Pondering.......

Ok when I went in to my one year I was almost at my personal goal and I am actually quite happy with it but Winter said something that got me to thinking. If I lose 27 more pounds instead of the 7 to my personal goal I will no longer be classified obese in anyway. That would put me at 180 pounds and truthfully I believe I would be dang close to that now with my skirt removed. I really not sure I want to be much smaller but now that number keeps popping into my head. Has any of you adjusted your goal after getting near or hitting it? I know I am healthy where I am well at least much healthier somethings losing weight wont fix and was so set on that 200 heck even better to actually see 199 and Onederland. That I never thought beyond that. Share your thoughts and feelings here I need input.

I know exactly where you are at Sarah...My original goal was 180...I am now 163 (not completely by choice...just couldnt stop losing) but now that i am here I am happy with it....You won't know till you get there, but I will tell you when the chart said I was "Average" and nolonger Obese...It was an amazing feeling!

Good Luck...you have done such a great job!

when you say "with your skirt removed" I take it you mean having plastics will remove some weight.  I am thinking that same way myself.  I think if I could get to 160 that plastics might take off 10 lbs but maybe I am being too optimistic.  The weight is coming off slow now....4 lbs a month.  I am being flexible about my goal weight just gonna see how I look and feel after 20 more lbs and go from there.

I am talking plastics. I have my brain set into calling it a skirt removal because that is the only way my insurance would cover it and then at that I have to prove that the excess skin is causing me rash or infection problems. I carried alot of my weight in my stomach and my sagging tummy is quite large and well I knew it was going to be there but didnt really understand how my brain was going to process that. I will wait and see I am only a year out. Oh how vain I have become.

sarah as ar as changing your persoal goal thats up to you....as far as the skin removal GOOD LucK! mEDICAR AND MEDICAID ARE MORE STRICT NOW THEN EVER BEFORE ABOUT THIS PROCEDURE. and they wont touch you till you are 18 months post op.
I was lucky with pacificare not everyone can get the skin removed as fst as I did nor do their insurance companies pay for it....good luck

I went through the same thing about my one year mark.  I had set my personal goal to 135 and was perfectly happy with that number and then the dietician said she thought I could get to 124 and afterwards that was all I could think of.  It bugged me so much that I decided to see if I could get there.  I got to 130 but when I had my hernias fixed and my gallbladder out in July, I had a hard time eating and got down to about 121.  That was just too skinny for me.  I have now leveled out around 125 and I'm happy about it.  You just have to go with what feels good and be happy with that.  My personal feeling is I want to stay around 123 to 126 and not get more than 130.  Good luck.