how long did it take for you to get to goal weight?

[robga999 129]

I will be 6 months out on april 6th and I am 24lbs from my goal weight.just wondering how long everyone took to get to their goal weight.i know everyone is diiferent but have you gotten to goal before a year??

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Exactly. It really depends on you starting weight. I was really heavy so I probably won't hit goal until 1½ years out. That's why you should never compare your progress to others. I'm down 80lbs, but I started at over 400.

[Healthy_life2 8,327]

@@robga999

I agree with the other post's. The amount you have to loose is a factor. I hit my surgery goal at 7 months. It still would have been fine if it took longer. Being healthy and prolonging my life has always been my goal.

[beachgurl84 456]

I have to agree with everyone else. I started just over 300 and at 4.5 months out I'm still 75 lb from goal. But I've also lost almost 85. I like to think of it in terms of excess weight lost. I've lost 53% of my excess weight in 4.5 months.

[samuelsmom 670]

At 4 1/2 months I have passed the 50% mark towards my goal. One thing, though, is that weight loss can and DOES slow down. I am hoping to reach goal weight by my son's wedding in August, 2016!

I would encourage everyone not to be discouraged when the stalls occur and to keep working towards good health!

[AlanaRN 419]

It totally depends on how much you have to lose like everyone else is saying. I'm 6 months out and down 91 lbs. I have 35 lbs to go to get to my goal. I expect to hit that before a year if everything keeps going like it is now.

[Bluesea71 698]

I will echo what others have already said. Don't compare yourself to others as your journey is your own. I found my weight loss slowed down the closer I got to my goal. 2-3 pounds per month sometimes. I started out at a relatively smaller BMI of 38 (226 day of surgery at 5'7") and hit my surgeon's goal of 160 at about 9 or 10 months out. My one year anniversary will be April 16th and today I am 150.4. I always said 140-145 was my personal goal, but I've switched my focus more to what I look like verses what the scale reports. I'm focusing more on toning at this point which actually may add some muscle weight and I'm okay with that.

[Goldy6575 38]

Your stats are almost mine. How did you do with lose skin? I am 39 @@Bluesea71

[Bluesea71 698]

Your stats are almost mine. How did you do with lose skin? I am 39 @@Bluesea71

Go to my profile and look up previous posts I've made/contributed on this subject for specifics. Overall I don't have a lot of loose skin. Zero on my arms. A little bit on my inner thighs. A lot on my abdomen. It doesn't look bad when I'm standing up, but bending over, I look like I could welp a litter! I can grab handfuls of skin starting just under my breastbone down to my pubic area. All of my stretch marks are below my belly button and are from two pregnancies. A Tummy Tuck is the only thing that will fix that if i eventually go down that route. Genetics plays a HUGE role as well as how long you were over weight and how much you were over weight. I have a naturally athletic hour-glass figure that works in my favor, so I'm hoping with a little toning and exercise, I will see some improvement. There are some red flags. For example, if you have pockets of fat that start right above your elbows, you will likely have bat wings. Just remember that it takes your skin 2-3 months to bounce back every time you lose weight. There are times my thighs would look horrific and a fews months later they would look fine. I took the photo below 3 weeks ago when I weighed 153 or so. I'm 5'7", 43 years old and was 245 at my heaviest. 226 the day of surgery. My goal is to get to 145ish although now I'm not so much focused on a number as what my body looks like. I am an active person but just started "exercising" (walking 10,000 plus steps a day) this month 11 months post-op. I haven't lifted weights at all. I swallowed my pride and originally posted this picture a few weeks ago because I know pre-op I remember having a lot of questions about loose skin. Even now, most people are covering themselves up in their after photos and it leaves me wondering what is lurking underneath. So here is my loose skin. Be kind. The reality is losing the weight is the easy part. The cluster-f*** of body-image issues that arise post-surgery is real and is something we all should be aware of and expect as part of the journey. I am a middle-aged woman who has had two children. I will never have the body of a 19 year-old. I'm learning to love the skin I'm in. Even if it is a tad loose in places! I'm healthy and I look smoking HOT in clothes! I'm working on the looking smoking hot naked part! ????

Edited April 4, 2015 by Bluesea71