Who has not reached there goal after one year

[fran2014 12]

Let me know if you haven't reached your goal weight after one year post surg. Also let me know what side effect you have example heatburn!

[Mrs Havelock 154]

Weight loss in a year: 179lbs, with 39lbs to go until goal. Shouldn't take another year to lose those.

Side effects: Very few, really.

No heartburn after the first week post-op (still not taking PPIs either)

Can eat/drink just about anything in varying amounts.

Loose skin is easily tucked out of sight.

Fatigue happens more often now, and my hypoglycaemic-induced Migraines became more frequent until I started taking medication for them.

Lots of hair loss, buts it's thickening back up now.

Other than that, all is well. It was a good decision to have the sleeve

[Momonanomo 534]

Hi~ I don't expect to reach my goal within a year, but I'm ok with it. A friend of mine took 2 years-- she lost 50 the first year and 50 the second, and has maintained her loss for several years now. I figure it's not a race, it's a lifetime thing. Though I do get impatient sometimes!

And the acid reflux is the side effect I am having. Never had it before surgery, and it's not all the time now. I just pop an over the counter medicine (zantac is my fave) and it's better within 5 minutes. It's no big deal, and definitely a small price to pay for having lost 110 lbs! I didn't have hair loss and my skin is ~meh~ ...ok. I figure I'm 42 so it's not going to be stellar. I have no problem wearing a bikini to the local beach though.

Another thing about not reaching goal within a year -- I set my goal where some would consider pretty ambitious -- 150 and I'm 5'9". I'm at 179 now. Really I only have another 10 lbs to go to be considered a "healthy" BMI. I will see how I feel when I get to 169 and may or may not make a run for the 150. Nothing's concrete. My surgeon basically let me set my own goal. A lot of people set their goal still in the "overweight" category, because getting there is still SO much more healthy than being in the "obese" category.

[Kacharle 6]

Pretty close to goal... About 25lbs and it's going faster than I'd like... I added more veggies to the mix. Flabby skin, but plan on total body lift in the future. Some fatigue , but serious heartburn is an issue and it causes me to eat even less than I'm supposed to. I drink many meals now. Socializing is pretty strange now.

[TheNewSusie 471]

I'll be two years out in July and still 12-15 pounds from goal. Tried so much and I guess I'm stuck at 160 at 5'6"

[DanaMomto3 145]

I reached goal in 10 months. I am a 40 year old female, 5'10. SW 295 goal weight 175 current weight is 167.

[erp 2,016]

I got to goal- 140 lbs 13 months out. Working on my stretch goal but frankly, I'm not working that hard to get there. No heartburn unless I eat spicy foods.

[TheNewSusie 471]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I still take omeprazole twice a day. Barely take insulin (type one) and a size 4/6