GOALIES

I know we have a bunch of looses here! But how many GOALIES do we have? How long did it take you to make GOAL? What do you do to main tain your goal ? Did you loose more than your Goal ? What do you do to keep from loosing tooo much? Do you take less meds NOW ? CONGRATS to all you GOALIES! LISA ( still 20 pounds to goal)

Well I weigh 134 and my Dr.s goal was 135. So I am at his goal. But I want to get to 120 so I can say I have lost 100 lbs. I have heard that some people gain 10 to 20 back after 2 years, I sure don't want to gain that from where I am now!

Hey Slender Onceagain, Well, I'm sure a lot of us could relate to the "naive" goal that we initially set prior to surgery. Let me explain. When reseraching and looking forward to having surgery my goal was 150 and to be able to fit a PERFECT size 10. Well, I BLEW past that goal at my six month mark. Almost a year out (August 30th 2004) I've reached and exceeded my other goal. So I'm just allowing my body to decide. My highest weight was 229 when I began my research. Day of surgery I was 226. Today I'm 120. However, this is not a true representation of my current weight I had plastic surgery on the 20th of July and I'm swollen. Forgot to mention that I stand 5'2". My old shoe size was 9 current 7. Ring size was 8 1/2 current 5 (had to have my engagement ring resized). Yeah that's right I weigh 120. Clothing size is a perfect 0. TRYING to maintain this and not go any lower. How you ask?? Well, my doctor wants me to eat. NOT that I don't. So to maintain I'm expected to just eat when hungry and not limit myself. Trust me I've followed these instrcutions way before they were given. I was never on any medication so no meds to lose. I'm comfortable, look great and I'm happy. Great question. Peace and blessings. Marcy

My doctors goal for me was 177 pounds, I made goal at 10 1/2 months...losing 150 pounds. I am now down below goal to 165 so a total of 162 pounds gone. I am still losing 1-2 pounds per week...thinnerself.com gives me a range of 146 to 156 as what I will stop at. I can't imagine that at all since I am already a size 6 or 8 jean depending on the cut. Tracey 5'9 327/165 below goal

But how many GOALIES do we have? ME! How long did it take you to make GOAL? 11 months 2 weeks, 1 day What do you do to maintain your goal ? nothing...I would like to get under goal...maybe to around 125-130... Did you loose more than your Goal ? not yet...still at goal... What do you do to keep from loosing tooo much? I probably eat too much...which is why I'm not really loosing. Do you take less meds NOW ? Oh YES! Before surgery I was on 4 pills a day for my diabetes & 3 pills a day for my high blood pressure...I'm off all meds now! Kristy

I made it!!! 10 months to the day 6/17. I lost 100 lbs before my 38th Birthday.