Everyone here should be happy with what they have accomplished so far regardless of their highest or pre-op weight. Being on of those people as you described as "Really Really Obese" I am happy to post that I have lost 93 lbs from my highest weight which was close to my pre-op weight. We cannot gauge our success with the results of others, but hopefully can be encouraged by everyone here at OH success.

Hey Michelle - I've come to the conclusion that the people that have these extreme weight losses are either one of two things. 1) REALLY REALLY obese to start (there is no nice was to describe someone that is 325 lbs), or 2) they included all their pre-surgery weight loss in their counter. My surgery was 2/25 - and at the end of the 4th mth I noticed that the loss was beginning to slow down (I'm not really eating more or poor choices, I'm drinking & excersing). My nutrionist figured out that I was starting to slip on my total protien (I got lazy & was only getting like 45-50 grams a day instead of 75). I'm now 5 1/2 mths out, with a surgery date weight of 263.5. I'm 5'4" and I now weigh 195.5 = 68 lbs lost. Not what others seem to be posting, but I'm still happy with the numbers.

A longer term goal of mine is to be wearing at least a six 10 by February when I go on a cruise. I, too wanted to get my weight down so I could do something exciting...zip-line in Cozumel. I have always wanted to, but at 258 there was no way. They actually base their limits on hip width and I would have NEVER made the cut. Now I will easily. I am in a size 16 comfortably now, so I hope that I can drop three sizes within the next six months. At the slow rate I am losing, I better bump it up a notch or I may not make it. I started at 258 (5' 4") pre-op and am now at 178-179 depending on the time of day...lol. Things have definitely slowed down. Sandi

Ok I hope I didn't jinx myself. I'm at another stall. I read somewhere, I think on this site, that at about 6 months out you can expect to lose 10lbs per month until you are one year out. Has anyone else heard this too???? I lost 6lbs about a week and a hal*****hen lost another 4..but put it back on????? I dont' know how I managed to do that. Maybe I weighed myself at the right time...if there is such a thing, but When I saw that number I almost crapped...got back on the scale it was still there...but the very next day I was back up 4 lbs...Weird!!!!!!!!!!!! so total for the last 3 1/2 weeks is only 6lbs...and last month only 7lbs for the whole month.......how about everyone else...how much are you losing the last few months?????/ Keep me posted, I need encouragement.....not too many people I know understand what we are going thru.

My last short term goal was to reach 180 by the end of July and I made it. I haven't completely decided on my next short-term goal but I would like to lose another 5 lbs by my 6 month check up which is in late August. I like to make my short-term goals reasonable about 2-3 months long. Does anyone else set short-term goals in addition to their long-term goal weight? I need suggestions on my next goal. Sandi