3-Month Follow-up

So today I had my 3-month follow-up appointment.  Everyone is very happy with the 50 lbs I've lost and all the exercising I'm doing which is great.  I feel wonderful about my progress, but...isn't there always a BUT!  My doctor (a wonderful man...please don't think I'm bashing him...I'm not...I'm going to bash myself) asked what my goal is and I said I have 80 more pounds to go...he informed me that as of right now I'm probably on the road to making 160.  Okay...you know, 160 is still 100 lbs less than what I was, but that's not my goal...I really want to make 130...why, because besides it being closer to the normal weight for my height, I can't tell you when I weighed anything close to 130...hell, I haven't weighed under 200 since high school.  It seems that when I was 11 I jumped from training bra (for one week) to a C cup and wearing kid’s clothes to wearing women’s sizes.  I WANT to get to 130 and now I've got to figure out how to do it.  I'm exercising 6 days a week (I love to exercise...so that's not the problem)...I'm eating right...I don't snack...I haven't had one sugary thing in 3 months - I'm afraid of dumping...so I think I'm doing that right.  I've now joined the OH Challenge Group...being a very competitive person it will give me something to shoot for.  DAMN IT I WANNA GET TO 130!

Thank you for letting me have a temper tantrum.  I'm now going to workout...I feel sorry for the treadmill.

Brid

Hi Brid... YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!

I was told to be happy if I hit 140. I think the doctors tell us this to keep us from being too disappointed if we don't get to where we think we can.

I say keep doing what you are doing and you'll get there. I'm down to 136 and I'm going for 125.

I think if you want it bad enough and do the work (and you certainly are doing that), it will happen for you. You still have a good window for weight loss being only 3 months out!!! 

I'm rooting for you! 

Bird,
My surgeon also has a different target than me. He told me that I would most likely reach 190 or 195 at 12 months. I am 7 months and at 202. I a am confident that I will beat the 195 and most likely the 190 in 5 months. My goal is 175. I may be optimistic but that's where I want to be. I agree with Lady Raven that surgeons set lower amount of loss to make sure the person does not get disappointed. It is helping me because I am determined to beat it and prove him wrong. 
Tom

I know when I was in for my consult I was told I would get down to 211. I made that in 7 months. I am under 200 now. I go between 187 and 197. I always have a 10 pound range.

Thank the doctor and work on your goal...

My doctor told me 160... I am currently 141 and have EVERY intention of making it to 125 within the next 3 months...

No one can stop you when you set your mind on it...