When needing to set new goals....

Fran-I Am
on 8/2/12 4:33 am

Well, I am here. Two pounds past my original goal. I am 153 now at 5'7" and well within a normal BMI. I just keep thinking " ok, now where do I go?" I do have some more I could lose. It just feels odd to be here trying to think of where I want to be. When did you guys know when to stop?

SW 1012/11 265# CW 10/10 142#

LinR
on 8/2/12 6:22 am

RNY on 03/04/09

I originally wanted to get to 103, but was looking very thin at 107 and wearing between a 0 - 2.. My body kind of refused to lose anymore around that point, so I stuck with that as my new goal.

Fran-I Am
on 8/2/12 7:13 pm

DS on 10/12/11

I'm all for letting my body choose where I need to be. My mind keeps telling me I need a number. I know it sounds dumb!

SW 1012/11 265# CW 10/10 142#

Jody ***
on 8/2/12 6:57 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

Just let your body decide. A goal is just a number. You may be surprised at where you end up. Your body won't lose too much - you may look gaunt for awhile, but it redistributes after a year or so and you'll look fabulous!

Don't try to force your body to stop - take advantage of your "honeymoon period" and lose as much as you can, so you have a safety net for bounce back... trust me...

HW-218/SW-208/CW-126/ Lowest Weight-121/Goal-125 - hit 8/23/09/Height-5'3"

Regain 30 lbs from 2012 to 2016 - got back on track and lost it. Took 8 months.
90+/- pounds lost BMI - 24 or so
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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Fran-I Am
on 8/2/12 7:14 pm

DS on 10/12/11

Bounce back..... Got ya'!

SW 1012/11 265# CW 10/10 142#

Price S.
on 8/2/12 8:02 am - Mills River, NC

RNY on 09/09/10

I was thrilled at the top of a normal BMI, 124 and never thought lower than that was even a possibility. I got as low as 111 which did seem low. the charts say 114 is "ideal" for me. I have leveled out around there. I just kept on keeping on. I let my body decide and now I seem to be ending up 115-117 most of the time. When I inch past that, I really get serious again and come back down.

66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance

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Fran-I Am
on 8/2/12 7:20 pm

DS on 10/12/11

I know my hubby keeps asking how I stop the weight loss and I tell him it's my body's choice. He is nervous for me and all I can do is Marvell over the changes. My thighs have NEVER been this slender before.

SW 1012/11 265# CW 10/10 142#

MajorMom
on 8/2/12 7:34 pm - VA

DS on 08/09/07

I set my goal weight right in the middle of the normal BMI range, which for a 5'1" tall person was 115 pounds. It took me several months to get the last 5 pounds off but finally did it at 11 months post-op. Stayed there for a few months, then bounced up 3 pounds and stayed there for a few more months. Bounce back and a little regain does happen. The good news is you will redistribute and get some of the fat layer under your skin back and you won't look so much like a melted candle.

--gina

5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
******GOAL*******
Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny

Fran-I Am
on 8/5/12 3:33 am

DS on 10/12/11

Would love to pick where the bounce back goes! The girls are starting to go on their own journey.

SW 1012/11 265# CW 10/10 142#

lerkhart
on 8/3/12 12:08 am

RNY on 08/03/09

My personal goal was a normal BMI, 132 pounds high end. When I got there I wanted to go a little lower for bounce back. Now I want to stay below 128. I never made a concious effort to stop loosing, I guess my body did it for me.

I would just keep doing what you are doing and not try to stop the weight loss by eating more or adding bad carbs into your diet.

Good luck.

Linda

14.5 lost pre-surgery 5'1 1/2"

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