What BMI are you aiming for?

As I approach my goal, I am wondering what BMI you and your surgeons have chosen for your goal weight? Do you have two different goals? I started with a BMI of 40.8. I am shooting for a BMI of 23 - it is a weight that I felt very comfortable at - back in my 30's. My doc says that 25 would be a good place for me to stop and re-evaluate as I consider plastic surgery. I'd be interested in your goals. You have probably already discussed this in the past, but I found you guys later in my journey, and I'd love to hear. Thank you

Honestly? My surgeon's goal for me is 180. Not so much a BMI per say, but a weight. My goal in the beginning was 150. But for now, my first milestone is to lose 100lbs (6 more to go), then another 38 to meet doc's goal. So let's see, 180 would put me where? 29? Yeah, that's good.

I think I am shooting for around 170, bmi I think would be like 25! I know that is still in the overweight catagory! But seriously I have done the mvm.com thing and I think that is an ok weight for me! dr says I will lose 20-25 when I have the TT! So add that to that amt and I get my pre TT as 190! So that's what I'm shooting for right now! I'm 5'8" so in reality I only have about 20lbs left to go! I want that before my surgiversary on 10/31!!! I think I can!!!!

Only 20 to go! That is wonderful! What an accomplishment!

25 I am currently at 30.

My goal is a "normal" BMI ofr 25-27. I am at 31.7 today. Great question by the way!!!! Have a wonderful day! Dawn

My goal is to be "normal" and have a BMI of

Thank you for the responses, everyone! The WLS people that I have spent the most time with are my local VSG group. Several of the folks on my VSG board have settled in maintaining BMI's of 20-22. These folks are absolutely lovely and thin and healthy. Still, it seems just way too low for ME. I don't want to set my goals for and strive for something that just won't work for my body. I've had enough failure in my weight loss history !! I have always been "bottom-heavy" and a BME of 25 would be a smashing success. Heck, what we've accomplished ALREADY is a smashing success! Right?

Hmmm...not sure what the BMI is, but definitely in the "normal" range. Which I finally hit when I made it to 147. I am almost happy where I am now as far as how I'm looking and feeling. So, I am almost done. I would like to lose down to 140, maintain and then have the tummy and possibly the girls done. I've been told I could lose 10-15 pounds with the plastics, which would put me at the 125-130 goal that I set for myself. Surgeon told me I could "go for it" and didn't set a goal for me. As I started out as a light weight and had been thin previously (seems like a lifetime ago) I took into consideration how old I am (almost 40), the fact that I've had 4 kids and my body type (small bone structure, 5'4")...and I had to decide how I wanted to look afterwards. I don't want to be pencil thin and look like I NEED to eat something, you know? So, I'm going for a weight a little more than I was when I got married and a weight that just feels "right" for me now. Hope that helps. Susan

My current goal is to be BMI of 24. Right now, I'm at a BMI of 25. I'm predicting once I reach that goal, I will probably surpass it after plastics and get down to around a BMI of 21.