I honestly have never seen people put monthly goal weight on their ticker. Thank Goodness!!!
What I have seen is their monthly check-in weight, and what did do for my "one year goal" was based on my DeXA body composition scan recommendation based on my personal muscle, bone and fat composition which I initially did 3-months post op approximately.
Folks like PamG, and I am not speaking for her, just based on following her comments for the last year, are personal goals??? Maybe based on times she felt healthier or weighed less in her lifetime??? She is also a tall woman so whatever her goals were, you cannot compare to hers.
My daughter is 5'10" and she weighs 180lbs and she looks amazing! She is a semiprofessional beach volleyball player and she is ALL muscle!!!
I'm 5'6" and at 170ish I'm wearing size 10/medium. I'm far from being muscular but I'm kinda liking what I look like these days. I'm scheduled for another DeXA scan May 19th, and I will adjust my personal weight goals then for my two year post op whether is maintenance or losing a few more pounds.
Another thing is that I cannot base my normal BMI on the standardized national charts because my bone mass is heavier than the average woman my height and age and ethnicity according to the DeXA scan. If I went with the standardized chart I would have to weigh between 118lbs(low end)-140lbs(high end).
Here are a few good reads on BMI standardized charts to account:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=106268439
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/08/3...th/31brod.html
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