How much weight can I expect to lose?

My weight at the start of supervised weight loss was 332. I'm now down to 289 with just over a month until my surgery. I've relaxed my diet a little, and am mainly focused on maintaining that weight until my liquid diet the week before surgery. When I saw the dietician at my initial appointment, she asked me what my goal weight was. I told her 150 lbs. That, at 5'6", would put me at a normal BMI. She informed me that I would not be able to lose that much, and if I did, it would be cause for concern. I reluctantly agreed to a goal weight of 200 lbs, 89 lbs away. I'm certain I can achieve that. But I don't understand why she said that I will not be able to lose more, at least not safely. I want one-derland! Of course, I want to be healthy. That's why I am having this surgery in the first place. But part of me wants to be slender, not a chunky 200 lbs. I realize that's vain, but it's also human.

OMG, what is wrong with people???? Honestly, if you want to get to 150 lbs, then make 150 lbs your goal. When I hit 133 my doctor said, "I'm happy with where you are, if you want to consider yourself at goal." I replied that I wanted to be 125. It took me another 4 months, but I got down to 122. Lately, I have crept up a little, but have no doubt that I can get back down to where I'm happy. The lower you get, the harder it is and the slower the weight comes off, but with a consistent effort - and consistency is the key, you can do it.

Don't let anyone talk you out of it or discourage you.

I started at 343, my surgeon's goal is 125 for me and I'm also 5'6". I have heard that VSGers will not lose as much as RNY/DS but I don't have the exact statistics. I've been told at 2 years post-op they would expect me to have lost 50-60% of my excess body weight.

Currently, I'm 7 months post-op and down roughly 108 pounds. I will say after about 6 months, the weight is coming off very, very slowly but I'm okay with that. I know I'll have to continue to focus on protein and clean vegetables and keep myself accountable.

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I'm 5'4". I was 320 at the start of this process and I told my surgeon that my goal was 180 because I was worried he'd deny me if I told him my real goal. He thought 180 was do-able.

And now I'm around 150, which still isn't my original real goal, but it's closer than I've ever been and if I maintain here for the rest of my life I'll be happy. I'll be happy if I creep closer to my real goal too. My surgeon is happy with me regardless.

Set your own goals. Don't listen to the goals other people set for you. Keep working at it, and you'll get to where you want to be.

I was told that about 10% of people lose 100% of their excess weight, and studies I've read mostly come up with somewhere around that percentage as well. I don't really doubt that, given the *average* loss is something like 60-70% of your excess weight.

that being said, there are A LOT of us here who have lost all our weight, so it definitely can be done. It takes a lot of commitment, though. I think a lot of people succumb to diet fatigue after awhile and let old habits creep back in, but you can't do that if you want to lose all your excess weight. Keep fighting! It *can* be done - and if that's what you want to do, don't let anyone tell you that it can't!!

My high weight was 283. I'm 5'7" tall and I maintained 128lbs for a while. I now bounce around 135-140 which is a better weight for me, but I could go back to 128 if I wanted to. You can lose as much weight as you put your mind to losing, barring any legitimate metabolic issue.

My surgeon's goal for me was to lose 80% of my excess weight which she deemed to be 150 lbs.My goal for myself at the time was 160 lbs. She told me I would probably not achieve it. My weight at the start of the process was 322. I am 5'5" and was 61 years old when I had surgery. I have been able to get down to 153 lbs. I am 1 year and 2 months out. My ultimate goal is 148. Weight loss definitely slows when you get closer to goal. Set your own goal as others have said. If you really want it you can achieve it. Best of luck.

The best chance you have of reaching your goal of 150lbs (and why not?) is to lose it as quickly as possible. Hang out here, participate on the menu thread, log everything that passes your lips. Forego white carbs (no bread, pasta, rice, potatoes) and processed foods. Meat/fish first, vegetables, dairy. Plenty of water and exercise for health.

100 - 139lbs in a year is doable if you really want it. You've made an awesome start in losing so far. You should lose a few extra on the liquid diet, making that amount to lose even less.

Of course, you can continue to lose after a year, but it gets harder the smaller you get and diet fatigue can and does set in after a while.

Stay excited and stay focused. You can do this!

Everything Kim said.

That is horrible advice. Make 150 your goal. I always had mini-goals along the way... did I meet them perfectly? No but it kept me moving forward. I'm 5'11" and once I got below 200 lbs I said I'd take it 5 lbs at a time and see where I've landed.

I don't understand that at all. Maybe they meant like how low your goal maybe with in a year or something? I don't know. My surgeon said I could get as low as the 120's but he didn't suggest it. I am aiming for the 130's to 150's I will know more once I get there.