Verry nebiee question

How do I figure out what my goal weight is ? I know that is the weight I want to be at but how do I find out what it is ? I know Newbee Question I will be truthful and say I have Never known what I should weigh. I have saw charts stating 6'1" 37 year old should be like 180lbs. But damn I think I was that in 8th grade at like 6'.

Is that the high end of normal or the low end? I personally picked somewhere in the middle of normal for mine. Pick something you think would find reasonable and then kind of judge as you go.

Your surgeon should be able to give you a goal weight.  I saw two surgeons before deciding, and they gave me 2 different numbers with one being 20 pounds lower, but I decided to go with the lower one.  It's common for WLS patients to put 10 or 15 pounds back on over the years, so I figure if I go for the lowest figure anyone has given me, then I'll still be in good shape if I gain a few back.

for 6'1 to be in the normal bmi category it would be like 185...I know my surgeon is shooting for me to be about a 27 BMI which is overweight still- I dont know, we will see how I feel- how my health is ect when I get there, and I might want to drop lower.

My surgeon set mine, or maybe suggested a weight, just under the top of the normal BMI range.  My goal is more towards the middle and is a weight that I reached once in my adult life, looked great at, but couldn't maintain for long.

I don't think there is an exact science, and when you get close, you may want to stop higher than your goal, or reach your goal and continue on for a few more pounds.

I'm going to try hit my goal of 160 and then work on decreasing my body fat and increasing my muscle mass and work on fitness goals.  Also, I'll probably try to get a tummy tuck next year, so that may take off a few pounds. 

Who knows where I'll end up.  All I know is I already feel a heck of a lot better and I still have 35 pounds to go.

Thanks to everyone for the fast reply It has helped I will ask my Dr.

My doctor allowed me to chose my own goal weight. Not sure why, but he knows I have been a "normal" weight as an adult. The weight I chose, 166, is still above normal BMI for me. (I'd have to weigh 159 to get to a normal range.) However, when I weighed 166 in my mid 20s I had a tiny, tiny waist, a six pack, and I couldn't afford to lose more. I am very large framed and my doc at the time suggested I gain a few pounds. I think it's important that you are on board with what your doctor wants your goal weight to be and that he/she needs to consider your feelings, too. I have a friend that would be really happy to simply be overweight. Her BMI is well over 50 now. It's all perspective and personal preference and about your health. 

I was told during the orientation session that medically speaking once a WLS patient is in the overweight range, the surgery is considered a success.

There is a BMI calculator on this site. I set mine med range of normal BMI.
Some of it is personal preference to. I read about vets who are a size 4..I really don't want to be smaller than a 10 and I don't want to go below a C cup.

I chose my own based upon body composition figures, working to get into the middle teens on body fat % (which is the middle of the "normal" or "fitness" range for men, but still "overweight" on a BMI basis for me - I had a fairly high lean muscle mass to start with from working out years pre-op). BMI simply relates height to weight but does not consider body composition, and it is possible to a normal BMI but "overfat" if one doesn't have enough lean mass. Normal BMI for me at 5'10" would be something under 175, but I'm already plenty skinny at 188. It's a little more difficult target to figure compared to BMI since it's a moving target as we lose - inevitably we lose some muscle mass along with our fat, but how much is a variable that depends on our individual quirks along with how much we work to maintain that muscle mass as we lose, but it's more meaningful to health than simple BMI.

 I never really got a goal weight from my surgeon or my NUT. I just decided on a significant milestone, such as my current goal of losing 200lbs. I'd like to lose just a little more and get down to 194, just so I can say I'm not clinically overweight anymore. I'm 6'2" so somewhere between 193-203 is where I think I'll be okay.