I would like to see a sticky on people who have reached goal and how they are doing?

Some of us bandster babies would love to read their stories.

my 1 year band-iversary is tomorrow (and Thursday) and while i haven't reached my personal goal (not sure if I had one), I have lost over 80 lbs. I originally wanted to hit 140, dr. said that may be an unattainable goal, so i settled on 160 - but I am in a 10/12 and headed for my TT next month... so I have reached a NSV in that I don't shop in the women's department

I had a TT too! LOVE THE TT! What an amazing difference.

I had a TT too! LOVE THE TT! What an amazing difference.

If def made a difference on my lower abdomen, but I can't say I am as thrilled with my upper - I still have some flab. I am sure if I actually set my mind to exercise then I could lose it - but winter makes me want to sit and hibernate

For those who have said they don't have a goal - I am right there with you. I am 19 mo banded and nearly 5 mo from my TT - I went from 263 lb (size 22ish) to 162 (size 10) and I still have no idea what my end result should be. I don't have the right body type to be a size 2 or 4 - I would look ridiculous. I love that I have lost weight, although I don't really "see" it in myself. I still see a "fat chick" when I look in the mirror. I think somehow my body image is somehow tied to the number on the scale and knowing that many of the movie stars are so many less pounds than me just doesn't let me really enjoy the size that I am.

I've been at my goal weight for about 14 months now.

I'm 2 lbs. below my goal weight and doing fine, thanks!

I lost 60 lbs. and then gained 55 back. I know this form is for success stories, but I finally got some of my motivation back! I hope it stays. Continued good luck to us all.

I was banded 11/20/07. It has been a long but wonderful journey. I lost 75 pounds the first 18 months but gained back 15 pounds and stayed there for about a year and a half. I decided to get serious again in January 2010 and I finally reached my goal weight and I've been at this weight for over 4 months so I think I will maintain this time. I am very careful and if I see the scale move up I get it right back down. I've lost a total of 96 pounds and I am now wearing a size 8 and may be close to a 6.

Good luck to everyone!

Great topic. I'm wrestling with my personal goal at the moment. When I started my WL journey, I was 208 and gave myself a goal of 138, which at 5'2.5", would put me at a normal BMI. Eighteen months out, I'm 129 and a size four, but realize I my optimal weight is probably about 123-125. So while I'm over the moon about my results, I think I have about 5-7 more lbs to go to reach goal.

Have you decided what you plan to do once you hit your goal in 2013? After getting surgery in 2012? Well I hope we all can get together and take a trip or cruise or for some both. I have talked to many people and we are all on the same page. We are getting together to plan a trip and I would love to get as many gastric surgery patients as possible to go. We are going to the Bahamas on a cruise in April and a trip to Las Vegas in November.You will find more information on the site we created for the reunion.[/font]

If your are interested please RSVP https://sites.google...reunion-sign-up

If you are on any other forums please repost the link we are inviting any and all gastric surgery patients in 2012 to have fun and show off their new bodies in 2013. Let's keep it going RE-POST, RE-POST, RE-POST

This is not spam, I am just making an effort to get everyone from all forums together to share a few nights out on the town, and show off our weight loss accomplishments.

I'm not even close to reaching my personal goal. It's been almost 3 yrs and I've not lost the weight I expected. I started at 238 and am not 203.

Not sure lapband was my solution, though it may be yours. Maybe I'm not heavy because I overeat, maybe for me it's more metabolic. I don't know. Here is what I feel.

My newest fill has me up to a 5. I have a very hard time eating at first. I have first bite syndrome really bad and this new tightening has made it worse. I have to eat V E R Y slow and for me this is difficult because I am a type A person who does everything in life fast.

But once I get past that and eat slow, everything goes down well and I can eat what I feel is too much. If I don't eat until full, then I'm hungry again before 3 hrs. I try to eat a lot of protein and this helps. But I am not losing anymore weight.

Same story with every diet I've ever been on, I lose at first and then get to a point and nothing works anymore.

I try to walk a mile a day. I'm 69 so this is about all I can handle. If the weather is good I can do this twice in a day. It's been winter here in NY so I haven't been able to get out at all. I didn't gain, but I didn't lose either. Now that the weather is good, I'll walk my buns off and get down to 200 and there it stops.

I probably should have gotten the sleeve.

PS... I dread going in for my check up for fear I'll get yelled at again. They must think I'm cheating or something. I'm doing my best, which just isn't enough.

Hey newbies! Banded 5/30/12 and down 70 lbs! Still a way to go for my goal but sooooo happy where I'm at! One day at a time and I'm loving who I see in the mirror!!!

At goal for over 8 months.

At goal for 2 mo now.

PS... I dread going in for my check up for fear I'll get yelled at again. They must think I'm cheating or something. I'm doing my best, which just isn't enough.

You're the one who should be yelling at your Doctor! You went through all this and for what? Why isn't the band doing anything?

I remember being mad and confronting my Dr...sort of, but it was 2-3 months after surgery and I was frustrated because I actually gained weight and was still out of control type hungry, as if the band was not even there...

He laughed at me! Sat me down, showed me the Yellow-Green-Red chart, explained each area, explained the process of fills, and told me what his / our goal is...the get to to the Green....

Which we finally did...since then weight loss has been easy and effortless.....

I hit my goal about 20 months ago..but since this is a lifestyle not a gimmick diet, (which I would eventually fail at if it were such) my body continued to loose...and now my Dr. informs me I am finished loosing, there is nothing left to loose without sacrificing Muscle...and we don't want to do that....maintain protein at all costs...

With a new lifestyle the body will gradually and eventually level out to where it wants to be....where it is supposed to be....