Goal from Doc

Last night at our support group meeting someone threw out the question to one of our docs about goals. Our previous doc in charge of the program didnt discuss the weight loss much as he was of the mindset that this isnt about how much you lose its about getting healthy. Well this question has been on my mind alot where should i be am i ok i was feeling really bad about myself thinking oh im so close and cant budge. The old thinking starts kreeping in and I start making bad food choices ... you all know the scenario. Well he said if he had to choose a goal it would be that we get below a bmi of 28 he said if we could do that then we were where we need to be. Well im a 26.6 so Ta Dah!!! ive done it . Now to get the pesky guy off my shoulder that is whispering failure in my ear because that darn bmi scale still says im overweight im shooting for losing 10 lbs by xmas. Anyone with me want to try to kick some pesky lbs to the curb? We also discussed the fact that alot of us are in smaller sizes at higher weights than we use to be. He said that being heavy though really bad for us in most ways had a little bit of an advantage after weight loss our bones are more dense because our frames carried so much excess weight around. We alos carry alot of muscle in our legs and such. So i guess thats a little bit of an explanation. My kids are on the band wagon with me. Though we arent dieting per say we just arent going to have the bad food options in the house to choose from and they are both doing a set of exercises before and after school each day. Just a few to boost that metabolism. Im hoping to pass on better choices to them as i know i didnt in the past. Tammy O

Thank you so much for that information. I to feel like you do. I still want to loose 25 pounds to get to my goal. I know that I am older and being a skinny thing may not happen for me, but my goal is right in the middle of the average for my height and I have seen other people here reach that success. It has been killing me inside. I know that I am skinner than the average woman my age, and even that hasn't made me feel any better. When I read this the first thing I did was check my bmi. I figured I was above the 28--- I am actually 25.3. not bad.... and close to not being overweight any more. I will still reach for the stars but for now you have brought me a little peace. thanks donna

Hey, Congratulations on your weight loss. I've got a suggestion. At the lower weight loosing 10 pounds is a much bigger deal than it used to be. I remember when I could drop 10 pounds in a week. But my last 10 pounds to goal took me 3 months. Why not give yourself unitl your 18 month anniversary to loose the 10 pounds? Trying to loose it in 2 weeks may not be practicle, probably isn't healthy and will just set you up for failure. Just a suggestion. Courtney

a bmi of 28 would put me at 168 lbs. My doc and I set a goal of 180 and he said that would be fine because of the larger bone mass and such of being fomerly obese. Maybe when I get to 180 i'll want to be at 168 but for right now I just want to get to 200 lbs, some days it seems like a drop in a bucket compared to where I have been and yet it seems like so far to go some other days. So far it's 1 day at a time though and it seems to be working Shel

When I talked to my doctor I asked him about my " goal" he said he usually likes for his patients to be at a 30 BMI I think for me that would be about 170 or so. He asked me what I wanted to be at and I said 200 would be nice. He said try for 210/215 . Well I am still at 224/225 and haven't moved maybe up or down. But the good news is I ONLY need to lose 10-15 pounds to reach that goal ! It doesn't seem as far away as a year ago when I needed to lose over 100 pounds. Sandy

My surgeon's goal for me was 165...'for a woman my age'...which made me aggravated, since I had already told him I wanted to be 145!! Well, I got to 145 on Thanksgiving Day and my mind is still messing with me. I thought I would have some peace finally since I got below my 'wedding day weight'..and I am 2 sizes smaller than on my wedding day. Of course, I think that what used to be a 14 is now a 10. But now I really am shooting for 137, since that'll put my BMi in 'normal' and NOT 'overweight'...and I hope to be there by March 13, my 18 month anniversary. Good luck and I'm glad your kids are on the band wagon with you! Pam 5'2" 282/145/145 at goal in 14 months!!!

my dr said 165 im at 155 was at 147 i feel good at my size and i am very pleased with my results. now i just need to tone up more. Hu8gs barb