Do you know what your 'ideal' body weight is?

There is a lot of discussion about the percentage of excess body weight we might lose with any type of WLS. The average percentage of excess body weight lost with RNY, the most common of the WLS' is 60 to 80 percent. Generally, if you lose less than 50 percent or regain to a point that you are at 50 percent, you are no longer considered successful.

So... How, do we know how much we are 'supposed' weigh? Sometimes our Dr's will tell us what we should weigh, some don't. BMI tables are helpful, but they only tell us part of the story. In order to really know what are ideal body weight 'range' is, we need to also factor in our frame size. How many times have we thought we had a large frame? Some people actually do. I am just over the board from medium to large framed, but I use the medium frame weight guidelines for determining my weight range.

The following website link can help you to quantify what your 'ideal' body weight should be, so that you can calculate your percentage of excess body weight loss should be: http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/ideal-body-weight-3146-143.html 

Please know that I'm not making any judgements about what YOU 'should' weigh. Your goal weight is between you and your Dr. You may decide that you want to be an 'average' weight, which may be different from a 'normal' weight, which may also be different that an 'ideal' weight. As long as you are healthy and able to live your life well, whatever weight you set as your goal is great!

Barbara,
This is what mine said.  Ideal weight range is 134 - 147.4 lbs. (60.9 - 67 kg.).
You are overweight by 21.6 lbs. (10 kg.).  I am 5'3" and at 169  I am 3 months post op.  My next goal is 159.  I expect to hit it in a week and half.

Vickie

Hi Vickie,

It looks like you are will certainly hit your ideal range in none to distant future. Congratulations!

Wishing you continued success,

Below is my ideal weight range according to the link you'd supplied. I'm currently undergoing my 6 months of managing my weight so that I could be approved to have surgery. I sure hope to reach this goal below so that I could be healthy and happy in my everyday lifestyle.

Ideal weight range is 134 - 147.4 lbs. (60.9 - 67 kg.).
You are overweight by 132.6 lbs. (60 kg.).
You may wish to consult with your physician for medical help.

Dear Suga,

It's a lifelong journey best taken one step at a time. Some people think that getting to goal is the destination, but it's not. Hopefully, you will spend a lifetime on this life-changing journey.

Wishing you all the best,

I just did mine...I am almost 15 months post-op...I'm currently at 147 pounds.

Ideal weight range is 144 - 158.4 lbs. (65.5 - 72 kg.).
Contratulations! Your weight is ideal!

It's funny though because this is still above what my surgeon told me. My surgeon actually told me I should be about 135 for my height and bone structure...I am 5' 8 1/2".

When I input that - 135, it tells me that I would be underweight.

Do you have a very small frame? I'm 5'6" tall. I weigh 143 and I wear a size 6 most of the time, so I'm not too big by any stretch of the imagination. I have weighed as little as 132, but that's pretty thin on me and I'm a couple of inches shorter than you are. I know that I'm little bit large boned, but I still can't imagine you weighing just 135. 

Wishing you all the best,

I am fairly small boned....I can overlap even my pinkie and thumb around my wrist....I'm wearing mainly size four jeans right now...however, all this extra skin puts me in mostly Medium tops. I don't know...I have a hard time knowing what I actually look like - I still feel like I'm a size 12/14 - I still feel like I look like a 12/14 - which isn't a bad size at all - I just don't understand how the tags on my jeans got switched to say 4...LOL.

I wanted to thank you so much for posting this. This was so informative for me. And according to the scale I only have to lose 107 lbs to be at my ideal weight. That is simply amazing. Thanks so much and take care!

Hi Jordan,

I'm so glad that you found it helpful.

Wishing you every success,