck!

I was sleeved June 19th. Lost 25 pounds before the surgery and 35 pounds in the 16 days since my surgery. My personal goal is 180. Not sure what the doctor will say, but I am looking forward to being at that weight!

I am 4 months post op, lost 75lbs, 54% of what I have to lose. I started at a BMI of 47.

I actually record my losses by month and they are in my signature. I have lost 90 pounds in 11 months. I met my surgeons goal but my personal one is still 10 pounds away. My BMI was 40 and now its 25, a normal weight from morbidly obese. Everyone is different but I think you can expect to lose a good bit the first few months, then it slows.

You can see in my signature what the exact loss has been each month. I have lost almost 45 lbs in 6 months. After the first month, it has been a very slow and steady loss of about 5 lbs per month. I struggled with that for the first few months, but now I have mentally adjusted my expectations and I am very pleased with it. Now I just calculate a 5 lb loss each month when I try to plan where I will be at a certain month later in the year.

I lost 20 lbs pre-op and 30 post-op. I'm just about 5 weeks out. I was 100 lbs overweight going in. I did this to lose weight but mostly in improve my medical condtions. My diabetes disappeared in the hospital. My sleep apnea is slowing disappearing. My blood pressure meds have been cut by 2/3.

I have lost 54% of my excess weight or 23% of my total body weight. I'm 4 month post-op at 189.6 and starting weight was 243.6. My goal is to lose 100 lbs.