To lose 17 lbs per mont for the nex months until I go on vacation to Miami... I really wanna look super hot since I am going with my super skinny friends ( not that I don't love them dearly). But I mean I can't even think of the last time I wore a cute bathing suit.

Anyway I was just wonder about how much you guys have experienced loosing per month and if you kept it? I plan to start going back to the gym next week and am willing to work my little (actually rather larger right now but soon to be little) hiney off.:smile:

Sorry but that sounds doubtful. I have averaged about 10lbs a month. Its been varied i.e. one month 15lbs the next 10 (thats why the average). I tried really hard to manage 15lbs a month on no restriction but that is when I began needing fills. Not having a month to month consistency is normal.

However I did lose more during my first 2 months because of the restricted diet and post op restriction. So since you've just been banded (CONGRATS!) that may work to your advantage. Even still I think it is doubtful, but not impossible.

Id love to see you succeed at it. What is your vacation goal?

Chocolate Snaps thanks for your response... Since my 17 lbs a month doesn't sound likes gonna happen; I am going to try for at lease 10 a month and since my vacation is about 4 mos away that would put me in the 230's. The extra 7 lbs a month would out me close to 200... but o well as long as I am loosing I will be happy.

Nikki,

Congratulations on your sugery!! I agree with the other poster, 17 pounds is a bit of a stretch to expect, but sometimes 10 lbs is also. You can work your butt off (like me) and maybe not lose as fast as everyone else. ( I avg 5 lbs a month with heavy excercise and pretty good eating habits). Everyone is different. It is great to have a goal and work as hard as you can to get to that goal, but if you don't quite make it, you should still be very proud of what you have accomplished. Your friends should love you for who you are, not what size bathing suit you wear. I definitely dont want to discourage you, but I want you to understand, we dont always make our goals....Good luck on your goals!! I'll be rooting for you to make it!!:thumbup:

Melissa

Melissa,

Thanks for your encouragement. As for my friends I have the best and most supporative friends in the world so they would care if i wore a burlap sac... well maybe they would since I would look really weird. :scared2: . They all think it is too aggressive a goal and don't want me to over do it. Alas I am extremely hard headed at times so I am still clinging to it. But I am keeping in the back of my mind that I won't be too disapointed if I don't make.

Nikki,

You are very welcome :tt1: I just know how it feels to have those aggressive goals and not make them. I had a really rough time in the beginning because I was expecting for it to come off quicker. But now that I realize that it is coming off, I will just keep working towards my goal. You just sounded a lot like I did when I first started, and I didnt want you to fall as hard if you dont make your goals....But again, I wish you the best of luck and hopefully this time next year you will be smokin' !!:cursing:

Melissa