My info was submitted on Thursday. Aetna approved me the following Monday. Signed my consent forms yesterday and got my surgery date of September 16 today! I'm 5'6 and weigh 240 pounds. How much can I expect to lose within the first 12 weeks? I think I'll be an average to fast loser. That's usually the case. I've never had trouble losing weight but I always have trouble keeping it off. This will be the third time I lose 80+ pounds since 1999, and I hope it's the last!!

Good luck! I don't have an answer for your weight loss question, however I've seen lots of B&A photos and it looks like 30-40 pounds isn't out of the norm for the first 2-3 months. You are so lucky your insurance approved so quickly... I'm praying my insurance is that quick when my time comes:)

I've seen repeatedly that sleevers should expect to lose 30% of their weight in the first 3 months, on average.

I can tell you that I'm not quite at 3 months yet, but I've blown past the 30% part...so the statistic worked for me!

I've seen repeatedly that sleevers should expect to lose 30% of their weight in the first 3 months' date=' on average.

I can tell you that I'm not quite at 3 months yet, but I've blown past the 30% part...so the statistic worked for me![/quote']

Good to know. Thanks for sharing that stat, and congrats on surpassing it!

I've seen repeatedly that sleevers should expect to lose 30% of their weight in the first 3 months, on average.

I can tell you that I'm not quite at 3 months yet, but I've blown past the 30% part...so the statistic worked for me!

I wonder if that stat is based off of how much weight a person has to lose... because if that were true, that would put me within 20 pounds of my goal weight within the first three months. Which would be freaking AMAZING!!!!!!

The stat is true for everyone, based on the information...30% of your excess weight, though, so be sure you're calculating that .

For me, I had 142 pounds total to lose (although "goal" is so far away, who knows what I'll look/feel like when I'm close to that). With that excess weight amount, 30% would be 42.6 pounds. Not sure when I hit that, but my three month surgiversary will be September 6th - and I'm down 50.4 as of this morning.

The stat is true for everyone, based on the information...30% of your excess weight, though, so be sure you're calculating that .

For me, I had 142 pounds total to lose (although "goal" is so far away, who knows what I'll look/feel like when I'm close to that). With that excess weight amount, 30% would be 42.6 pounds. Not sure when I hit that, but my three month surgiversary will be September 6th - and I'm down 50.4 as of this morning.

Yup, totally didn't calculate the "excess" part.. that explains it lol.

My info was submitted on Thursday. Aetna approved me the following Monday. Signed my consent forms yesterday and got my surgery date of September 16 today! I'm 5'6 and weigh 240 pounds. How much can I expect to lose within the first 12 weeks? I think I'll be an average to fast loser. That's usually the case. I've never had trouble losing weight but I always have trouble keeping it off. This will be the third time I lose 80+ pounds since 1999, and I hope it's the last!!

My date is also on September 16th and it will be here before we know it...Good Luck to you!

My date is also on September 16th and it will be here before we know it...Good Luck to you!

Good luck to you, too!!

How are you ??

Surgery was yesterday and I'm doing great!

Yay! Congrats!!