26 Pounds To My Goal Weight!

[starsinmyeyes 29]

I am 26 lbs away from my goal weight and I am definitely in the green zone....ever since my last fill last November I have been losing weight and inches pretty steadily. I changed my goal weight...I originally thought 175, then 165, now I say 155 lbs. But, honestly I think I will just go until I feel like I'm at the right weight, so it could be sooner than my current goal. But, I have a few questions....when I reach my goal, do I continue to lose weight? do I get un-filled a bit? also, does anyone know much about laser liposuction/body sculpting? I would like to tighten up my arms and thighs and would like a less invasive option.

[mandagay 93]

U can watch almost any surgery on utube to see how involved it is and usually it tells the price as well. I have done this to watch a tt an arm lift, breast lift 360 lift...just about anything u are wondering about

[largeaslife 2]

YAHOOOO....THAT IS GREAT....I DID THE SAME THING...I SAID 145 WAS MY GOAL WEIGHT, THEN I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE 130, NOW I AM AT 120 AND I AM STOPPING...THAT IS ENOUGH...I JUST MAINTAIN BY EATING WELL AND MAKING SURE I HAVE ENOUGH CALORIES TO NOT CONTINUE TO LOOSE.....BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY FILL TAKEN OUT...THAT IS JUST ME...

[starsinmyeyes 29]

Thank you Mandagay....come to think of it I did watch the LapBand on youtube before the surgery.

[mandagay 93]

You're very welcome

[starsinmyeyes 29]

Largeaslife thank you for the reply....I know I have been worried about any unfilling, I wouldnt want to start eating too much. So, the upshot is I can probably increase my calories to maintain my weight once I reach my goal or I could keep losing. I have a medium frame and I dont want to get too skinny...just feel great like I do now. Congrats to you as well!

[Cazzy 725]

You have done really well so far and only a small amount of weight to go

If u lose these last few lbs u may find that your band isnt quite so restrictive anyways as it tends to loosen with weight loss over time.

There are a few of us stuck within about 10 to 20 lbs to lose and weight loss is sloooooow but u learn to eat for maintenance, so u can adjust your intake depending on if u want to lose or maintain. I certainly wouldnt unfill

[54Shirley 105]

Congrats ! That is a Major Accomplishment.

[Allison0927 329]

i'm glad you posted this - i'm about 30 pounds from goal and wondered how maintenance would work - but i never thought i'd get Fluid removed - that idea scares me - was just thinking i'd drink an extra couple Protein Shakes per day or something to maintain....

[Lluna 14]

I've been wondering the samething. How would

I maintain once I reach my goal. I'm 12 lbs from

my initial goal wt. but 22lbs from my new goal

Wt.

[Miss_A 11]

Congrats on being close to meeting your goal! What I have read with some bandsters who are now in the maintenance stage is that they just upped their caloric intake, while still continuing to exorcise regularly.

[Kate rules 43]

Hi I'm 14.2 pounds from goal weight. Considering going lower but want to see how I look and feel before I do that.

I will go for a braline backlift sometime next year to have my back fat removed. But only after I have gotten to 130. I am not sure about wearing a bikini in public but I would like to wear tshirts with confidence.

My weight loss has slowed but I'm still plugging away. Need a calorie deficit of 604 per day for next 85 days to meet my goal. Does anyone here have a specific goal got when they want to reach goal?

[Kiskis 56]

My goal keeps chaning I want to get to a bmi of 22 appox 135 lbs. I need to lose my belly fat. I too would like a bikini but i had to wait for my breast reduction/lift which i got yesterday. When i am better i cant wait to go shopping!