OK, I am here for support in counting down the last 20 - 25 pounds. I have been at a standstill since June.

I have lost 85 pounds, I now weigh about 195. At 5'11" I need to get down below 180 to get into the healthy BMI range. so I am aiming at 172-175....So about 20 to go.

Part of me doesn't believe I will ever get there. Never been there for more than about 5 minutes...lol! So I need to work on a positive attitude.

I am at a fill of 3.0 in a 4.0. I could get a small fill, but should be able to do it on this fill. It varies so much from week to week. Some days I am able to eat anything and others I am tight, so that is a bit confusing.

I have taken the summer off the band rules, been imbibing in too much ice cream, chips and booze. So there is my confession. I also took a break from the gym, so I am vowing to go back TOMORROW. My 13 year old updated my IPOD, so I am R.E.A.D.Y.

Please join me in a count down to goal. All support and advice is appreciated....

20

I think I broke into the 80s this morning. But I am going to give it the weekend before I call

189!!!!!!! FREAKING RIGHT ON:car:

13!.........................

19

Slowly getting there!

:bounce:

Jeanie

I'm almost there..... 19 pounds to goal!!!!!!

I'm soooooooooooo happy. i hope I reach my goal before Christmass (I lose weight very slowly)

Hey guys! Thought I would check back in with you all. I have lost a couple more pounds lately! Slow and steady as she goes! My next goal is 159 lbs. I started out at 318 and when I get to 159 I will be half of the body I once was! How awesome is that? My ultimate goal is 155, but for now I've got my heart set on 159!

18 to go!!!

Hey guys! Thought I would check back in with you all. I have lost a couple more pounds lately! Slow and steady as she goes! My next goal is 159 lbs. I started out at 318 and when I get to 159 I will be half of the body I once was! How awesome is that? My ultimate goal is 155, but for now I've got my heart set on 159!

18 to go!!!

Wow Kim, I didn't know your stats before, you deserve a great big hug.

What an inspiration you are!

It just amazes me that I am only 13 pounds overweight. Even when part of me doesn't believe I will ever make goal, somewhere in the back of my brain, I know it will happen, if I make it.

Cheers to all of us. My last fill really helped things move along. I think this will be it for me.

Paulax - Congrats on breaking into the 80's!!!

Thanks so much Paulax! You deserve a big hug too, you are doing awesome! Congrats on reaching the 180s! I hope those last 13 pounds just melt away. It is hard to believe that we have come this far isn't it? Congrats again and thanks again!

9.2 to go!

what a weird feeling, to be in the single digits to go....

9.2 to go!

what a weird feeling, to be in the single digits to go....

:whoo: That's awesome!!

REALLY awesome Argon. You must post pics soon my dear.

Your stats are amazing.

Congratulations.

go Paulax, Kim and Argon!!! Ya'll are doing GREAT! I love coming into this section of the board- everyone here is truly an inspiration!

how many times have you adjusted your goal (if any?) I've never weighed below 170 as an adult (I'm 5'9"); I set 145 as my goal but don't know if that's too thin.

go Paulax, Kim and Argon!!! Ya'll are doing GREAT! I love coming into this section of the board- everyone here is truly an inspiration!

how many times have you adjusted your goal (if any?) I've never weighed below 170 as an adult (I'm 5'9"); I set 145 as my goal but don't know if that's too thin.

I am kind of in the process now of changing my goal. I am thinking of setting it higher. My original goal was around 175. I am thinking 180 might be a 'good enough' place for me. ???? I feel thinish, look thinish. ???? I guess I will know when I get there.

Recently some of my size 12 pants are getting big. I can pull them down without undoing them and they look saggy in the ass. I don't really know if I WANT to be a size 10. Really, I don't. I am not aiming for a supermodel size, I feel good. It is a hard call mcgreen.

I might have my band loosened .2cc or so and just see where the weight settles. So for me anything under 180 will feel like goal. But, like Jachut, perhaps, I will just stay at that weight for 6 months and then drop some more. But I am starting to feel mostly done.

So for me, I have just started to adjust my goal, but for the heavier, not the lighter.

thanks for replying I'm certain you will reach your goal- whatever that number ends up being! I guess its good to have a general goal and as you get close- adjust based upon how you are looking / feeling? That seems a bit hard to do since when I look in the mirror- I still see 340 lbs. The brain will catch up sooner or later.

Good luck!

hey all .. glad to see this thread.. ive been debating this issue myself.. ive lost 220 lbs so far.. weighing in at 190. really never saw myself this small before.. i mean i weighed over 200lbs at age 9 .. so this is the smallest ive ever been .. my doc is really talking about me getting 160 or less.. frankly.. im content if i could have my skin removal surgery.. thats the only thing that makes me unhappy.. but part of me is still fighting to get to 160 before i have the surgery.. im 5ft7 and very muscular.. i guess part of me figures.. ive lost 220 already .. why not another 30.... how do u know what size is right for u.. if youve never been there?