I ask bc my surgeon really didn't give me a goal number. She just said I would get to 225 with little effort. My primary are doc wants me to land in the 130s. I'm 5'6 and started at 314. I was sleeved on 2-3 and my goal is

137. How realistic is it for me to get to 137? I am cleared to start cardio on Monday (can't wait). Plz tell me what you have done to lose the weight??

Hi Zoumummy, what dies the cardio involve and when is ur op?

5'6 and you want to get to 137? That's skinny!!!

Dairy fairy,

I'm heading back to the gym on Monday and will ride the recumbent bike for about an hour. I'm going to try to burn 500 calories between the bike, eliptical & walking. What does op mean?

Sarahjane, I weighed 135 when I was 19 (I'm 39 now) and my PCP says its a good landing point. I will get out of the 200s on this journey. I'm currently at 274 and on a stall

You've lost 40 pounds in one month! That's great!!

I am 5' 6"

SW: 253

CW: 153

Age: 54

Surgery: 5/31/13 (9 months out)

My goal is 150 (3 more pounds) because at 5' 6" that puts me at a healthy normal BMI of 24.9

Wags, WOW good for you, you aren't even at the year mark, that's encouraging to this newbie what have you done to lose? How many calories a day are you eating? Do you still focus on protein? I was very fortunate my body responded well to the full liquids following surgery, so I stayed on them for a week longer, hoping to lose more weight but instead I stalled so waiting for this stall to end. I would be thrilled to get to 150 (what I weighed on my wedding day 13yrs ago)

I'm 5'2 and my doc set my goal as 180. Although I'd like to get to 140... i don't even think I could be 130 (which is the highest "recommended" weight for my height) without looking like a complete twig.

I guess I have a weight "I'd like to be" but really, I just want to get to a weight that I'm healthy, feel good, and am comfortable with.

Thanks Zoumommy!!

At nine months I typically eat between 800 - 900 per day. Yes! I definitely focus on Protein - at least 60 grams per day. And carbs, I TRY to get less than 50 grams per day, but I'm happy with less than 80. My weight loss has slowed tremendously, but that's ok because I am so close. MOST of your weight loss will be in the first 6-12 months so just keep that in mind.

I do not really exercise. Just try to walk my dog some days when it's warm. Ride my bike to get iced tea (also when it's warm). I took a belly dance class a couple months ago just for fun.

But I know myself and I know I will not sustain an exercise program so I had to do this loss with a plan for focusing on eating less rather than exercising.

I am NOT perfect! I occasionally have treats and now that it's NCAA March Madness basketball season we have lots of get-togethers at our house. So I'm kind of in a "maintenance" mode for the next month or so which means my calories will be above 800-900. I just plan for that and weigh daily to keep track.

The average weight loss is 60% of anyones excess weight.

Some people do less, some people more.

Wags,

Who do you root for, for March Madness? I went to the University of Kentucky, was there when Pitino was there, basketball is a religion in that state, so I'm a Kentucky girl at heart

Madam, this that helps a lot

Haha! It's kind of a religion where I'm from too! Yours is with UK, ours is with KU! Kansas Jayhawks! I also live near Wichita, so now we have Wichita State to cheer for!! What a year it has been :-)

Hi zoumummy some great feeds, op is the English word for surgery, which we tend not to use lol

Op is the abbreviation for Operation.

We're lazy, us Brits are

Wags, well I'm now in Missouri, so KU is the arch enemy to Mizzou (my grad school:)