Anyone start out around 275?

[Anyalee 0]

I am 5'5" and my goal is 126- maybe a bit out of reach but I'm reaching for the stars here! I started out at 271 before my preop diet and I'm down to 229 now. It's been 2 months since surgery. I am not even trying yet- I need somebody to kick me in the butt and make me exercise & I think the weight would come off even faster then. I think 145 is totally realistic for you. I sorry to tell you that your boobs are going to shrink! Mine have already gone down about a 1/2 a cup size... Good Luck!

[JustinsMama 1]

Great job Anyalee. I'm totally okay with my B's shrinking. I averaged a 38C in high school fluctuating between 146-165 and would love to be that size again :cheers2:. Never actually been small chested once I developed.

[Bozzj 0]

never thought i'd be on a board where i'd shout my weight :cheers2: but i'm 5'5 and 290. I don't have the band yet, but i do have my consult in a week. My goal weight...well i have a goal, but it's not in lbs. I want to fit comfy on an airplane again. When i hit that i'll feel so successful. After that...i just want to be healthy. I hear bypass is faster, but the band is safer so that's the route i'm going.

[JustinsMama 1]

We can do it Bozzj! :cheers2: Tell us how your consult goes!

[mumof2boys 71]

I am 5'4 1/2" (5'4 on my paperwork) and started at 275. I'm now at 188 (down 87 pounds) and I had my surgery April 30, 2007. You can do it. I really haven't set my "goal" yet because I figured that I would know when I get there. I'm guessing that I want to lose about another 40-45 pounds, but I'm not really sure. Prior to surgery I was wearing a very tight size 22 pants...I really needed a 24 but refused to buy it. I was also wearing a 2x shirt, sometimes 3x. I'm currently in a 14/16 (regular, not plus) pants and a L/XL top. Below are my before and now pics so you can get a better idea. Also...regarding the boobs comments in here...my cup size has not changed which I found very odd. I went to Victoria Secrets the other day and got measured for the heck of it. Prior to surgery I was a 42D and now I'm a 38D. I guess everyone is different. You can totally reach your goal by changing your life when you get your band. You have to remember that the band is a tool and you have to change what you eat and how you exercise. I wish you the very best of luck.

[JustinsMama 1]

You look great! Thanks for the encouragement :cursing:

[mumof2boys 71]

Thanks!!! Believe me...if I can do it, anybody can. I have NEVER in my life lost a significant amount of weight. This is a first for me. It can work. Good luck to you.

[Jeni 85 0]

Here me in the same shirt.. the first pic is me at i believe 268ish and the second was taken on saturday... 207ish... my friends were joking that the shirt is getting too big on me lol... and now that i think of it ... it actually is.. lol:tt2:

And i actually now have a neck!!!

[JustinsMama 1]

Great work, you can definitely tell in your arms and face

[Kat817 19]

Cup size in a bra is determined by the difference in the measurement at the fullest part of the breast and at the band. When we lose back fat, and side boobs....the band size changes more than the fullest part. So it is not totally uncommon for your cup size to actually go up at times!!! Mine did--I about cried!!!

Now my cup size has settled in, and my band size keeps dropping. I began in a tight 48DDD.......and now wear a 38DD.

The goal weight you have in mind is totally within reason! Many have made their goals, and beyond!!!

If you have not done so yet, be sure to spend some time gazing through the ispirational pages of Before and After Pix! Talk about success.....Looking at it is amazing!!

Kat

[Crishell 0]

You can do it. I was 318 when I started the process with going to the information seminar, 300.5 on surgery day and today I am 234.8. My goal is to get to get under 200 preferably 180 eventually. I now see that as possible for me.

[purplegirl1818 1]

i am 5 8" and i started at 277... all the other info is at the bottom lol

[juliegeraci 7]

I started at 320 and lost 40 lbs preop to put me at 282. I am now down to about 218 with 35 more lbs to go. I will be happy at 185. I am 5'8" tall. Good luck.

[JustinsMama 1]

Thanks again you guys are all doing great :tongue2:

[TracyinKS 7]

And is now down between 140-160?

I'm 5'5 now and weigh 275 but my ideal weight would be in the above range. Heck, right now though I'll take just seeing 199 again.

In high school when I was about 5'3 I got down to 146 and fit (with a struggle) into my friends size 9 junior jeans. So I'm thinking with my boobs being bigger now, and me being a tad bit taller, then that would be a perfect weight for me.

I haven't gotten the band yet but hopefully will be on my way in a few months and hope the above range is realistic.

Thanks for any comments!

I'm 5'5", started at 272lbs busting out of size 22/24's and 2x.......

today as I type this I'm wearing a size 12 pant and a size large shirt!

PRICELESS BABY PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!