At what point did you make goal?

[VDB 800]

I would like to know, for you, at what month post-op did you make goal weight, if you have? Thanks!

[James Marusek 5,244]

A desired goal is an arbitrary number. It is a goal. I hit my minimum weight at 7 months and was stable for almost a year. Then I lost 10 more pounds. Many months went by and now I have lost a few more below that new minimum.

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

I reached my surgeon's goal weight at 7 months, and my personal goal at just over 8 months. I now, at 14 months, have finally (I believe) stabilized at 18 pounds below my personal goal.

The rate of weight loss is highly individual. You can't really make projections based on others' experiences. For instance, my 7 months to surgeon's goal was aided by the fact that I lost 42 pounds before getting WLS.

[Healthy_life2 8,319]

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Its not how quickly you get to goal. I also don't want to see anyone comparing their loss to anyone else. I reached goal at 7 months out. I am a little below goal now.

[Babbs 14,680]

I am sitting 6 pounds from my goal right now. At my current rate of loss, I may hit goal the end of August. That will put me at a year for 85 pounds. Slower, but I'll get there!

I used to fret about my slow weight loss, but in the end, it doesn't matter

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

My surgeon didn't set a goal... and it is an arbitrary number.

I hit my goal of losing 150# in 14 months

I lost another 15-20 about a year later

I have since regained those 20!

[VDB 800]

Thanks, everyone. I quickly realized I did not have good information about the speed of weight loss, and thought I might lose 75# in a year, but lost that in 3 months. I thought it would take 24 months to make goal weight. But, seeing that most are getting to goal weight much sooner, I am adjusting my thinking. I don't feel pressure to match anyone's loss, but it is pretty clear to me that goal weight will "be coming around the mountain", as in "she'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes".

Edited July 16, 2015 by John VDB

[WL WARRIOR 690]

My bariatric doctor told me during my initial consultation that 90% of his patients lose 95 pounds during the first year with gastric bypass. He had never had a sleeve or lap band patient, so that was the only statistic he had on his past patients. To me, 95 pounds in one year would have been amazing. When I switched to VSG, it seemed like 95 pounds in one year would be almost impossible to reach.

I was more than ecstatic when I lost 95 pounds five months after surgery. When I lost 140 pounds at 7 months post op, I hit goal. I would love to keep this weight off forever and I know it might be quite a struggle to do so. I've read that most post op patients gain about 10%-20% of their weight back after two years. That would be about a 15 pound gain for me, so I'm trying to decide if I should lose 15 more pounds now.

[AvaFern 3,516]

I hit my goal, which was 108 pounds lost at 19 months. It took 7 months to lose the last 10-15 pounds and 4 months to lose the last 4 pounds.

[Elode 8,093]

I don't even have a goal! I always wanted to be 180, I'm 5'8 and that seemed like a fantasy number. Now I'm in the 170 and I'm thinking maybe 150? How does one even come up with A number? I'm guessing BMI number? I guess I will know it when I get there.