We kind of hit on this a bit on another thread but I thought it would be good to have one just for our 6-month goals. So if you have a specific goal or just a general one, let us all know.

I'll post mine again - I want to lose 100 pounds total by 8-18-08. There's also a pair of pants that I'd like to fit into. It's close so hopefully they will go on. :wub:

hey great thread idea,

thanks for the encouragement about excercise....i'm getting there..i hope gardening counts for something, because right now all our spare time is spent harvesting and freezing or excess veggies....i still have some time at work that i can spend on excercise.....so thanks for the reminder.

i am so excited i am halfway to my goal..105 lbs total...with 51lbs gone already! At 6 months i want to be out of Morbid obesity range for my BMI. I also want to be wearing a size 20.

I am so thankful for this forum and my band

amanda

I'm so jealous! Fresh veggies! I tried to grow a few things this year but it's so hard to keep them alive here. The heat just beats em down.

Hi, in 6 months I hope to have lost at least another 50 pounds. That Would be a great way to start 2009.I get my band on Tuesday 7/22 wow I am so excited. ready2diet

Well I had hoped to have a 100 pound weight loss by 6 months, but I am still 19 lbs away and don't see that happening by the 14th. So I will settle for getting out of these size 16s and into 14s by then. I am close, they will go on and zip but they don't look very good yet.

I know I for one would love to fit into this really cute royal blue skirt with black embroidered hems. Size 14!! I can fit into it and zip it up… but it still isn’t ready for outside wear. Still too tight, but ten pounds or so and I’m there.

I have until August 12th to do it!! Let’s do it Febbies!!

BTW… Can you hardly believe it has already almost been six months?? Amazing!

PS: Ezma, that would put me at 100 lbs. lost too!! Let's get it done hon!

thanks for giving a reminder to set my goals...here is my NSV goal met for 6 MONTHS...i went into avenue yesterday to try on a few things because they were having an outrageous sale! i had gotten a size 20...my 6 month goal size to try on....IT FIT!!!!! i didn't believe it so i got a pair of jeans size 20 to check...they FIT TOO...now really brave try on a pair of size 18/20...oops can wear them if i don't plan on breathing or sitting...LOL..My bandiversary goal is met for my NSV...my bandiversary date is 8-6-8...my birthday is 8-11-8.

i also had as a goal being out of morbid obesity range...i am 5'5" and 238 lbs...does anyone know what that would make my BMI?

Loving my Band

amanda

39.6 - And I believe that's just obese so you probably reached that one too. :crying:

I know I for one would love to fit into this really cute royal blue skirt with black embroidered hems. Size 14!! I can fit into it and zip it up… but it still isn’t ready for outside wear. Still too tight, but ten pounds or so and I’m there.

Wow! 14s?!!! You must be really tall. I'm only 29 pounds heavier than you and I'm psyched I can fit into 26s now. Sadly I carry almost all of my weight in my gut. My legs are pretty skinny though.

Ahhhhh 6 months from my surgery date 25 days from today . . .

I would like to be solidly into size 16 Misses (right now I am in size 16W pants and skirts)

I would also like to be down at least 75 lbs (today I am at -70) :eek:

We have all done so well. Keep up the good work and we'll all be at our goals before we know it.

Since I was banded at the end of Feb. I still have a month and 4 days to go until I hit my 6 months.. My goal from the beginning was to average 10 lbs a month or close to that. So, by the time my 6 month anniversary comes around I'll be happy to have lost 60 lbs or close to it. I'm at a plateau right now and haven't lost anymore, but that's ok. At 50 lbs loss, I"m right on target and happy with where I am.

I've been naughty so I deserve it.. I had a small chocolate banana blizzard this weekend and some chips and salsa and nacho's.. OH NO.. I'm going to hell now.. hee hee.. I don't care, it was good and my punishment was a nice bubbled up sunburn! boy did it teach me a lesson!

So, I'm back on target now.. hey, it was a mini-vacation.. I'm allowed :-) So anyway, that is my hope for August 25th... to be at 60 lbs loss....

dear ezma,

thanks so much for the bmi update....i'm so excited to not be morbidly obese!!!! i still have diabetes and sleep apnea to deal with, but they're getting slowly better. glad we're all progressing so well. here's looking forward to cooler weather

amanda

Wow! 14s?!!! You must be really tall. I'm only 29 pounds heavier than you and I'm psyched I can fit into 26s now. Sadly I carry almost all of my weight in my gut. My legs are pretty skinny though.

Nope, I’m only 5’6.25” I aft wonder if maybe most of my extra weight is because I workout plenty. I have a lot of muscle definition and I think it shows on the scale. I’ve always been heavier than the average in my size as well.

The last time I wore this size I as anywhere from 225 to 230 Lbs. Even that was much heavier than the average.

I never could figure out why that is… I don’t have a clue how I’ll ever make goal, I still need to lose 89 lbs. according to my bmi charts.

Yeah, I'm thinking your goal is a bit low too. You'd have to get down to -3 Zeros - LOL Bet you're very right about the muscle mass. You should try one of the other methods of getting BMI, like the pinchers or the thing you squeeze.

Well - reading this almost makes me depressed. Everyone is talking about losing 60 - 100 pounds and I am soooooo far from that.

Anyway, my goal for my 6 month mark is to be in Onederland - I started at 241, and it would give me about a 40 pound weight loss in 6 months. Right now I'm 212.

I'm struggling right now because after being way too tight and getting an unfill, I now have ZERO restriction (next appt Aug 16th, right at my 6th month mark). I haven't lost anything in 6 weeks - the longer this plateau lasts, the more off track I feel like I'm getting. Surely, this weight has to break sometime soon!

But, I'm trying to stay positive and eat good foods and workout. And, I leave for a 2 week vacation to Colorado to go hiking on Aug 1st - I can't wait. Surely all the hiking will help with the weight.

My goal (and wish) is to hit 50 lbs by my six month goal.

To be in a size 22 (which I haven't been in for about four years)

And to see my collar bone. I can feel it now...I want to see it!

I've been depressed. Ashamed. The scale hasn't moved in so long it seems. I only lost 7 lbs in six weeks from this fill I just got and it was a big one. I was scheduled for a fill on the 17th, but my air went out and I am currently paying for that then I found out that I have a plumbing leak so I had to cancel my fill, I can't afford it right now and so that makes me really really sad.

I had stopped working out, so it was my fault I just didn't have any...motivation I guess. Or my sadness weighed me down and I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

I am motivated now, I hope. I swam laps in the pool yesterday and it was pretty enjoyable. My gym has a large swimming pool and I think that I have found my new favorite exercise. I may even be able to convince my self descructive side to go to the gym at least twice a week.

Wish me luck. I have to get these 10 lbs off are I will scream.:thumbup: