Goal: Have you reached it? Has it remained the same, or have you revised your goal?

Just wondering how many of you have reached goal. Also has your goal changed?

I am nowhere near goal. However I am a size 12 and I am content with my size as I can now pass for "normal". Although I would prefer to be small, since this is about the size I was prior to gaining all my weight, I kind of think maybe it's where my body want's to be, if that makes sense.

So what about you? Dis you reach goal, or have your "settled"? And if so, what are your views on that?

I lost 107 pounds in about 10 months. I ate a very strict lowcarb/lowfat/high protien diet and worked out about 5 days a week. Since then I gained back 30. People are telling me I got too thin, but I'm not so sure. I am wanting to loose at least 15 of the 30 for sure, then I will see where I'm at.
I have bagged the ultra low carb diet. Just could'nt stick to it. I now eat a moderate carb, fairly low fat, very high protien diet. I realize now this needs to be a life style change I can stick to.

Yeah I always say I do "lower" carb, sugar and fat. Not what most would consider "low", but it is certainly much lower than I previously had, and I know I could not stick to "low carb" diet as most ppl describe it. I guess it's all in finding what works for each of us and using it to the best of our ability.

Just a quick question. How much of your loss do you think was from diet change and how much do you think was from having restriction?

My BP is normal, I don't have to shop on the internet or Lane Bryant. I am nowhere near the "assigned" weight. I don't care, I am healtier and that is the reason I got WLS..

So, yes, I guess I have reached my goal

I love shopping in the "regular ppl" section! lol.

I like how you said regular and not " normal'...

If one was to go by the BMI:  I'm not at goal.

I don't worship the BMI.  It does not take into account frame size, muscle mass or % of body fat.

Also, and I just found this out recently, that the standards for determining Obesity by the BMI were made stricter in 1998.  Overnight, millions of people went to bed normal and woke up obese.  If the standards hadn't changed.. I'd be normal weight now.  How silly & sad that people rely on the BMI so much.

But, back to where I am on my personal journey.

I'm a little heavier than I'd ideally like to be via the scale, but I know I have more muscle tone than I've ever had before in my life.  Also, since I was obese and MO and then SMO for so many years, I know my bones are a bit denser/heavier than other folks. So I'm trying to reconcile that in my mind.

My daughter and I can often wear the same size.. and when I was "normal" as a teen, my mom, my sister and I could often share clothes.

I was never given a goal weight by my surgeon, nor did I ever set a number for myself.  I just wanted to look better.

I'm very happy where I am now in 12's.. but I was very happy in 14's and 16's too.  I don't consider it "settling" to revise where you're happy.  Am I still trying to lose?  Yeah, a little, but I'm not stressing over it.

I was reading a book about banding the other night and the doctor referred to "your happy weight".
Here's his definition of it:

"The weight at which you are not struggling with your reltionship with food.  You look good, you feel good and you have a fun social life.  You're confident, your active, and you're out there particpating in life."  There's more, but that's enough to define his meaning.

I tend to agree with u about the BMI. Rather subjective. I am more small boned, and for me to be thin, I would have to be around 100, which by the BMI chart would prob. have me as "underweight".

 "Around 100"?? Hell. my BONES weigh more than that! 

But you're tall aren't you? I'm like 5 2". Height makes such a huge difference! I noted on one of my posts that I'ms size 12 and 140 and I spoke to another WLS'ers that's size 12 and 190. 50 extra pounds and the same size! If I weighed what I do at her height I'd prob. be what? A size 4 or 6?