Question:
How is the Goal Weight figured at this site?

Does anyone know how the Goal Weight is set that they use on this site at the Gallery? I am 6' tall and it says that my goal weight is 184 pounds. They set my Goal weight at 155 at BTC before my surgery. That is a 29 pound difference. When I tried to figure it out by using different weights for the BMI, I discoved that 155 is the very LEAST I could weigh for ideal weight and 185 is the most. I am 10 months post-op and wiegh 213. Anyone have any ideas on this?    — livnliter (posted on May 20, 2001)

May 20, 2001
I wondered the same exact thing. My ideal according to this site is in the 150's but according to most other sites, it is 130... If you find out please let me know. I am 154 now and feel far from 'ideal'.
   — Jeannet

May 20, 2001
I have not been able to figure this one out either. I started out at 398 and BTC is telling me my ideal goal weight is 157. The last time I saw 157 I was probably in 1st grade. I have my next appt on June 1st at BTC and that is one of my questions. If they can explain how they come up with these numbers I will let you know.
   — Barry R.

May 20, 2001
Best I can figure is that this site says you're at your goal weight the moment you're not obese by your BMI (like 29.9!) but many of our doctors have set lower goal weights. Since most of us will have greater muscle and bone mass than our always-skinny friends, it seems reasonable to expect us to stay at the heavier end of non-obese even once we're thin. My understanding is that it takes 5-10 years to lose the extra muscle and 20+ years (if you ever do) to lose the exra bone density. I don't care as long as I eventually like the way I look, feel, and my clothes fit!! :-)
   — Julia Z.

March 5, 2004
Hi, I know what you mean about the charts and the goal weight.This may sound crazy but I know that some Drs., not necessarily surgeons, but Dr.s and the military(for prior service people re-enlisting int he service)also consider your age. I know that in the militay if you are a prior service person trying to re-enlist you can't weigh as much as a person who hasn't been in the service. The reason is cause prior service people are usuall older. It is harder to lose weight as we get older. I do not know if this is considered for the GBS. I weighed 330# 11 mos ago. I had surgery then. I now weigh 180. I know when I was 25 or 30 and had to lose even 50#. I could do it easily.But as I got older it got so much harder. This is a guess. I could be wrong. Maybe they consider other medical conditions and the affect not losing the extra 29# would make.As far as the you being 10 mos.post op and you weighing 213. I can't voice an opinion cause I don't know what you weighed before surgery. I started out at 330 as I said. I lost like crazy for first couple of months. I got to about 220 and couldn't go any lower for awhile. I realized I still needed to exercise. It doesn't have to be heavy duty exercise. Just walking or riding the exercise bike. I still have plateaus. But nothing lile before. I may get stuck for a few weeks. Then I lose again. I wish you luck. Cindy
   — Cindy B.