How long did it take you to get to your goal weight?

Just curious for my birthday I'll be 7 months post op and am hoping to be a decent size by then. I have about 40-50lbs before I reach first goal (normal bmi is my first goal then I'll see if I want to be smaller)

I hit the weight my doctor set for me at 10 months. I was down to 235lbs. I had lost 130lbs, an average of 13 lbs a month.

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I reached my goal weight (140lbs) at 7 months out.

For my first birthday after surgery I learned how to kayak in my gym's swimming pool. What do you have planned for you're birthday?

Started at 238. Hit surgeon's goal (160) at 6 1/2 months. Hit Personal goal (150) at 7 1/2 months. Hit lowest (138) around 9 1/2 months. Been 138-140 ever since.

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I reached my goal weight (140lbs) at 7 months out.

For my first birthday after surgery I learned how to kayak in my gym's swimming pool. What do you have planned for you're birthday?

That's amazing! Congrats!

Nothing yet I just want to have a decent body to party in haha. I want to experience a skinny girls birthday and feel comfortable in my own skin for once on a special day ya know?

Started at 238. Hit surgeon's goal (160) at 6 1/2 months. Hit Personal goal (150) at 7 1/2 months. Hit lowest (138) around 9 1/2 months. Been 138-140 ever since.

Wow that's amazing! Congrats! We have around the same goals. Almost there=) I'm sure you feel and look great!

I hit the weight my doctor set for me at 10 months. I was down to 235lbs. I had lost 130lbs, an average of 13 lbs a month.

That's great congrats! Thanks for chiming in!

Depends on how much you have to lose. Also greatly depends on how well you adapt to the new lifestyle.

I'm shooting for 180 down by the one year mark. Ultimately, I hope to make it even lower. May take another 6 months on top of that. We'll see.

I reached my surgeon's goal in 7 months and my personal goal in 8 months. I'm still not ready to call myself in maintenance, however. I want to be a few pounds under my goal since it seems that most people bounce back a few pounds when they adjust their caloric intake upward.

I am 2.5 months post-op and 12 lbs from my surgeon's goal. I'm about 42 lbs from my goal. At my current pace I should reach my surgeon's goal by mid-March and my goal by mid-May or so.

I am 2.5 months post-op and 12 lbs from my surgeon's goal. I'm about 42 lbs from my goal. At my current pace I should reach my surgeon's goal by mid-March and my goal by mid-May or so.

Dang that's fast! How much weight did you have to loose?

I hit my goal weight in 7 months. Are you working out? That truly does help quite a bit,especially if you're doing a good amount of cardio!!

Wishing you success!!!

I just found out that Dr. Gazmuri doesn't do the lapband procedure. Only RNY. ARGH!!!!!! I only called him because I saw from another site that someone had gone to him for the lapband. Now I found out that this person put down the wrong surgery by mistake. I want to scream. I found another doctor, but they said it could be a year before I get the surgery. With Dr. Gazmuri I could have my surgery by March, instead of August. I want the band though and my insurance, although they don't have it excluded so far are covering some people after 1-2 appeals. ARGH!!!!!!!!

Has anyone gone to Dr. John Kelly in Worcester , Mass?

I started a new job so I'm all over the place and have been gym slacking for almost 2 weeks now. I use to do 6 days but I just need to get back on the horse ya know. And thanks!

I'm almost 7.5 months out and one pound from my original goal of reaching a "normal" BMI. After that, I'm going for 4 more pounds to give myself a small cushion so I won't go "overweight" every time I splurge a little.

Dang that's fast! How much weight did you have to loose?

I started at 272 lbs. Surgical weights was 229. Current is 192. Surgeon's goal is 175, my goal is 150.