How can I determine realistic "goal" weight?
I had my surgery nearly 1 year ago (OMG & WOW!! Feb 19, 2013). My very-laid-back-general-surgeon doesn't believe in goal-weights, just in being healthy. SO...I have simply been trying to get my BMI into the "NORMAL" range, but don't know if that is realistic for me. To date I have lost about 90+ lbs. and also wonder if that is about average for the amount of time since surgery. I'm 5'7" and started at about 268-ish (wasn't actually weighed before surgery) and am now about 177 (my scale sucks - I weigh a different amt depending where I stand on it and how I lean...). Of COURSE, I feel and look better, and will continue to do my best to take care of my eating, but is there an official way to determine a realistic goal? Thanks!!! :)
Personally, I think it depends on the user. For me, my goal was driven by my desire to pull myself out of a bad health situation, regain mobility and in general zest for life, and to generally look and feel great. The health part of my goals translated into getting my weight into a normal bmi range, which in turn made me more active, mobile, and once again doing activities that I love instead of sitting on the sidelines.
So, make a list of your goals. Don't be afraid to set the goals you REALLY want, not just something that you think you can probably attain. Go after it!
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1Mo: -21 2Mo: -16 3Mo: -12 4MO - 13 5MO: -11 6MO: -10 7MO: -10.3 8MO: -6 Goal in 8 months 4 days!! 6' 2'' EWL 103% Starting size 28 or 4x (tight) now size 12 or large, shoe size 12 w to 10.5 150+ pounds lost
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Search bmi and weight goal calculator on here. It's fun to play around with. Your "ideal weight" is 147..and 70% of excess weight loss is expected with vsg. That would be 85 pounds lost for you-so you've exceeded the expectation at one year. Of course you can go further. The last time I lost weight I was really in a great spot at 175. I tried to push and push to get lower but that was too thin and hard on my body do I wish I had just been happy there! Then I wouldn't have gained 150 pounds in 5 years!!! I'm 5'8. It's so individual.
37 y/o female 5'8" HW 355 consult 329 current 310 goal 170
37 y/o female 5'8" HW 355 consult 329 SW (3/7/2014)301 CW 168 goal 170
M1- 26 M2- 14 M3- 15 M4 -13 M5 -16 M6-12 M7-2 M8-5 M9-6 M10-8 M11-1 M12-5 M13-10 Goal reached 4/5/15 total lost 187 lbs total; 133 in the 13 months since surgery
My surgeon's goal or laid back approach was 60-80% of my excess weight. I blew through that and new I would not be happy there. I told my pcp that I wanted to get to 154 which was my health bmi but she feels that is too low and that 165 would be better. I am between 160-165 and have not been able to push myself to go further. My body seems happy right where it is and I have not tried to pu**** to get lower. I am not sure if I am done or not but I am maintaining here no problems and might just be happy staying here.
I struggle with this question, too. I really want to be able to say I have a healty BMI, which would be 150 or lower for me. I have always considered myself to have a larger than normal build, and when I was 21 I was 170 and felt great. But, it still wasn't a "healthy" BMI. That's my ultimate goal. If I get to 170, I will reevaluate and decide if it's realistic to lose 20 more pounds. Right now I'm only 10 days post-op. I did read about a calculation somewhere that helps to determine an ideal weight for someone who has been obese for many years. It's a slightly higher weight because bone and muscle structure can change after years of obesity. Don't know how accurate that is, but if I can find it, I'll repost.
