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Congratulations! I got my call on Monday. I go July 9 for Pre-Op and Surgery July 22, can't wait!

I received the Cigna notice today requesting more information from my surgeon. Praying they are on it quickly and approval is received soon!

I'm just curious what people's perception is and where they see their ultimate goal. I'm 5'4" tall and started my weight loss journey at 245 lbs and a size 20. I'm currently 179 lbs and a size 14. I originally thought my goal would be about 140 but now I'm not sure. Just curious what people's goals are/were. Did you meet them or are you a work in progress still? If you met original goal did you stop there? Lose more? If you can, provide starting weight/size and then weight/size for goal or current. I think I'd like to be about a size 6/8. I don't like super skinny and don't think I'd look right being just skin and bone. Right now, I'm celebrating being labeled only Overweight and no longer Obese. Congrats everyone on your success and keep up the good work in your journey!

I'm 11 months post op and ttc, haven't told doc yet but have appointment on Thursday. I was on depo and didn't get my last shot that was due April 1. With my first two kids I was not banded (and only gained 11 lbs with first and 18 with second) but after depo shot it took me 5 months to become regular and conceive so I'm hoping to get a positive sometime between June and August of this year.

You'll be fine! I've felt like a bit of a failure for my Doc, I mean, nothing spectacular as far as weight loss but on the other hand I remind myself in 6 years of meds/dieting/starving/working out I couldn't break the 200 mark and my weight just kept creeping up. I'm finally seeing results and feel great. An anniversary won't be stopping me from getting healthier and in that I will always consider this sucessful! I'm hoping to be around 170/175 by anniversary...counting down! Good luck everyone!

How's everyone been doing? I'm down almost 50 pounds. It's been slow but steady.

I didn't know until my first fill on August 1 that my surgeon had put 4 cc's in my 10 cc band during surgery. On August 1 I got a 1 cc fill and today got another 1 cc fill so I'm up to 6 cc...so far so good.

Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing? I'm two months post op (Surgery 6/21/12) and I'm down 23.4 lbs from my all time high and have lost 12 inches since surgery! I don't see the scale moving quite as quickly as I'd hoped but my clothes are certainly feeling better. I've had a few people notice which is an absolutely great feeling. I currently have 5 cc in my 10 cc band and have had good restriction for almost a month now. Hoping to see Onderland by October 1!!!