Determining goal wait

[a thinner me]

This may be a really stupid question but how did you guys get/set you goal weight? Was it a figure your doctor gave you or just a personal goal you have set for yourself?

[Deejaycee76]

Myself...my lowest weight as an adult was 212 back when I was 21. I felt I could lose about 20 more. So I just put 190 down.
Bottom line..get to where you want to be..it's for you and ultimately your decision.
Good luck!

[CookieHead]

My goal is based on past weight I have been.
I recently raised my goal by 16 pounds, just so the number wouldn't seem so far away.
So once I reach my current listed goal, I will update my real goal.

It's all just estimate though bc depends what size I am, fat %, and how I feel.

[Kletha]

My surgeon said I could expect to lose 60% of the amount I was overweight - started at 279, healthy BMI would put me about 140 so he said I could expect to get down to 200 lbs. I told him my goal was 140 and he said that only about 10% of people who have this surgery reach that and they don't want to create unreal expectations but I am welcome to try.

I was 140-150 in high school and weighed 217 when I got married at 21. My main goal is to gain mobility since I'm confined to a wheelchair, which is why my weight loss is slower then others.

So my personal goal is 140 but to be honest if I hit 150 or 160 I will be very happy.

[Terribj]

My surgeon recommended a weight.

[ximmia]

My surgeon recommended a BMI of 29 which for me would be 163 pounds. Personally I'm going for a goal; BMI of 24 which is a healthy weight and 135 pounds. I'm going to need to have my pannis removed and I figure that's going to be 5-10 pounds so my stated goal weight is 140 - it probably should be higher but if you know my posts I listen to my body. If it settles in the overweight category I'm going to be happy with that, knowing that there is fat in the pannis and skin in my arms and thighs (I can't wear shorts anymore - gross skin). I'm more obsessed with clothing sizes than I am anything else, so as long as I keep shrinking I'm happy. I've come a long way - 74% of the weight I want to lose and I know I can do the rest. Okay that rambled off topic for a bit - sorry about that

[Omy]

My goal weight was set by me. I was a size 4 for a long time. It's when I had my 4th child and laid up in the hospital for 3 months, that my body betrayed me. I gained weight and wasn't able to lose it. Had 4 more beautiful kids after her and gained even more. So at my healthiest bmi would make me a 135. That's what I'm planning on hitting.

[MBL]

This may be a really stupid question but how did you guys get/set you goal weight? Was it a figure your doctor gave you or just a personal goal you have set for yourself?

Mine was determined by my doctor the same way Kletha describes above. When I hit that, I am hoping to move the "goal". Good luck!

[woodi618]

I was given a goal by my surgeon of 212 pounds which would mean a loss of 115 pounds. I am now 218 pounds, or 6 pounds away. If I stopped losing right now I would be thrilled, but as of the present I continue to lose. My body, not some dreamy image of myself will determine my set weight. To go below my set weight, guess what, I will have to diet. Instead of using the tool of the sleeve, I will diet to reach some unrealistic goal. I guess I must of been the only person to have this surgery that failed their hole life of dieting. I also must be wrong that dieting causes yo yo weight loss and weight gain. So I went through all of this process so I can continue to diet? This means by eating correctly, protein first, veggies second, and fruits (or whatever) third through the tool we were given, portion control, we won' t won't continue to lose or maintain our set weight? This also means that the several friends that I have didn't maintain their weight for over three years? This fact must be a figment of my imagination. If a person wants to continue to lose weight below their set weight that is their business, but dieting all of your life is not healthy and in my opinion will ultimately lead that person down the road of failure. Common sense tells me that if we deprive our bodies that may not be a good thing. Now all of you that don't agree with me can start bashing me. This is just my opinion.

[newu2014]

My surgeon and I discussed how to set my goal and his goal is 160 so once I hit his goal I will work on my goal of 150. With that said I will be thrilled at 160.

[dyberrah]

That conversation doesn't happen with a Mexican surgeon, lol. However, I chose my goal based on the mid-range of a healthy BMI for my height. I look at it sometimes and wonder if it is overly ambitious... I don't know. I've decided to wait and see how I feel about it when I'm in the 140 lb range.

[jmw]

My surgeon said to expect to lose 60% of excess weight, as that is what most of VGS patients achieve. That would have put me exactly at 200 lbs. Yet, I wanted to get to a weight that took me out of the obese catagory. If I am honest with myself, I would love to get to 150, and be in the 'healthy' bmi catagory. Yet, I know that the bmi chart, based on weight alone, is rather faulty. I tend toward having decent amounts of muscle mass, as do my three(thin) sisters. I asked the one built most like me how much she weighed. She said 170. She is a marathoner, a size 8, and incredibly healthy looking. That is my goal.

[Kindle]

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[Sarasjourney]

I set my goal based on what is considered a "Healthy" weight range for my height. My goal weight is just above that range since I'm not looking to be thin, just healthy. My Dietician and the Surgeon's assistant both know my goal weight and have not mentioned to me if it's plausible or not. If I never reach it, fine. If I do, fine. The straight point with me is I want to be healthier and if I can do that at a higher weight then so be it, but for now it's gonna stay where it's at and that's what I'll strive for.

[kenson]

I have not discussed this with my surgeon as of yet, but my lowest weight as an adult was 155, and I loved everything about being 155, so that is my goal.