Goal: Have you reached yours? If not, have you revised your goal?

If I weight 128 that would be about a size 10.

Yes, I reached goal. My first goal was going to be 175. I passed it and made a goal for 169 which would put me in the normal range. I went to 161 and that is where I maintain my weight. My body fat is at 10%. I am almost three years out.

Congrats Chris!

I set my goal for the top of the Weigh****cher's range for my height (5'6)

I met that goal (honestly, went straight there with weight loss every week except 1 for 18 months).
I went about 7 pounds below that goal -- and then bounced back up to the goal.

I now maintain within 2 pounds up or down from that goal (for 13 months).

I continue to attend WW meetings and have to weigh in at least monthly -- and be not more than 2 pounds above my goal weight to attend the meetings for free and keep my Lifetime status.

I plan to attend WW for life -- and use it to keep me honest, accountable and supported.

I have an extended tummy tuck scheduled in about 6 weeks -- and hope to 'lop off' about 3 or 4 pounds of excess skin.

I've noticed a lot of bandsters do WW. Do u do the WLS support groups also?

Yep -- I added several 'tools' to my life to help me succeed at weight loss and weight management.

Before surgery, I went back to OA --- and got a handle on my Trigger Foods (abstinent from them for almost 3 years now)

I joined the local LapBand Support group (I am lucky to have multiple band-related groups in my area).
I attend monthly -- at least 1 meeting, and sometimes 2 -- one is run by my surgeon, the other is a members only type of group with no surgeon in attendance

I went back to WW and maintain my attendance there.

For me -- I knew that the band was only going to be a 'boost' to the other work that needed to be done.
I have a long history of being able to diet -- and to lose weight --- but no history of sustaining weight loss.  So I really believed that I needed to have a plan in place for when the losing part was over.

I feel that my best accomplishment to date is not the weight loss, but the management and maintenance of it.

The weight loss was relatively easy -- I kept my 'eye on the prize' and put my head down and just did it --- the reward was the weight loss, and new clothes and people noticing, and feeling better, etc.

With weight maintenance it is so different -- there is very little external recognition, and I don't need anymore clothes in my size (small tops, size 8 slacks) ---- so, I reward myself differently ---- beads for my Pandora bracelet every month or so after my WW weigh in ---- hiking and running are new hobbies.

I wish I has some WLS support groups closer to me. I really enjoy going, but the closest one is 1 1/2 hrs. away, so I don't get to one as often as I would like.

 I reached my surgeon's goal and bypassed it very quickly.  I never really made a goal for myself.  I've been from 320 to 149 lbs to 210 post op -- and averaged 160-163 most of the time.

I would like to reach and maintain about 150 lbs long-term. 

The 160-163 works for you. You look thin.

I think we have our own goal.....and then I think our bodies sometimes have a different goal, lol.

HA!  That's not what the BMI charts think!  But I thank you Maria.

Anyway - I've bounced up a few since stopping one of my medications - it's scary how FAST you can see a change when you are at a somewhat "normal" body weight.