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Went for my first fill today - and the doc said that based on data of people my age and weight etc - my expected goal should be 87kg. I was like ERRRRR, my goal is 72kg!

Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt???!!!:smile:

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Stick to your goal lingling! You might feel great at 87, you might feel great at 72. What matters if you are happy with the result. If not, keep going! Let him have his goal. You don't have to match his!

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My doc never set goals but the nutritionist (I had one compulsory visit) scoffed at me when I said at 5ft 10, I wanted to be 70kg. I pretty much told her to f..k off, yes, in those words! Rude biatch. She was really scornful and said I'd never do it.

The averages lost with the lapband are due to a number of factors, nearly ALL of them within your personal control. Averages are a conglomerate of things, including people who are ill, people who are much older than you, people who dont exercise, people who got banded coz their neighbours knew a friend of a friend and it sounded like a good idea at the time, and people who are non compliant for a whole number of reasons, not to mention the growing number of people who appear to have complete idiots for doctors, who insist on doing insane things like trying to put 5mls in one single fills into a 10ml band to ah, reach good restriction quicker, and the have to unfill and start again whilst the patient recovers!

You are in control of what you put in your mouth, how much you exercise and especially of how much you know about the band so that if your doctor is one of these ones that just jumped on the bandwagon so to speak and saw it as a good way to make a bit of money, YOU can tell HIM that huge fills are not a good idea or that you actually can have fills closer together than four years or whatever it is they're trying to pass off as knowledge and experience.

You just have to empower yourself and then set yourself to the task. 100% of weight lost with a band is not unusual and its not a really big ask either, it just takes consistency and common sense.

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Went for my first fill today - and the doc said that based on data of people my age and weight etc - my expected goal should be 87kg. I was like ERRRRR, my goal is 72kg!

Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt???!!!:unsure:

Hi LingLing - I have a goal set too. Mine was set for 170 lbs. or 71 kg. My personal goal would be to loose a few more. I guess I am not to worried about it right now. My first major goal is to hit 250. Then I will set another one. I am doing small goals vs large ones. That way I have mini rewards along the way! Woo hoo!

I know a few bandsters who are under weight. They look and feel great. They are super skinny but that is what they want! I say go for it! Not being unhealthy, but whatever works for you! Anything is possible!

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You've already been given great advice. I'll just cheer you on to surpassing Doctor goal and reaching your own!

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