x-post.....When to start the maintence phase and can I push for earlier??

 I am so happy you made this post.  I am in ur same boat (not pregnant yet..lol), and have been having this conversation with myself for the last few weeks.  I'm only 3 months out and have lost 60 pounds,  I look way smaller than my weight.  Its bother me that my doc says I have 30 pounds, but I don't know I though I wanted to in the normal BMI range.  I appreciate your perspective by stating that you just want the co-morbid to be gone, or be not at risk!  Thanks for the encouragement, and savvy response to the opinions!  I pray you have a wonderful pregnancy and I'll add you to my friends list so I can stay in touch!  Cause I want to be in your boat (pregnant) at some point!

La Tanya

Feel free to add me and keep in touch.

First of all let me say I'm 5'10 and currently weight 150 lbsand my BMI is 23! Now, was this my initial goal HELL NO!  When I went in for my 3 month post op visit I was about 230 down about 69 lbs and my surgeon told me health wise to alleviate my comorbidities  he would be happy to see me lose about 25 more lbs. While I  met with the NUT who said she wanted me in the "normal" range of about 160-170. My reaction was as Whitney said "hell to the NAW" I'll appear sick and my family agreed. My initial goalwas to be about185- 190 but after putting a post up as you have done I was convinced to allow my body to get to its sweet spot to account for the weight gain that may come in the future. Also, I've learned that the people that have the weight gain issue as they get further out was the ones that barely got out o the  "health risk zone"  and when they gain back 20-25 lbs they are now at risk again.
The rationale was it much better to go under your goal and end up at your personal "sweet spot" than to sabatoge (which is exactly what you're doing if you try to stop the weight, of course your pregnancy doesn't count) When I review pictures that I thought I was "good" at my present sizeI realize that if I had stopped right there I would have cheated myself because I'm in a much better situation to be healthier for my entire life and I look better.  Honestly I would like  to gain 10 lbs now but I would much rather be in the situation  that my bounce back weight gain will get me there and still be within a healthy weight and lower heath risk that I may get my diabetes and HBP back than for me to wake up one morning and be 15 lbs higher and now be back in the obese category

Just  my  opinion which is what you asked for and  good luck on the pregnancy.

Weight is such a personal issue. I want to lose as much as I can. I have to tell you that I stand 5'8 and if I weighed 193-180 lbs that would be an uncomfortable weight for me....only because that is too close to 200 lbs and I need more room to work with than that. My range is 160-165. Which is a szie 8-10 in clothes. Two weeks ago I got all the way up to 171...29 lbs from 200 and had to really get refocused. This morning I weighed in at 162 and I am comfortable with that..That is what I have claimed as my weight and what I feel comfortable with....ONLY YOU know what is a comfortable weight for you..I will say dont get too comfortable this early out....

Good luck on your journey  

Tricie