Goal Weight?

Where is your goal weight / bmi in relation to the charts? Is it at the lower end, mid range or at the higher end of the range? I'm just interested as I'm wondering what is a practical goal to set myself. I only have 15 pounds til I hit a normal bmi, which would be ok, but I would rather get to a much lower weight?

Because I was so heavy in the beginning my doctor set a goal of 190, then he changed that to 170 once I passed that. My normal bmi weight is 160 which I have now gone below so now he just tells me that my body will tell me when. I would like to get down to 150 and am at 154 now...so I am below the high end of the bmi for my height. I figure if I get down to 150 and they remove about 10 lbs from the tummy tuck that will put me at a comfortable 140. I would never have dreamed in a million years to be down to 190 let alone 150. So am I happy with the results...you betcha! My doctor always stressed to me right from the very beginning....your body will tell you when to stop. So, I keep plugging along til my body says ok enough is enough. I feel great and have had no complications. People now tell me I am getting to skinny...I am tall so I guess that makes a difference. I still feel very fat some days but the self image thing is getting much better...at least now when I look in the mirror sometimes I do see the new me or at least a much smaller view of me. It has been quite a journey and I am still not done but closing in on my final destination. I thank God for having this surgery and changing my life. I have no regrets what so ever. I just keep my eye on the prize so to speak of being healthy. No matter where any one of us are in our journey we have to keep plugging along. I try not to get discouraged when the scale doesn't move....but just continue to do the same thing day after day and eventually it comes off. Remember to reflect back on where you were and know that no matter where you are it's so much better then it used to be. We are all winners at losing. Kel

When I first set out on this journey I thought being 150 would be good even though I wanted to or hoped to go a little lower. My doctor also said 150. When I hit 150 I knew I could loose more and changed my goal to 135. I never thought I would hit that number but did. When I hit 135 I wanted to try for 125, but I am affraid of the ramifications that may be involved in going that low. The lowest I ever remember weighing was 135 and I was working out 4 days a week. Now I am at 121 and I feel great although I still worry about if I might be to little. Many people say I am and tell me to gain weight. I have also not had my menes in 2 1/2 months and my body fat is at 18. I am trying not to loose more at this point and have upped my calories. I actually gained a little weight this week because of the cortizone the doc put me on but I figure that will drop soon. So were do I want to be. I hate to think I would gain weight even though that may be what I need to do. I think if I can stay around the 125 area I will be happy even though when i see that number on the scale i freak out and think i need to fast for a week... go figure the dieter/fat brain over working again. I know I dont want to go below 120. That just sounds way to scary to me.

HI Ruth Well I really haven't thought about my bmi in a while so I had to go check it. Per my height & current weight my bmi is 22.3 which is about in the middle of normal 18.5 to 24.9 but i also figured it would only take a gain of 15lbs to put me back on the verge of overweight that is scary! My Dr set a goal of 120lbs for me but when I reached 124 I freaked!(started adding breads & s&%# back in) People started telling me I was too thin and needed to stop losing. I was not one of the ones overweight all of my life. I was thin until I was almost 21 yrs old and then developed some hormonal problems and thyroid problems gained 81 lbs in a year,developed severe sleep apnea, then had a baby gained more and then fought for 14 years to take it off! I weighed 98lbs when I met my husband at 20yrs old so I have been dealing with fears of getting that low again! It was never about getting that low! it was about being healthy-not dying in my sleep and being able to enjoy what is left of my life with my hubbie & son. Well I got off track but what I was getting at was Whether we were overweight all of our lives or gained later in life (due to life) we are all in the same boat with similar worries. As long as we stay on the tracks our bodies will do what is healthy for us!! Sometimes I wonder if Goals (numbers) doesn't just screw with our heads. So I say to you & ME just follow your plan-You have added exercise recently and that is great! Your body will tell you when enough is enough and THAT IS OK!! ((((HUGS TO YOU)))) Missy

My goal weight was "normal" BMI and then 135 , I have passed normal and am 5lbs away from 135 and have not had plastics yet.. (I do have a date of OCT 25th)... so I am just very happy, but so afraid of gaining it back