Target Weight

(deactivated member)
on 5/15/08 11:43 am - Porter Corners, NY

RNY on 04/30/08

Who sets the target weight? When Do I know what it is?

loladarling
on 5/15/08 12:17 pm - New York, NY

DS on 06/15/04

Pick your own. I picked "healthy."

LisaMarie
on 5/15/08 7:11 pm - new york, NY

RNY on 10/31/05

Well my surgeon had a goal weight in mind for me and i had my own...i landed right in between both and have maintained it for 2 years now... As the surgeon what they feel is a healthy weight for yourself, you look at what you feel is a healthy weight for yoruself and decide on it together...

LisaMarie

Purple Passion
on 5/15/08 8:22 pm, edited 5/15/08 8:32 pm - Little Falls, NJ

RNY on 08/06/07

When I asked my surgeon about how to set a goal weight, she said I'll know it when I am comfortable in my own skin.

I picked a goal at the top of the healthy range.

Rachelle
Looking for a possible revision.
257/190/150

Phatty
on 5/15/08 8:40 pm - North Greenbush, NY

RNY on 10/22/07

My surgeon asked me what weight I'd like to be & I told him I had no idea... I never would've guessed that I weighed 437lbs so I am clueless about that BUT I did tell him that I wanted to be healthy & I would give my right arm to be a size 12... a size 10 & I'd be over the freakin' moon!!! He said that was definitely attainable (he thought a size 8 was also attainable

- we'll see). We figured for my bodyframe that would equate to around 160-170lbs & for him the BMI was a good goal!! So that's where I am heading!!! I am down to a size roomy 22/24 (3x) - numbers I haven't seen in at least 15 yrs!!!! This feels like it is something I can actually do this time around!! I don't feel so overwhelmed & like I am wasting my time, ya know what I mean? In the past the thought of having to lose 250+lbs would have been depressing & I would give up!! Not anymore!!! I am more than halfway there & I feel empowered!! So if you have a "dream" size you'd like to be & it is a healthy goal then go for it!!! We can do anything now!!! Cece

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass... it is about learning how to dance in the rain!"

rosemary52
on 5/15/08 11:54 pm - NY

RNY on 05/10/07

The surgeon will give you a high target weight. They don't want to make your goal unreachable. When I started I wanted to be 140...now that I am at 161...I think 150 will be my revised goal. I think it will be easier to keep. It is definitely an individual thing. Good Luck! Rosemary

Karen3
on 5/16/08 1:08 am, edited 5/16/08 1:09 am - Long Island, NY

RNY on 06/18/07

If you go into "My OH" at the top of the page, then once that opens, all the way on the left, "Weight loss Estimator" it will ask you to fill in your weight and what percentage of your excess weight you want to lose. I put in 100% and came up w/my goal weight. If you want to lose 70% of your excess weight, put in 70. If you're not sure, just plug in different numbers till you find a combination you're happy with. This is how I did it, it's just a suggestion for you to fool around with. At least you would know what your weight would be at the various percentages. Hope this helps.

Karen
232/210/132
Highest wt. (pre-band)/at revision to RNY/current

jamiecatlady5
on 5/17/08 12:27 pm - UPSTATE, NY

RNY on 10/09/02

Ya know I can not help responding that the scale will say what it will, throw it out, d o not have a wt number in mind, just a healthy lifestyle that you can live with for life would be the goal.
Realistically 50% of excess is a success so how much to and ideal wt, that is amount that is excess, take 1/2 that is realistic and expected and a succesful surgery, when you get there rejoince anything else is a bonus!!!!
Truly set non scale goals and have an easier time iMHO!

Jamie

Take Care,

Jamie Ellis RN MS NPP
100cm proximal Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh Albany, NY
320(preop)/163(lowest)/185(current) 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery)
Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jamiecatlady5/
"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

jamiecatlady5
on 5/17/08 10:05 pm - UPSTATE, NY

RNY on 10/09/02

Maybe this will explain things better...... REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

WHERE IT ALL STARTS!

The surgical community considers anyone a success when they have lost 50% of their excess weight. Right here we have a problem. MANY approach this surgery expecting to lose 100% of our excess weight. And if we don’t, then we consider ourselves failures even though our surgeon is adding our name to their success column.

The first month or two after the surgery makes matters worse. You are losing 20 pounds +/- a month and believing that this will go on forever. I know I had my calculator out and was trying to figure out how long it would be before I hit my goal (excess pounds divided by 20). But life isn’t like that for most of us. We hit plateaus. We come to the end of our widow of opportunity before we reach our goal and we stop losing. Or we stop losing and regain some of our weight.

Why do surgeons consider 50% as a success? It is because there is no other method that you could use that would result in that much weight loss on a permanent basis (think 5, 10, 15 years). Remember back to your old diet days? Yes, you lost weight, but regained it plus additional weight. The best you can attain with dieting is a 5% weight loss.

Before surgery, have your eyes wide open. Although most people lose 70% to 80% of their excess weight, you may lose only 50%. Figure out what 50% is, and be sure to rejoice when you hit that mark. ANYTHING ELSE IS A BONUS!

WT LOSS DIFFERENCES

There are so many factors to consider, heights, starting weights, men vs. women, individual metabolisms, age, and most importantly if you have any other medical conditions or are on medications!!! Remember the heavier people are the more they will lose (but the farther away one will be from an ideal bodywt..) and the lighter one is the closer to an ideal bodywt you will get, but the less they will loose overall!

EXAMPLE: After RNY surgery research states most people can/will loose 50-78% of their excess bodywt...lets say both of these "hypothetical" people lose 75% of their excess bodyweight....

A 400lb person at 5'6'' (a bmi of 64) who has 250# of excess wt (ideal is 150#) will lose 187.5# and weigh 212.5# and have a BMI of 34.5, 1 1/2-2 years after surgery.
A 300# person of 5'6'' (a bmi of 48) who has 150# of excess bodywt. (ideal also 150#) will loose 112.5# and weigh 187.5# and have a bmi of 30, 1 1/2-2 years after surgery.

NOTE both are still actually obese/overwt not thin by any stretch, but much healthier!

BMI

Weight Status

Below 18.5

Underweight

18.5 – 24.9

Normal

25.0 – 29.9

Overweight

30.0 and Above

Obese

LETS FIGURE IT OUT! PREOP WT (highest) _________-CURRENT WEIGHT _________= ________# LOST

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT (SEE CHART http://www.idealbodyweightchart.com/ to get BMI of 25 this would be highest normal wt for your ht) ______________

PREOP WT ___________-IDEAL BODY WT____________=EXCESS WT_________

# POUNDS LOST_________/ (DIVIDED BY) EXCESS WT_______=________x 100= _____% LOST

IF THIS NUMBER IS > 50% you are a SUCCESS!

WLS IS NOT MEANT TO GET PEOPLE TO AN IDEAL BODY WEIGHT, SOME DO BUT THIS IS NOT THE EXPECTED OUTCOME!

Take Care,

Jamie Ellis RN MS NPP
100cm proximal Lap RNY 10/9/02 Dr. Singh Albany, NY
320(preop)/163(lowest)/185(current) 5'9'' (lost 45# before surgery)
Plastics 6/9/04 & 11/11/2005 Dr. King www.albanyplasticsurgeons.com
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/jamiecatlady5/
"Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections!"

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